Country Info
- Kigali
- Capital
- Rwanda Franc (RWF)
- Currency
- 7,312,756
- Population
- RW
- Country Code
Kigali Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Kigali, Rwanda
Enlightenment in the East of Rwanda
... , but I felt that if he were to actually visit he might be just a little disillusioned...just a little. We got back to Kigali around 4pm. I grabbed a quick lunch (we didn't eat while we were traveling) and rested (meaning I watched 10 Things I Hate ...
Internet, What Glorious Internet!
I finally have an internet connection. After over a week I feel so isolated! Anyways I've made many updates for any of you interested in knowing what I've been up to. Kibuye was fantastic I hope to get pictures up soon! So real quick I'll mention ...
World Wind Tour of Three Countries Part II
... , hotel reservations and four versions of currency (US, Kenyan shillings, Ugandan shillings, and Rwandan francs) we set off to Kigali, Rwanda. Since I was nursing a serious headache we opted to stay in the capital of Uganda, Kampala, instead of ...
Saved By My Banana
... particularly important appendage. You will soon hear, yes, but wait for now. Let's start with ye olde background information: Rwanda is weird. I won't count the ways but they are many. Interpersonal relationships, my god, I wish I could begin to ...
The Left Behind: Mostly Crappy Short Story Things
"British Lady" When Courtney first arrived in Rwanda, we were lucky enough to stay a few nights at the Kigali Serena Hotel, the poshest of all addresses for visitors to this central African country. Her hook-up as a hotel website maven is really ...
Visiting Jambo Beach on Lake Muhazi, Rwanda
... is President Paul Kagame, the proud owner of a summer home along the lake’s southern shore. Several of Rwanda’s wealthiest citizens are following his lead and building with aplomb. While large tracts of land are ...
It Could Be Worse
... careening down the highways.) When I had told the operator that I wanted to go to Kabarore, he gave me a puzzled look. "Kigali?" No, Kabarore. "Small." Yes, it's small. "Hmmm." And then he smiled. "1000." Highway robbery sir, that's an ...
Land of a thousands hills
... (where we are attacked by a swarm of giant prehistoric mayfly, before the next day, getting on a bus to Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, where I am currently sitting. Kigali is actually a very pretty city: greenery, trees, bustling but not ...
Rwanda rebuilding
... floor with the smallest of streams running through it. I could not help picturing the bodies that had clogged the rivers throughout Rwanda during those 3 months in 1994. However, there was no trace of the atrocities and the fields of tea looked in full ...
Kigali
... 'al native whose humour reminds me oddly of Matthew's (I have yet to decide if that is a good thing!). As we headed into Kigali proper, I commented sarcastically that I was disappointed that I wasn't picked up in a white jeep with a big 'UN' on the side. ...
Rwanda
... the movie and the different news that I had learned in relation to the genocide were flashing through my head. Once in Kigali I gradually realized that Rwanda today is a much different place than the Rwanda in my head. In fact, I have never been to a city ...
Losing My Derision
... was lucky to get off so easily. I walked home in a fog. A strange day, a weird day, full of a different Rwanda, a different Africa. I remember in college when someone dared to disparage Africa, and my Kenyan friend leapt to its defense, proclaiming ...
Discovering a little more
... - a restaurant that I've heard about in my travel guide. We didn't eat there, but continued on a walk through downtown Kigali stopping at the Intercontinental - a swanky hotel sure to be filled with Americans - and passing the string of embassies on Rue ...
Encore plus de sites de genocide
... génocide. Les massacres ayant eu lieu souvent dans des églises. Je vais donc visiter les églises de Ntarama et Nyamata près de Kigali ainsi que le mémorial de Kigali où plus de 250 000 victimes ont été recensées. Le mémorial, contrairement aux ...
The wait is over
... taught the local customs and an attempt to learn some Kinyarwandan. A buffet lunch at a resturant then we were off to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Cente. So good to tackle tht one straight away, so interesting how they tell the story of the ti,es leading ...
Rwanda: Kigali
... , injuryless, with several bottles of this and some goat brochettes (meat on a stick!). Our first day in Rwanda was spent in Kigali. I stick to my opinion that one must have some knowledge of the genocide in order to make any sense of Rwanda ...
Slowly by slowly
... I hope this finds you well. I am thrilled to update you all on some amazing developments happening in Rwanda. KEZA operates in a non-traditional manner. KEZA products are marketed and sold as high quality fashion accessories. The profits made ...
Ignorance is bliss....
... in Rwanda don't work and the rates at FOREX bureaus are poor so I had to shop around and negotiate before finally finding a decent rate. Kigali is by far the most modern of the cities I have visited so far I wen to a complex to get some food and was ...
You just never know:)
My my my, hello my dearest friends! Bonjour from Kigali. After a rather adventurous turn of events I arrived here in Rwanda on Thursday. I am suprised at how quickly I feel at home here. It is absolutely beautiful, rolling hills ...
LIfe's Questions
... of entrepreneurship, and taking ownership in it. This also allows Keza to partner with other organizations and the government of Rwanda to promote campaigns of gender-equality and workers rights. I am working on a campaign called the Ubuntu campaign, a ...
The Kids Came Back!
... 7 am and there were already about 50 people getting briefed on their upcoming visit to see the gorillas. This is the place in Rwanda where everyone starts their journey to see the gorillas. Rwanda is one of the few places in the world where you can ...
A Dark Past, A Brighter Future
... person from Missouri to visit here since I noticed one kid wearing a shirt with Branson, Missouri written on the front. Rwanda has definitely experienced a dark and violent past but it is a country looking toward the future with hope and its people ...
What to do?
... route that is commonly done by travelers as the roads on the Tanzanian side are quite horrible. The options are endless. I can backtrack through Rwanda and Uganda where the roads are good and find my way to Dar Es Salaam (DES) where I could catch a bus ...
a small country... with a big story.. and future!
... democracy and outbreak of civil war almost every African journalist missed one of the worst mass murders of all time! Rwanda unfortunately is still only associated with 1 historical event– the 1994 genocide. The country is small and ...
Murakaza neza (Welcome)!
... wij de persoonlijke wagen (een Toyota Landcruiser, 4-wiel aandrijving) van een collega van hem kunnen afhuren gedurende ons verblijf in Rwanda. Morgen zullen we de auto ter onzer beschikking hebben. english text With a small delay we landed at 19.20 at ...
Musing about Musing
... nice restaurant, at least one that I've found. In general there are two types of restaurants in this entire country in any areas outside of Kigali. There is the run of the mill buffet place. That's where you pay about $2 to fill up one plate as high as ...
Gacaca: My Experience
... talked about form of traditional justice live. Some background: Gacaca is a traditional form of justice that has been used in Rwanda since pre-colonial times. Translated, Gacaca, means "short grass" or "lawn" referring to the area where everyone in ...