Alpha Palace Hotel Kigali

We land into the truly THOUSAND hills of Kigali with lush greens and red earth all around. We notice the lovely big homes everywhere (a far cry from the shacks that surround Jomo Kenyatta and Maputo airports). Alizeti may have brought a file of paperwork but duly forgot to print out and transport her Visa application acceptance. However, at first she was told she didn't need a Visa. Question mark on her face, she pulls out her passport and the guy says "Oh! Vous ...

... incredibly sobering and informative experience. In 1993, one in eight of the country's people was raped, tortured, beaten and/or murdered within a short few months. Over 1 million lost their lives, and the museum told their upsetting story very well. There were stories and visions which I would like to forget, but hope I never will.


Definitely a country in which I hope to return – stunning, intriguing, memorable.

... that meant. I assumed the obvious, no rain.

He looked at me again, “Oh yes, very hot. I don’t mind it though, but there is the problem of water.” I asked him about this problem, which involved water shortages during the dry season, and the conversation rattled on about general nonsense, as things tend to do.

That talk took place nearly 2 months ago, and that expression, the problem of water, is what brings me ...

... the genocide and participated in the murders. It's hard to imagine the the smiling man that points me in the right direction having carried out these brutal crimes but the majority did with orders from above and carried them out or else were killed themselves for sympathising with the enemy. In the present though this is by far the safest place I have been and it's hard to fathom from where they have come from. I can walk the streets at night with out any fear ...

Today was our final day in Kigali and we dedicated the playground at the KEC back to Joseph and Rose with unveilling of two plaques. One from Law primary school North Berwick who provided the funding fopr the construction of a combi goal. the second was in remembering the hard work in fundraising carried out by the team and all their families and the greater North Berwick Community. Rose and Joseph Were ...

... Most Rwandans only eat meat a few times a year, so a small piece of beef or chicken is truly a treat.

We finished around 2:30 and went outside to take some group portrait shots. Then it was already time for the Giti group to start home. It takes two hours for them to arrive and it’s best to leave an hour’s safety margin to cover traffic problems, flat tires, and mechanical breakdowns etc., which are not at all uncommon. We shook hands and said goodbye ...

... for 4000 Francs each (about 8 dollars US). I also bought few small one in French to leave Mr. Mundeli a back-up stop for people who might be serious at church but not have been able to purchase one yet.

We continued out to the camp, arriving about 15 minutes late. I asked how the night had passed for everyone and was told there were bedbugs in some of the mattresses. That kept some from having a good night. I gave instructions to buy some insect spray and ...

... taxi over to the CHK to look at some difficult cases on which he is being consulted. Mr. Mundeli came to the hotel about 10:00, so we could go over plans for the camp, and take care of various details. Following that I worked the rest of the morning getting caught up on e-mails and office work, since I’d been offline for several days. Doc returned in time for a late lunch, after which we walked up the street from the hotel to find a taxi that could take us into the center of ...

... the church. After they took young childrena dn tied their legs together and beat the children against the wall. head first. there are still blood stains from the children on the wall. They killed a Hutu woman who was married to a Tutusi man. She was pregant. they cut up her stomach and took out the baby and killed it too. After started the act of kiling one by one. on breaks they would go and steal the cow's from the people they had just killed to eat for energy to kill more.
All the ...

... Ntarama contains none of the mass graves or bones of victims but everything else is left just as it is. It was harder to understand as the guide only spoke French but you didn't need a great imagination to see what had happened. The one thing the guide managed to indicate was a half burnt foam mattress in an outbuilding that had been used to wrap a mother and toddler before being tossed on a fire.

I had originally intended to head south tomorrow ...