Kabira Country Club Kampala

... 8216;Extend!&#8217; is not really directed at me as such, but at the area, yet since the area cannot really act, I have to act on its behalf. Oba, I am not sure I make sense!<br><br>&#8216;to go for a short/ long call&#8217; - meaning: to go to the bathroom for either number one or two (see, we also got an euphemism for that, because it seems too embarrassing to say that we gotta pee or poo!)<br><br>&#8216;to be lost&#8217; - meaning: you haven&#8217;t been around for ...

... fine cold be 40.000/= (ca. $20), so Helene and I waited for Adholla to return and figure out how much he bribed her for&#8230;and in fact, she asked for 40.000/=. Amazing! Now, when I told this story to Gore and Maama, they just laughed and said that in fact it was the best decision just to bribe her instead of going the proper way, because she could have made our day very uncomfortable. And Maama is a retired police officer herself, which makes me wonder&#8230;(to be continued!)

... 2.5 years old, was climbing a tree before somersaulting to the ground via the vines, we didn't see him/her hit the ground though. A mother with the youngest infant (1 year old) moved past us and we only had the smallest of glimpes.<br><br>By the end of our hour we had seen 10 of the 12 mountain gorillas in this family, missing the 2nd and 3rd largest silverbacks.<br><br>A TRULY AMAZING EXPERIENCE!<br><br><br>Walked back out to the taxi and we arrived back at ...

... Yet, these protests quickly degenerated into an all-out riot and an opportunistic crime rampage, as people were looting and beating anything and anyone in their way. Nonetheless, the response by Ugandan police (read: army) was unwarranted and totally uncalled for. Arrest people, use tear gas, even batons, but the use of live ammunition&#8230;but then again, Ugandan police has a history of using heavy force to quell unrest.<br><br>After talking to Haq and his trip to ...

... 8230;you name it, it was there. I guess that the more the gifts, the more the splendour and beauty of the kwanjula. Now, here I wonder how less well-off people manage to go through such a ceremony as this ceremony clearly requires one to have a heavy wallet. This is not to suggest that kwanjula is all commercial and vain, because the joy surrounded this even is clearly visible, from both sides. <br><br>With this much money spent, the Christian wedding will be some other time!

... to get some "essentials" in case my missing bag doesn&#8217;t show up. I get a backpack, shorts, underwear and socks. I&#8217;m good to go for the next few days!<br><br> After working our way through two shopping centers, we decide to hit the streets and walk through Kampala to get a feel for the place. Our goal is the Sheraton Hotel, high on a hill. For part of the way we walk with a local ...

... the road from the airport we were stopped by police for speeding. Hezzy talked her way out of it, saying things like is this the way you want to welcome my pparents to Uganda, God will be unhappy etc. A quick visit to school and then in the evening a boda boda ride to a class party, then home. All for now as there are impatient people wanting to go to lunch!! Locve , Anne.

... and waves for over an hour and a half. It was a good work out to say the least. We arrived to Byoona Amagara on the island of Itambira and checked into our &#8220;geo-dome&#8221;. The geo-dome was a straw, round hut with two single beds and no door. I was a little concerned about not having a door because of weather and critters but once we got used to it we enjoyed having the open view of the beautiful lake in front of us. The occasional lizard and ...

... started chanting around us. We were asked to pray to the ancestral twins (who were in baskets behind the spears) about our problems. I prayed that hopefully whatever I was doing wasn't causing anyone offence because it was all pretty confusing! After praying they said if we had specific issues we wanted to seek assistance on we could go on and perform the other rituals in the huts but we felt this was a bit insensitive ...