Roosters Crowing, Loud Sweeping, Honking, Yelling (And Futbol)

Rwanda is a very loud place during the waking hours. We have been going to bed around 9 or 10 p.m. as Rwandans wake up and start their days just as the sun rises. We have only had to set an alarm one morning, up in Kinigi next to Volcanoes National Park. The other mornings, the sounds of Rwanda have awakened us: roosters crowing, loud sweeping, honking, yelling, you name it.

After having breakfast, we set out to do some shopping (just our thing). We wandered down to the main market of Kigali. Even on a Sunday morning, the place is loud and bustling. As we've said before, Rwandans buy most of their things in markets rather than in stores, so we didn't have much luck finding gifty/souvenir type things.

We broke out James' travel guide (Dave left his in the back of a truck hitchhiking), and found a handicrafts cooperative not far from the center of the city. We found many authentic Rwandan crafts in the co-op and plan to go back.

After returning to our hotel and dropping our things, we grabbed some lunch at our new favorite restaurant-Sole Luna before going to the soccer match. The teams today were much better and there were between four and five thousand people in the stadium today. It was evidently a big match for the team from Kigali, Rayan Sports. They were playing a team from Cyangugu called Estoile. The Rayan Sports team started the first half slowly and the score was tied at the half. During the second half, R.S. dominated and won the game 3-1.

The best part was the celebration after the game. People left the stadium with their blue and white flags and cheered through the streets. We were slapping fives on the backs of motos on our way back to the hotel.

Fun day in Kigali. Milli Way (Good Afternoon)

James and Dave