Hello everybody,
our last days here in Rwanda pass very quietly and we have the opportunity to see the tourist attractions. Since we came back from our bridge side, we had to travel through the whole country to meet authorities to sign contracts for the future maintenance of the bridge as well as to prepare the upcoming project in September. Thanks to that, we had the possibility to see lake Kivu, Butare and the volcano region in the north. Lake Kivu lies at the western border of Rwanda. The hills, which mark the landscape of the country, give space for a huge lake, creating many small islands. We were staying at the guest house St. Jean, from where you have a great view over the lake. Butare is located in the south, and the former capital of the country and is influenced in its style by the Belgians, who build most of the important building.
Two weeks ago, we went see the national park in the east called Akagera. It is the most typical African savannah. We were camping in the middle of nowhere. That was a great experience. To keep animals away, we had to make a huge fire. During the night I often woke up from some animal sounds, which I didn´t recognize. But I was sure it was the lion, which was quietly approaching to our tent and soon he will attack. So I went out to check the fire. The fact, that it burned down, didn´t really calm me down, so I went back to a light sleep, while Donata slept so deeply, that she probably wouldn´t have woken up, if the lion had already started to chew on her tows. The night sky had an amazing milky way, since any source of light was kilometres away. Happy to have survived the night, we had an amazing sunrise over the lake, which is the border between Tanzania and Rwanda and the source of the Nil. We had a great time.
Yesterday, we were invited to a Rwandan wedding. It started at 9 in the morning and at 3 a.m. this morning we left. There were many traditional dancing, lots of speeches, traditional food (which by now we really had enough and I am looking forward to good beer and Bavarian food!) and the people were really nice.
On Tuesday night we are flying back to Munich. Hope to see you soon
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- Wedding couple
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- Cathedral of Butare
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- Curious kids
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- Relaxing at lake Kivu
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- Lake Kivu
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- Santa Claus on holliday
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- Major thunder strom over Kigali
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- Akagera national park
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- Sunrise
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- What are you looking at
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- Workshop
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- „Envriocare“… Thats how they get rid of their waste
