Sunday

So far I have seen Geckos and some local birds. The left photo is taken in the middle of Campala, the other at our garden. So far I have seen Geckos and some local birds. The left photo is taken in the middle of Campala, the other at our garden.

Sunday, we went up another hill to get a view to the city. The place was called the Diplomat hotel and we had some drinks there.(Really whatever they could serve us as they were out of stock onalmost everything) So here we see Kampala in all its splendour. It isreally very green. The population is 2.5 million. I still haven't figured out the exact structure of the city. But let us say that there is a city. What is also remarkable is that it is so mixed people here.The rich of the city seems to be Indians. Most of the population isChristian, %15 Muslim. Yet there is a huge hindu temple, 2 big mosques,and one Bahai temple. Tomorrow we are leaving for one of the national parks, on the cost of Lake Edward. So more on Campala later..

We ate at a Belgian restaurant for lunch. Having Leffe and snails inthe middle of Africa was strange. I had tilapia, a local white fishfrom the lake. It tasted quite nice grilled.

Saturday II

Saturday afternoon we left Karl behind to take a tour at the city center. I had my first (nearly) fresh passionfruit juice at theImperial hotel (not so fancy as it sounds). Much less people on the streets on a Saturday as this is the more administrative part of the city.

Then we went shopping to a mall. Yes, there are malls even in Uganda.Two in Campala to be exact with supermarkets and one even with a movie theater and bowling hall. They say that this mall is SouthAfrica style and was initiated to serve all the missionaries thatcome here. I do not know why we did not buy the fruit and vegetables at a local stand, but it seems some things are just imported. Anyway, I managed to make Karl's mother buy a whole watermelon. Shewas a little shocked.

Saturday

Saturday started with Karl's twisting his ankle. So whenI woke up he was on the living room floor. He was taking it rather well, which gave me the time to look out. Karl'sparents live in a one-story house in the middle of a grass garden. When I looked out I got the sensation of being ina tropical climate. Uganda lies on the equator and it is wetand green here. They say everything grows rather quickly, and that's why for instance the tomatos don't taste so much. They mature without locking enough sun in their bodies.
The house is on Kololo. One of the many hills Campala is built on. On the next hill lies the president's residence and some hotels.

Friday

We arrived in Entebbe at 20:30 local time. That is 18:30 in Sweden, 19:30 in Turkey. 1,5 hour drive from Entebbe airport to Campala, thecapital. There was almost always something to "see" on the roadside, but the roads are not lit. So it was the black night and the black people. As we entered Campalathe road side was covered by the night market. The stands werelighted by candles and there were many many people out.
After we came home and settled, we were already exhausted.