Having my family and friends come to Kigali was an interesting experience. In one way I got to see the city in a different light, and in another way it just confirmed everything that I had already thought about it.
Their first experience in Kigali was the Gisozi Genocide Memorial. Which as I have described before I will not go into again.
Then we went on our trips around the country, ending back in Kigali for 2 nights.
We drove down from Gisenyi semi-early in the morning, so we ended up back in Kigali around lunch time. We checked into our hotel, we stayed at the Mille Colline. Then we headed out to lunch, did Chinese food in order to switch some things up. Not to mention its a good way to get flavorful meat and vegetables here. At the end of lunch I started talking about dinner. They didn't understand that the reason I was talking about dinner is because thats the only next thing to do.
After we ate I did take them around Town a bit. It takes all of about 10 minutes to walk around. I did take them to an art coop, so that should count for something. Other than that, there really isn't much to see, so what else could I do but take them into Nakumatt, essentially a low-grade wallmart(but to us who live here, it is heaven at times)..
And thats about it. For me it was all about being in the hotel, watching TV, and taking a shower. Then the next day came. I brought them to my friends house to see where another person from my group lives, and because they were dog-sitting, and who doesn't like to see dogs..aka I had NOTHING else to do with them. For lunch I took them to a good pizza place. Then at lunch we were already planning what to do for dinner, Indian.
Do you see a trend. I am sad and sorry to tell you this in case you didn't already know. There honestly is not much to do in Kigali. I love it here, but lets be real, as a tourist attraction it doesn't have a lot to offer. There are many restaurants, but other than that, not so much.
Now my parents fully understood why whenever my friends come to the city on the weekends all we do is go out for food, there is nothing else to do.
I'm not saying don't come here, come here. But be prepared.
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sounds like a fat kid's paradise ;-) Hope all is still going well.
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