Monday, March 9, 2009

Uganda
















I was lucky enough to visit Uganda during my stay in East Africa. Harish Masa works in Kampala and so Sameer and I got a ride with him. Our first night we stayed in Kisumu, Kenya at the Kiboko Bay Resort right on Lake Victoria. It was pretty cool to have seen the source of the Nile because in March I will be on the Nile in Egypt! The resort consisted of tents, much like the ones at Sweet Waters. At night we watched the sunset and could hear the hippos nearby in the water.

It was a short visit in Kisumu but we were able to visit a sugar cane factory, which is owned by one of Harish Masa’s friends. It was interesting to see how sugar is made and to learn some useful facts such as the miniscule differences between white and brown sugar.

The next day we entered Uganda and went straight to Kampala to Harish Masa’s place, which is right at a conference centre and hotel. We had dinner, relaxed, and went to bed.

The next day I met up with some friends of Dadima. We went to a local coffee shop/ice cream shop/hang out and sat for a while before heading to a Thai restaurant for dinner. I spent the night at their house.

The next day they took me around to see the Baha’i House of Worship, the Gaddafi National Mosque, and the local JamatKhana. I was then dropped off to Harish Masa’s office – PetroCity. The visit was too short. Kampala was really beautiful and I would have liked to see more of Uganda.

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