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Rwanda

I like this photo for the juxtapositions: rough brown wall against smooth bright blue door.

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Crossing the Heart of Africa: photos from Julian Smith’s 4,500-mile overland journey.

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Photo Favorite: Obama Jeans

by Dave on January 23, 2011 · 0 comments

In Rwanda, Obama jeans are sold with the American President’s image.

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I was especially struck by the crafsmanship and colors of the woven bowls.

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On the morning of my last day in Rwanda, I visited the old home of former President Juvenal Hayarimana.  When his plane was shot down over the compound in 1994, killing him and the president of Burundi, it was the spark needed to usher in the genocide. It was both eery and interesting to walk [...]

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During the 1994 genocide, a thousand people sought refuge at the Hotel Des Mille Collines.

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Chimpanzees, unlike other primates, are always on the move.

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While staying at my first 5-star accommodation, the Nyungwe Forest Lodge in southwestern Rwanda, I was treated to wonderful cooking.

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