trip home to Rwanda, Oct 2007

(pictures taken with a Pentax Optio; click on pictures for an enlargement)




just after leaving Nairobi






flying over Lake Victoria







Burundi









Burundi, just before landing at Bujumbura







Bujumbura airport, on our way now to Kigali, Rwanda







LakeTanganyika near Bujumbura, DR Congo in the background







Rwanda, just before landing at Kigali







Kigali International Airport

Kigali 1

(pictures taken with a Pentax Optio; click on picture for an enlargement)

Kigali 2

Kigali 3

motorbike taxis







pots for sale along the road



pots for sale at the kiln



the kiln

Kigali 4 City Centre

Holy Family catholic church, the oldest church in Kigali


offices of the african development bank



centenary building




genocide memorial



genocide memorial, there are 6 of these giant tombstones where the remains of victims of the 1994 genocide from all over Rwanda have been buried


the Rwandan flag at the memorial


the museum of the natural history of Rwanda


the backyard of the museum of the natural history of Rwanda



hibiscus in the museum front garden






Kigali seen from the museum

Kigali 5 Michael and Lyse's place

children from the neighbourhood


view of Kigali from Michael and Lyse's house