Rwanda road-trip – Day 1
Day 1 of the Rwandan government-sponsored trip round the country today! I’ve joined a group of travel writers, bloggers and a photographer, from as far away as France, the UK and the US. Been having a blast sharing travel advice so far 
Today we were shown new developments in the capital, and views across the hills of the neighbourhooods that stretch across the slopes here. Then suddenly we stumbled into a Catholic church meet, where the choir was warming up outside the entrance. Within minutes we’d stumbled onto another congregation, a Pentecostal one this time. These guys and girls really know how to party! Drumming, singing, hands in the air, waving their bibles and babies about. We all ended up getting into the beats too!
Then a quick lap round the local fruit and veg market. I’ve learnt something today – people in SE Asia are so much easier to photograph! For whatever reason, there you have it. People here watch me warily, then put up a hand and say ‘no photo’ or ask for money upfront. It takes a long time to flatter the ladies into letting me get a photo of them. But I got away with it a few times. A lot harder work than in Asia
We finished up with a sobering and moving visit to the genocide museum in Kigali. Please take some time to read up on how these events came about. I’d prefer not to delve into it here. Too much to say in order to deal with the topic fully.
This afternoon we hit the road for Ruhengeri, the base for trekking to visit the famed Silverback Gorillas. Which I should have photos of by tomorrow night!
To be continued…
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Rwanda road-trip – Images by Peter Stuckings
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Rwanda road-trip – Day 1
Day 1 of the Rwandan government-sponsored trip round the country today! I’ve joined a group of travel writers, bloggers and a photographer, from as far away as France, the UK and the US. Been having a blast sharing travel advice so far
Today we were shown new developments in the capital, and views across the hills of the neighbourhooods that stretch across the slopes here. Then suddenly we stumbled into a Catholic church meet, where the choir was warming up outside the entrance. Within minutes we’d stumbled onto another congregation, a Pentecostal one this time. These guys and girls really know how to party! Drumming, singing, hands in the air, waving their bibles and babies about. We all ended up getting into the beats too!
Then a quick lap round the local fruit and veg market. I’ve learnt something today – people in SE Asia are so much easier to photograph! For whatever reason, there you have it. People here watch me warily, then put up a hand and say ‘no photo’ or ask for money upfront. It takes a long time to flatter the ladies into letting me get a photo of them. But I got away with it a few times. A lot harder work than in Asia
We finished up with a sobering and moving visit to the genocide museum in Kigali. Please take some time to read up on how these events came about. I’d prefer not to delve into it here. Too much to say in order to deal with the topic fully.
This afternoon we hit the road for Ruhengeri, the base for trekking to visit the famed Silverback Gorillas. Which I should have photos of by tomorrow night!
To be continued…
Visit slideshow here:
Rwanda road-trip – Images by Peter Stuckings
This entry was posted on Monday, March 22nd, 2010 at 00:17. It is filed under commentary, news and tagged with africa, photography, photos, rwanda, travel, work, www.indochinaimages.com. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.