Rwanda - Kigali

Up early this morning to leave Ruhengeri bound for Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. 

We arrived in Kigali around 9am and went straight to the Genocide Museum. The Genocide Museum is a memorial to the horrific genocide that occurred in Rwanda from April to July 1994. It was a well presented museum which told the awful truth about the lead up to the genocide, the genocide itself, and the aftermath, as well as giving a brief history of the other horrific genocides from around the world including Cambodia, Germany, and others. Unfortunately we had to get to the airport so we only had limited time however we were able to experience most of it and definitely shed a few tears, especially in the “Children’s Room” which gave a short account of many children whose shocking fate was known. A heart wrenching experience but an important one which was definitely worth the early morning.

The teary morning ended with some sad goodbyes to our dear friends that had shared the last 40-60 days with us.

Our afternoon was spent in transit between Kigali and Johannesburg with a 4h stopover in Nairobi. We finally arrived in Jo’burg at midnight and made our way to our hotel for a short sleep and a shower.