We spent the weekend at the Kivu Sun resort in
Gisenyi, Rwanda. We were about one mile from the
Congo border. The above photo is sunset across Lake
Kivu looking at the mountains that are on the western
border of Congo. My mom is in Rwanda visiting us for
a couple of weeks. We've tried to give her an African
experience, so a trip within a mile of the Congo
would be something she wouldn't forget. The Kivu Sun
resort is nice. We will be going back for sure. Ben
fell asleep on the way to the hotel; he awoke as we
entered the hotel and asked "Why do we not live in
Africa anymore?" The food was the best we've had in
Rwanda. Here is the view from our room.
A couple of other interesting things we saw today.
Below is a photo of a memorial for workers at the
local beer and cola manufacturing plant. During the
1994 genocide, a bus leaving the bottling plant was
stopped and the workers were ordered to get off the
bus and separate by tribe. The workers refused and
the bus was set on fire with everyone still on board.
The memorial is to memory of those that refused to
particpate in genocide and died not as members of a
specific tribe but as Rwandans.
On a lighter note, we passed this structure on the
way home. Rwandans must love the USA because we
provide them with gallons of vegetable oil. Someone
was excited to show their feelings toward the US by
decorating their place of business with our gift of
vegtable oil cans.
