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I'm safely in Bujumbura after
a beautiful bus ride down from Butare today. I did a two day trip in order to
see Butare, the site of the national univesity of Rwanda. Stayed at a very nice
catholic guest house la procure de Butare. Just wandered around and relaxed.
Then this magnificent ride and I had the front seat next to the driver and
could take pictures that I never had the opportunity to take before. The
conflict was settled here several weeks ago, and there are still a lot of soldiers
along the roads maintaining a fragile peace. Some UNO troops as well.
When you come out of the mountains , Bujumbura lies on a flat plain and touches
the north edge of Lake Tanganyika. You can see it from 15 miles away. It is hot
like going down into the Zambezi valley used to be. The town has a lot of old
colonial buildings from the early twentieth century and a number of modern ones
too. The president's palace is up in the mountains but can be seen from the
town.
I'm in the midst of nice people, the quaker volunteers. There are five , four
college students and a professor from Frederickton, New Brunswick. He and I did
a walk through town this late afternoon. As there is no room for me in their
building, I'm in a hotel for a few days. I'll have my meals with them.