Wanted to buy some bottles of coke/fanta/vitalo. So of to the recommended shop/wholesaler.
Tried to drive into the gate, but got stopped, you have to park outside the gate.
Some people shouting to the truck driver: 'bla bla bla MZUNGU bla bla bla' With our excellent knowledge of Kinyarwanda we were able to translate is as: 'Move the truck a bit, that stupid white man wants to park there.'
As there are several people hanging around, all staring at you, it is often hard to actually find the shop owner. In this case it was not so hard as there was one man behind a table with a cash register.
'We like to buy some drinks'
'Where are your empties?'
'We are new, we like to pay the deposit'
'You have to return your empty bottles'
'Yes, we understand, we do not have any, where do we start?'
'You can not buy without empty bottles, my boss says'
'Where is your boss'
'He is not here'
'When is he here?'
'He is not here'
So we leave empty handed.
We did some good shopping at one of the supermarkets. Drove up the wrong street, so had to drive around again to find the supermarket 'happy Rwanda'. Prices vary a lot in different supermarkets, so shopping around is necessary. Had a brilliant buffet lunch next to happy Rwanda. Found the supermarket we kept missing, close to a drinks shop that was willing and happy to sell us a crate of drinks. 24 bottles for 10.000 including bottle and crate deposit (13 Euro/9 GBP).
We had another drive around town. Via the golf course (yes, you read right) next to SOS childrens village, up the suburbia hill. Round the center and back again.
The roundabout near Novotel is the focalpoint for weddings. Saturday is weddingday. You drive to the roundabout. The first car is a pickup with several men standing on it one has a camera to record the second car (expensive) with the happy couple in it. You drive slowly, preferably in both lanes, or otherwise in the fast lane with your hazard lights flashing. At the roundabout you stop, doesn't really matter where and people cross the road without looking to the centre. In the centre pictures are taken. It is also possible to take pictures in front of the Novotel, or both locations.
We had a lot of fun driving around the roundabout a couple of times, Haze taking pictures, but it might be annoying if you live nearby and have to pass.
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