The Best Place on Earth

See the hills! And the foliage!

On Lake Victoria

"Travel is a fools paradise."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Who knew?! Kampala is flippin' paradise! There is green there, commonly called grass and trees, which is rare in Kinshasa. The weather is simply lovely; a cool breeze and sunny, blue skies. There are a lot of stores and things in Kampala. With stuff in them. Incredible.  I was like a kid in a candy shop or me in Target, I wanted to buy everything and eat all kinds of food and revel in the lovely weather. I have lost all perspective, clearly. But they have tea there, like proper English tea, with hot or cold milk! Are you kidding me!

There are cows just roaming around.
There's fresh milk, not that crappy
boxed or powdered stuff! And red meat!

So much stuff! On a Sunday,
no less. All your travel needs,
but why would you want
to leave?

Kampala is quite crowded and driving can be tricky. There are mosquitoes. And brewing ethnic tensions. But in Kampala, the beautiful views of Lake Victoria and fresh air cloud one's judgment. That's probably why President Museveni can get away with staying in power for 24 years-ish (who cares about the exact number when you can buy a golden brown rotisserie chicken to go at a roadside stand), the Ugandans are intoxicated by their beautiful country, they don't care about democracy! 

Manicured streets, smooth
roads! What is this
place?!

BEER!

And listen to this: I had a viral respiratory infection while there. Yes, I was ill and it was still fantastic. The adorable little hotel made some banana ice cream to ease my sore throat and the pharmacy on the hotel premises sold me cough drops for a reasonable price. And they weren't weird Chinese manufactured cough drops, they were fancy throat numbing cough drops one can buy in any CVS in America! 

This clock tower was
inaugurated by Queen
Elizabeth herself! Like
a baby Big Ben.

Frankly, I think the Ugandan Government should hire me as a tourism spokesperson. If you have spent time in a craphole, take a jaunt over to Kampala for a couple days. You can relax at a lakeside resort, go rafting, see silverback gorillas on a glorious mountain hike, and then wash it all down with a Belgian-import.