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Pictures of East Africa #12: Food at Heaven Restaurant, Kigali
I had heard lots over the years about @HeavenRwanda, a restaurant (and now boutique hotel 
) in Kigali‘s Kiyovu neighborhood, so there was no doubt in my mind that I’d have to visit it on my next trip to Kigali. I did and had one of the best social evenings I spent in the country there.
Great food, lovely elevated outdoor deck, cocktails to write home about, and amazing service! If ever you are in Kigali, check it out.
East African Photos # 11: Genocide Memorial at St. Jean Catholic Church and Home Complex in Kibuye, Rwanda
Whereas Kibuye in Karongi District, Western Rwanda had some of the most gorgeous scenes like those in my last 2 photos (Nos. 1 & 8 on this list), it also had some of the most gruesome reminders of what happened in Rwanda 22 years ago.
In case one million people slaughtered in 100 days is too large a statistic for you to internalize, memorials like this one at the St. Jean Catholic Church and Home Complex allow you to look straight into the skull eye sockets of some of those killed, see their femurs, and realize that each of those bones represents a person just like you with hopes, dreams, a family, and a life…all brutally cut short.
Pictures of East Africa #10: Cows at the King’s Palace Museum in Nyanza, Rwanda
All I can see are horns, horns, and more horns! Longhorn Inyambo cows at the King’s Palace Museum in Nyanza, Rwanda.
Instagram Fave No. 24: Bar BQ Tonight, Nairobi
And how surprised I was to see, as I was going to chow down on some excellent Indian food at Haandi at The Mall in Westlands, Nairobi, that the establishment across it was no longer Tamambo of the high bar stools and the fabulous cocktails but rather a place called Bar B.Q. Tonight. Gosh, I’d spent many wonderful nights at Tamambo in my lifetime!
St. Jean Catholic Church, Kibuye, Rwanda
The facade of the St. Jean Catholic Church in Karongi, Western Rwanda today. What’s so special about this church? Check out the captions of my last two pictures (No. 25 & No. 4 on this list). (Yes, those are human skulls you see in the window under the sign that reads “NEVER AGAIN”.)
Hippo Pool, Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Hippos and a crocodile at the hippo pool in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania.
5 Fun Ways to Rock Maroon Hair
5 Fun Ways to Rock Maroon Hair
A guest post by @_akanshumbusha_
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A King’s Traditional House Viewed from Behind, The King’s Palace Museum in Nyanza, Rwanda
The back of a replica of the King’s traditional house at the King’s Palace Museum in Nyanza, Rwanda. I was so surprised by how big this grass house was on the inside. And like all African grass houses/grass-thatched houses I have been in, it was extremely cozy! Why, oh, why was I born in the late 20th century?!