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| Downtown Jinja, Uganda |
After the service, we came back to our resort. I went for a swim in the pool. What a nice feeling stretching my arms and legs in the warm African water!
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Frederick came in the afternoon taking us to the town center of Jinja .
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| A colourful building in downtown Jinja, Uganda |
Jinja is a city about 70km from Kampala, the capital city.
With about 90,000 inhabitants, Jinja is a town with numerous NGOs, therefore a lot more expatriates living and working here which means more services, more shops, hotels and cafes!
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| Lots of arts and crafts shops in Jinja |
We went to the artsy part of the city where the street was lined with shops selling arts and crafts, souvenirs and artwork.
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| A toy car made of recycled bottle caps |
Ugandan artists are good at using recycling material to create new items.
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| A toy plane made of recycled bottled caps |
Both the toy car and toy plane were created out of old bottle caps.
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| We found good prices for many arts and crafts item in Jinja stores |
We needed to buy a number of baskets and bags to bring back to Canada so that we could sell them in our fundraising events to help our charity work in Africa.
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| We found many paintings by local artists on the streets of Jinja |
For my personal shopping, I bought a stool with a map of Africa etched on a leather seat. Loved it!
I believe in supporting local artists so I bought some giraffe ear rings for my friends in Canada as well as an original painting by a local artist.
A British colony before, downtown Jinja has a few European buildings.
There were a few chic and modern cafes too!
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| A nice modern cafe in downtown Jinja |
We went in and had a coffee and pastry break.
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| We bought some soaps at the open market in Jinja, Uganda |
After our coffee break, we went to a local outdoor market and bought soaps and underwear for the students at the school we would be visiting next week.
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| I took a much needed swim in the resort pool! |
After a busy afternoon shopping for, we went back to the Resort.
The highlight of my day was able to have a three way phone call with my son and my husband! The first time ever in a foreign country. Praise God!
I had a relaxing evening as I could catch up writing about the activities we did for the last few days.
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| I had a good chat with one of the staff members |
I was sitting at the bar writing and Sarah, the staff member talked to me about life in Canada.
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| A street artist and me in Jinja, Uganda |
I enjoyed connecting with the local people such as the street artist and this young woman.
I wish them all the best in their future!
R.T.
Jinja, Uganda
Day 7
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