In the midst of waiting for court rulings, passports and US visas, we had time to kill. So, why not explore Andrew and Simon's homeland, tourist style? Our driver has been driving Americans for years and knew all of the great tourist destinations and restaurants. It was fun to see things from that side and it took our mind off of the waiting, but it didn't give us a true taste of Africa. The next time we go, we want to be taken around to see a more traditional side of Uganda, but for our transition to parenting two babies, we were grateful for the tourism.
One of the places we visited were the
tombs of the kings in Buganda. We honestly didn't know much about the kingdom of Buganda and even though our boys are not from the kingdom so this wasn't their heritage, it was neat to learn something new. And of course, being the book-lovers that we are, I purchased a book all about it at the "gift shop" for future reading and reference.
I would love to say that I remembered what all of these pictures meant, but we had only been in country a day or two, so I was pretty out of it. And the book I bought is buried somewhere and remains to be seen since we returned several months ago. Oh well!
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| : Andrew fell fast asleep just as we arrived |
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| : Traditional Bugandan paintings |
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| : Paintings of the kings buried there |
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| : Inside |
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| : Burial plot of king's family |
Now that we have settled into our new life as a family of six, it is nice to reflect back on the good times we had while in Uganda. I look forward to blogging more of our time in country and the stories we have about those four weeks. It truly is a beautiful nation and we are blessed to have two little pieces of it in our home.
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