Streets of Kampala

This is what we passed through everyday.It was shocking to see at first but we soon got used to it and you can see that it's just like a city high street with shops,markets,people buying their food for the day etc. There was the usual hustle and bustle just with the extra excitement of the madness of the traffic and people trying to cross the road without getting hit!I found it so fascinating and always enjoyed our journeys through the local streets. It really does show how poor the place is but it's inspiring to see people doing everything they can to keep businesses running,to try their best to earn some amount of money each day.

The traffic was just crazy,with the roads being so poor - there are potholes everywhere, and with no real rules of the road,it was just a case of going for it and trying to get through the mass of traffic!Where there probably should only have been 2 lanes of traffic there were usually about 4!We had a few "life flashing before our eyes" moments but it always added to the excitement of the trip!The drivers there seem to have it sussed though as we saw no accidents despite the madness of the driving, it seemed to be a skill!Another reason for driving with a 'careful craziness' is the fact that if you were to knock someone down and kill them and there were witnesses that you had done it,you were basically assured of being killed.It's very much down to mob justice out there - they would definitely come after you if you had been responsible!

One hard part was seeing the huge rubbish piles at the sides of the road,the smell was one thing but then to witness people crawling over the top of them in search of food was something that will be imprinted in my mind forever.