We headed to town today to get money and see a bit more of the City. The protesters have given the president 5 days to start working on the problem and show some action. The president is blaming the ministers. With the shops closed in Kampala they say that 40 billion shillings were lost to the economy over the 5 days.
I was able to get money via the post office - a great resource as an option. Chris went fabric shopping with Sue's sister to get material for the windows in the renovated rooms. Shalen, Madeline and I toured part of the City checking out craft and book stores. I was impressed we didn't get lost, but we did stop at the Independence Monument to check our map and were promptly met by 2 armed police officers moving us along. There was a sign "No Loitering" which was a bit ironic. We have also learned how to cross the streets like the locals and miss the Boda Bodas. Traffic in town was moving less than 2 km/hr on some of the street due to cars and trucks having to stop for pot holes. (really big pots and small cars would be lost in some of them) We watched an ambulance try to get through the traffic he was given a Boda Boda escort as they thought it would be a great way to get through.
Homeward bound we stopped for fresh fruit and cold water, arriving in Luweero as the market was slowly closing down.
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