I got my bags about 4:30, unpacked, took a shower, and headed out to the city. The thing you see the most here is graffiti. There are some really nice structures spoiled by an assortment of these eye sores it is such a shame. The only thing that rivals the graffiti with frequency is ... you guessed it, Catholic churches. They are everywhere and each as magnificent as the last. I will ask my contact here if there is any synagogue(s) I can look up.
I was dropped in the old city which was cobblestone everywhere. The streets were narrow and all the shops closed as it's Sunday. It got increasingly colder as the sun started to go down. The driver who took me to town told me if I want somewhere to eat, go to Dacos. I thought that was probably the docks (as it did turn out to be). I walked for some time, bought a local Vodafone SIM, and then cabbed it to Docas. I had a lovely salad and two beers then back to Solplay. I am now two or two ... two cab drivers neither of whom knew where this hotel is. This berg is even more expensive than Kampala and dinner with 2 beers was 10 euro or about #13.50 CAD; I guess that is not too bad.
I am going to get some deli meat, cheese, lettuce, buns, and mustard and take my lunch most days I hope. I will also get some fruit. There was something going on this weekend and all the EPL football games were postponed a week. I heard it was something to do with Europa cup; I cannot imagine EPL can schedule games then have them canceled at the last minute by Europa ... going to call the Doc then do some work for a bit. I caught up some sleep this afternoon, so I have slept 4 hours since last night about 11PM .
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