Today was a great time with the Norwood's. We had an awesome breakfast at their place (the fresh fruit was delicious) and then they took us all over the city for the day. We had lunch at a great little restaurant even though the power was out. Our stomachs were a little uneasy so we played it safe and had pasta. Macchiatos at Kaldid's followed...a tradition that we enjoyed every much.
We experienced the driving that we'd heard so much about. It's hard to describe really but I guess you could compare it to shuffling dominoes. Everyone goes where ever they want all over the road, there are no stop signs, people can just stop in the middle of the road and turn around or drive on the wrong side of the road. They use side view mirrors, not to see out of so much as a buffer for the car next to you. If you touch mirrors then you know you need to move over a bit. Not only do they have to dodge other drivers but they also have to dodge all of the people walking in the streets along with their herds of goats, donkeys and cattle.
You hear horns honking all the time and it's a way to let others know you're going to pass or to warn the people to get out of the way. You'd think in all of the madness that tempers would flare like they do here in America but it's not like that. They don't yell and cuss at each other or any of the rude things we do here. It's just the way things are done there and everyone knows it and is used to it. I thought I'd be more afraid of the driving but really after the first day I was pretty used to it. I knew we'd stop before we hit the car in front of us or beside us so I just sat back and enjoyed the ride!
We visited a leprosy rehabilitation hospital and bought a couple of handmade items from the patients there. They had beautiful scarves, bags, clothes, etc all made by hand.
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