Arrival in Entebbe, Uganda

 

Monday, August 26, 2024

Arrival in Entebbe, Uganda

The trip was long but otherwise uneventful.  I drove to Toronto on Saturday, and Sunday morning flew 12 ½ hours Toronto-Addis Ababa.  Despite leaving late, we made up time, and the 90-minute connection for the flight to Entebbe was easy.  Once again, politics seems to affect airplane routes, as we avoided the direct line to Ethiopia which would have taken us over Sudan.  Instead we flew southeast over northern Egypt and down the Red Sea, coming back to the African continent over Eritrea: 

The Addis Ababa airport is great for people-watching, as Ethiopian Airlines is the largest carrier in Africa, and there are people in all kinds of dress.  The women are the most interesting, as some are wearing skin-tight tights and crop tops, while others are completely covered with only the eyes showing.  The airport boasts three prayer rooms—one for Muslim men, one for Muslim women, and a Chabad one for Jews: 

Arrival at Entebbe was chaotic, but I got my checked bag and made it to my hotel on the outskirts of town: 

The courtyards are full of loud chattering tropical birds, and my room has a lovely porch: 

I’ll spend the next 24 hours recovering from the trip over.  This Overseas Adventure Travel trip is focused on Rwanda; our group of five on this pre-trip extension to Uganda meets up tomorrow evening.

More when I have something to say.

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  1. Rwa442August 26, 2024 at 10:48 AM

    That porch and courtyard .look perfect for a relaxing g and t before a nap! The Brits in colonial Africa believed that g and t's in sufficient quantities provided protection for various local ills. Enjoy!

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  2. Ralph P. LockeAugust 26, 2024 at 10:58 AM

    Well, Victor, you may not feel that you have something to say yet.But you definitely have something to show! That hotel looks ultra-inviting--unless the birds keep chattering at bedtime! Interesting about the contrasting styles of dress in the Ethiopian airport. And, more basically, that Ethiopia has become the central airport for connecting flights within Africa.

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