The first time out and about By Ourselves.

It took a little bit of grit and courage to go by ourselves and see if we could find our way around to the 4 or 5 shops we needed to go to.  This is one of the better streets as it is paved.  This is looking west and you can see the mountains as you look down the street.

On our way to Chez Shiva and shopping.  Many of the streets are cobble stone because the World Bank will only fund that kind of street because it employs more people and asphalt is much more expensive.  If you go fast it doesn't chatter your teeth quite as much.

Mom talked about Chez Shiva.  This is owned by a neat chinese lady who caters to most dry goods, eggs, cleaning supplies, etc. She also makes banana chips, dried cumin chips, etc. which are very good. This is usually our first stop.

This is a typical street with small business shops selling almost everything you need.  You just have to look long enough.  There is usually a big hole being dug a some point or another.

The chapel is on the upper floor of the DHL.  Everyone knows where the DHL is located so the directions to the Church are very easy.  This has become our focal point in finding our way around the city.

I thought this picture was kind of neat, not only because of the load on the bike but because of the disparity in the modes of transportation.  You can also see the beautiful Burundian Mountains in the back ground.

A load of bananas being pushed up a small hill.

It is amazing how much they can carry and still balance the load.  On top of all that it was pouring rain.

On our way home, just before dark we were stopped to make way for this wedding.  These are the bride maids carrying beautiful matching baskets on their heads.  These baskets are typically burundian.