These long horned cows are all over.  Here, they were on the road on the way back from Ruzizi.

This afternoon we went on a boat ride on the Ruzizi River which flows from Lake Kivu, on the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to Lake Tanganyika.  Oh man, hippopotami were everywhere!  We saw one group of 14 and close to thirty during the whole ride.  We also saw flamingos, Goliath Herons, weaver birds, Kinfishers and some other aquatic birds that I don’t know the translated names of.  Supposedly, there are also crocodiles (the longest one seen in this river was 7 meters long!) but they’re not as commonly seen.  My camera doesn’t have a telephoto lens so I didn’t get any animal shots worth showing.  Bummer.

A random shot of the fence around the monument to unity from our walk this morning.  Looked sweet to me.

Another freaking awesome flower that grows in the back yard.  Not sure what it’s called. Anyone know?

The front of the central market and the main hub for the city’s buses.

Downtown Bujumbura, Burundi.

We snapped some photos on the way back from the airport to pick up my other sister, Rachel, and her husband Mitch.  The next few are from downtown Bujumbura.

Lazy afternoon by the pool.

Crazy awesome flowers at a friend’s house.

Hanging out at the jardin public with my nephews.  Check out the avocados there — 6 for approximately $0.80.  I’m in heaven.