Thursday, 1 November 2012

My first impressions of the capital…


After an eight-hour flight to Nairobi and then another two-hour flight to Lillongwe…I am nearly at my final destination, Mulanje. However, I have a few hours in Lilongwe before I catch my bus.

As the taxi drove into the city form the airport I failed to see the hustle and bustle of what I had imagined. I turned to my driver and asked him if we were in the suburbs, he said no to my surprise. We were pretty much in the centre.

Looking out of the car window I saw children walking home from school, street sellers who seemed extremely laid back and no traffic what so ever. Billy my driver laughed as he said, ‘this is the way it is... locals take things slow and go with the flow!’

As I got out of the cab no one bothered me or tried to sell me anything…instead I was greeted with friendly faces and smiles. I grabbed a quick bite to eat and made a move to catch my bus to finally arrive to my final destination Mulanje.


A glimpse of Kilimanjaro on my flight from Nairobi to Lilongwe

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