January 6, 2016: Kigali, a city of more than 1 million population, is the capital of Rwanda. Like the rest of the country, it's surprisingly clean,with the usual mix of upper class/business, middle class, and lower class neighborhoods. We drove around for an hour or so on our way to the airport, but the most impressive destination was the Kigali Genocide Memorial. This memorial not only addresses in somber detail the causes and consequences of the Rwandan genocide; it also describes the many other genocides that have occurred throughout the world in the 20th century.
Stained glass "Window of Hope", created by Ardyn Halter, son of an Auschwitz survivor,
in the Genocide Memorial.
Sculptures in a central room of the Genocide Memorial.
Family photos of victims of the Rwandan genocide.
Room with photos of child victims of the genocide
One of many memorial gardens devoted to various aspects of the genocide
View of Kigali: old section in the foreground, new sections in the background
Part of a craft sales cooperative.
Most of the stalls sell similar merchandise, and business was slow.
Beads on display in the crafts cooperative
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