Kampala - modern city with all sides to it

The trip from the airport to Kampala, the capital of Uganda, happened in the dark of the night. The flight had landed in the middle of the night plus I felt dizzy and lightheaded after hours on the airplane. We got glimpses of high buildings, muddy slums, cows tied next to motorbikes and shabby market stall through the car window.

It wasn't till the following day when we had a chance to roam around the city, which proved to be a modern city with African, Middle Eastern and South Asian influences. The British colonial times had left their legacy. While talking with locals, we learnt that the education system, the political system and many others followed the models that Britain had given Uganda.

Kampala has everything that a modern city should have - restaurants, cafes, shopping malls, beauty spas, casinos... You name it, it has it. No wonder that more and more westerners chose to come here on holidays on their way to safari parks, golf courses or trekking trips across East Africa.

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