Parisians ain't havin' it

A common Parisian practice is protest. People take to the streets fairly often for all sorts of reasons. I've heard about sex workers demanding rights even though prostitution is illegal. A parade of persons with disabilities who wanted their voices heard. Melissa was one of thousands opposing China's hosting the Olympic Games despite their human rights atrocities worldwide.
So after seeing the latest haps in Gaza this week we knew we would see the French speak out against Israel's actions and probably be able to participate ourselves. We had no idea it would be so easy. The protest passed directly in front of her mother's apartment. From the balcony we could see a few hundred police walking backwards in front of thousands, probably tens of thousands of people. We were able to literally walk out the front door and straight into the crowd which was miles long.


It went on like this as far as you could see.



Bush almost got what he deserved as far as Arab shoe culture goes. This guy had his on a stick. It was freezing outside but some people walked barefoot so they could hold their shoes in the air.

All the chanting was in French but some of it was very clear.

Jinja

Jinja (not ginger like I thought I heard) is on Lake Victoria and is the closest town to the source of the White Nile. Its about an hour away from Kampala so we went for a day trip in early December. Here are some pics. Happy New Year!



A guide took us around on a boat (you can see it over on the left) to different spots where we would get out and walk to see where the rapids were especially impressive and where there were natural springs.