We thought we were not tired, but both fell asleep.
Later in the afternoon, Eric came back and took us to a grocery store, not far from where we live.
This is like a small shopping centre, called "Castle" with a grocery store at the end.
It takes some time getting used to a new grocery store, although they seem to have a large selection of products, they are different then we were used to. Quite a few local products, such as coffee, peanut butter , honey etc, but also lots of imported goods from South Africa.
The prices and using local currency is another thing to get used to.
Local currency is the "Kwacha" and there are about 4900 in 1 US dollar.
We did not buy much, it felt like we were spending a huge amount of money, and constantly
calculating how much the products are in US dollars.
Sign outside "Shoprite" grocery store.
I wasn't super impressed with either of these two stores, a bit messy inside.
Fruits stand with yummy tropical fruit, next to Castle Shopping center
Thanks for keeping us updated with pictures! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting updates. I was looking at this with my little brother and he especially liked the money...he thinks you're rich with 50,000 kwacha!
ReplyDeletePeter and Evelyn
ReplyDeleteThanks for the blog. Its nice to keep contact that way. I like the pictures and thankful that you arrived safely. The pictures do remind me of our trip to Nairobi. I like the name of the currency. A Kwachai in Friesian sounds so much like a quarter, not worth much!
The Lord Bless.