Nyungwe NP is big - 970 sq km (having lost only 15% to
deforestation between 1958 and '79 before it became protected as a
national park in 1984). It's very beautiful - and the road snakes along
and through the hills
We caught the odd glimpse of L'Hoest monkeys in the verges before they scampered off
but sadly it turned out that the roadworks continued through the park, and nothing puts off wildlife and birds like a thundering dumper-truck!
There were however some storming views.
Huye boasts an impressive 1936-7 cathedral
thanks to the then-Queen Astrid of Belgium who had designs to make Huye her capital ("Astrida" no less!) of her colony, "Ruanda-Urundi (as was), but more poignant is the Genocide Memorial at the university, presently filled with flower tributes from the recent anniversary commemorations in Spring 2014
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