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Monument to children abducted by the LRA
muguruki Says: Not far from the District HQ is a monument erected to remember those children who have been abducted in the war in the north by The Lords Resistance Army.
muguruki Says: Worth having a look at while you are in Gulu town is the district head quarters. The District HQ is a rather elaborately decorated building just to the north of the town centre.
muguruki Says: As the sun was setting one evening in Gulu town I took a photo of a monument that marked the sunsetting on the British empire in Uganda. A rather strange looking monument it is too. The plaque on the front reads "This is the exact point where the British flag was lowwered...
muguruki Says: This hotel must have once been a really nice gaff but now is looking slightly faded.It costs 7,000 UGX for a swim but they don’t provide a towel “The manager stopped it when people were cleaning their shoes with the towels” I was told by the young girl who worked...
Jazira guest house: Better bread than bed
muguruki Says: The bathroom I had was bigger than my bedroom! Rather a poor guest house but a half decent café out front. While I was there the café closed at 11pm but one of the waitresses said they were preparing to open 24 hours a day in the near future. This will probably be really...
muguruki Says: If my favourite place for dek ngor is shut as it tends to be come evening time. The obvious place to eat would be Binnen. For 2,500 I had a really nice meal here of Malakwang with a side order of dek ngor.It is also possible to stay here but non of the rooms have their own...
Marzook: We all hope its beans its beans!
muguruki Says: No-nonsense Muslim owned hoteli that serves up big trays of pilau, black tea or coffee for 300 and possibly the best beans and chapatti in town. All this served up while the two TVs in the café playing two different channels. One of which seems permanently tuned to an...
muguruki Says: Not sure this place has got a name. It is also not the easiest place to find as it it is situated in the alleyway between two parallel streets Labwor and Awich roads in Gulu. The girl at the hotel I was staying told me to eat here and right she was to do so. I loved the Dek...
The Coffee Hut: Expensive yet busy coffeehouse
muguruki Says: I can't beleive how busy this place got at around 5 in the evening. Wazungu from the whole district appeared out of the bush on boda- bodas and on foot.I can't even tell you how good the coffee is as 3 cups of coffee here would have cost more than I was paying for my bed for...
Hotel California: Welcome to the
muguruki Says: Sadly Hotel California run by the lovely Mama Jane is not the one that the country rock band The Eagles sang about. If they had visited Gulu and had a slap up meal here then they may have written a half decent song instead of the wishy washy drivel that haunted me in the mid...
Can't remember the name of this place: Dek ngor madam!
muguruki Says: Can't remember the name of this place but it is on the right of Kampala road as you walk north.Traditional northern Ugandan Food. Best going at lunchtime, if you go in the evening the choice of food is not as extensive as the menu might suggest. I was disappointed a couple...
muguruki Says: I was happy to pose for a photo with the runner up and the person who came in last place after I had won the Acama Guest House smiling competition.Only happened to enter this place cause it was the nearest boozer when I was desperate for a beer, subsequently after that I...
muguruki Says: Not quite clear bur I hope you can make it out. This is a map I knocked while I was in Gulu hope it makes sense to you.Here is a key to the map1. Handicraft shop2. Cosmo guesthouse3. Kakanyero Guesthouse4. Jojo's Palace5. Republic restaurant6. Rainbow7. Acama Guesthouse and...
muguruki Says: Getting to Gulu was easy enough by bus; just get to the bus station and wait an hour for it to fill up travelling up to Gulu took 4 hours exactly. For some reason a lot of the passengers are compelled to buy loaves of bread from the hawkers while we are waiting in the bus...
muguruki Says: Before I headed up north to Gulu I changed a lot of my money in Kampala thinking there would be little chance to change my £s at a decent rate. Wrong! Jetset Forex in Gulu town was open untill 8 in the evening and had as good rates as a lot of places in the capital.
Handicraft shop: Handicraft shop
muguruki Says: This really helpful young lady will serve you in the Handicraft shop for handicrafts and really nice yoghurt as well as all the house hold items on the shelf behind her.Whist I was in the shop drinking my bongo a bloke walked in and wanted to buy a bow and arrow. I asked...
1000's of Children Fleeing for safety!!!
seanatftc Says: Definately not a tourist trap. Northern Uganda has been destroyed by 18 years of civil war. I just visited Gulu, on a humanitarian mission. Every night 1000's of children walk to local hospitals and school to sleep, in safety. If they stay in there homes, the threat of...
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Spotlessly clean place, the staff were well helpful, and the breakfast included in the price was good.
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Gulu, by ek it's grim up north.
These poor buggers have had it hard up here in Gulu. The war in the north of Uganda is officially on going, Joseph Kony (formerly of this parish) has yet to sign a peace deal with the Museveni...
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You definately don't go to Gulu, Northern Uganda for vacation. The hunger and despare of 18 years of civil war has really taken a tole on this part of the country. When you stand in front of a local...
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