In case you confuse the "K"s...

...you know you're in Kigali (and not Kampala) when...

1. you see large sections of green grass and colourful flowers between buildings and in round-abouts.
2. you notice city workers watering and caring for such greenery.
3. you learn that walking on the grass is illegal.
4. you learn that jay-walking is also illegal.
5. you notice that these laws are actually being followed and enforced.
6. you find zebra crossings at most intersections downtown.
7. you see more city workers hard at work repainting the zebra stripes.
8. you also spot pedestrian signal lights at some of these intersections.
9. you notice that all vehicles actually stop for pedestrians crossing the road.
10. you get asked for money in three different languages (English, French, and Kinyarwanda) by children wearing shoes, sweaters, and braids.
11. you are almost always walking up or down a large hill.
12. you walk on sidewalks.
13. you can easily distinguish boda drivers by their green vests.
14. you note that bodas will only take one passenger each.
15. you discover that bodas actually carry helmets for their passengers.
16. you see a female boda driver.
17. you notice that vehicles are driving on the right side of the road.
18. you notice that vehicles mostly stay in their own lanes.
    
19. you regularly see traffic lights.
20. you realise that drivers actually stop at, and seem to understand the purpose of, traffic lights.
21. you realise that drivers also seem to know how to properly use round-abouts.
22. you only notice the power go out one evening out of five... and the hostel has a working generator.
    
23. you pay "American prices" for common items.
24. you consistently have difficulty locating an internet cafe.
25. you find wonderful coffee and delicious ice cream at Bourbon Cafe.