F rom the air, the city looks massively packed with concrete buildings.
The sense of its scale and compactness is reinforced when the bus from the airport ran straight through the crowded and busy city for more than an hour. It comes as no surprising when you realise that almost half of the country population congregates and lives in this capital's sprawling suburbs. The buildings spurring up in the city are old and faded, giving them a sick, weary look and feel. They may be elegantly constructed in their olden days but their charm, just like the peeling paint on their corroded walls, are now eroded away with time. They are neither new enough to have the modern and refreshing look nor old enough to have the classic and antique appeal.