Day 4 was very rewarding. We returned to the small private hospital, and examined their newest building in details, which we found to be in great condition. After that, we drove to the hills of Petionville where the rich live to see the damage in this part of town. Unfortunately, we were not allowed into the rubble of Hotel Montana (used to be the fanciest hotel in PaP, was always full of foreigners) by the US military, and instead looked at very fancy, but pancaked homes. Similar to other crowded cities, the rich live in the hills where the views are nicer and the breeze is stronger. The interesting part in PaP is that the lower parts of the hills are covered in poor people's homes, then a buffer of green, and then come the expensive homes. Even in geographical location, there is a big divide between the rich and the poor!
In the heart of Petionville, we saw our first stores. In the past 3 days, we had only seen small shacks selling lottery tickets or tiny stalls on the street selling bananas, jumper cables, or avocados, but not one store! So, immediately we went into the shopping mall and spent about an hour there, no joke. Well, we spent our time admiring the lack of damage and the quality of design and construction. The owner told us that the building had been designed by an "expensive" German engineer. Good for him!
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