Nairobi – Capital of Kenya. The Greater Nairobi Metropolitan Area has a population of about 7,000,000 people, definitely a big city
The first thing I was told by everyone I met in Nairobi was “keep you phone in your pocket, do not take it out in public”. The second thing was “keep the car windows up and the door locked”. Do not walk around alone at night. All had personal stories of theft. The security guards at my hotel would not let me wait outside for my Uber, wait inside and we will open the gate when the Uber turns up. All compounds have tall walls topped with barbed wire and electric fences with security guards armed with machine guns. Very intimidating and similar to the advice I received in Kingston, Jamaica. I still managed to get a few photos when there was nobody close to me. Did not see any tourists wandering around, most tourists get picked up by the Safari Tour company from the airport and dropped back there after the Safari.
I normally use Google maps on my phone to navigate but this was forbidden so for the first time I used my Samsung Galaxy Watch to navigate. People just think you are late for an appointment if you keep looking at your watch hahaha.
The National Museum is quite well done, Azu’s Leather makes traditional leather products, Jamia Mosque, Java House good place to eat, the Basilica of the Holy Family Cathedral, All Saints Cathedral has beautiful stained glass, Karen Blixen Musuem from the Out of Africa film, the Railway Museum very interesting with a huge collection of rolling stock.
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Chris's space 