The Nairobi Market was a great...
by Paul_Cheak
The Nairobi Market was a great place to visit. Although the main building is not very large, the section selling flowers and handicrafts was magnificent. Full of good bargains with a wide selection to chose from. One of the biggest things that struck me while visiting Nairobi were the handicrafts. I suppose a city dude like me will probably not come across things that are hand-crafted often. That's why when I saw all these shops and little stalls selling pots and statutes and other fantastic useful things I just decided I had to fill up my backpack. Too bad they didn't take VISA.
Another wonderful thing I learnt (in connection with buying stuff) is bargaining and barter trading. Bargaining was an absolute thrill, a potent mix of excitement, fear and joy. Don't go overboard though. Barter Trading was also the in-thing. You could trade 2 pairs of socks for a wooden fruit bowl or just swop a T-Shirt for something else. In the true nature of a traveller (and a decent human being), be generous and swop something useful and with value instead of trying to get the best value at all times.
Impala
by grets
When you first enter a safari park in Kenya, and you spot your first impala, you get very excited and shoot away dozens of pictures. By day three you become so blasé to them that you barely glance up: "oh, there's another impala". They really are evrywhere!
Social Conventions
by greekcypriot
Western European habits prevail throughout much of Kenya as a result of British influences in the country. Kenyans are generally very friendly. The standard greeting of ‘hello’ when addressing an individual is Jambo, to which the reply is also Jambo. The greeting for a group is Hamjambo to which the reply is Hatujambo. People are delighted if visitors can greet them in Kiswahili.
Dress is informal and casual lightweight clothes are accepted for all but the smartest social occasions. Because of its Muslim influence, the coast is a little more conservative than the rest of the country. Away from the beach, women and men should dress respectably and cover up bare arms and legs.
Alcohol is only available in the tourist areas on the coast.
Mausoleum to Jomo Kenyatta
by croisbeauty
It was one of the rare unpleasant experiences I had in Nairobi. The Mausoloem to Jomo Kenyatta was closed and there wasn't any indication regarding openning hours. When I approached to the iron gate there were two guards who aworned me not to take the pictures because it is not allowed. I asked them for the reason but they became rude telling me to put my camera away and leave the place.
Since I never quit, I went across the avenue took out my strong lens and made this pictures hidden by the hedge.
Kibera
by croisbeauty
Kibera is the largest slum area in the eastern Africa, many says it is probably the largest one in whole of Africa. According to statistics, over one million of people live there. I was lucky to have my own guide, guy named Francis, who took me all around Goma, Soweto and Kibera and I saw the worst living conditions one can imagine. There is no runing water inside the "houses", no power in most of them, no gas and of course no bathrooms. Still, most of the people I met around looks happy and enjoying in life no matter if so limited in its conditions.
There is no doubt about, Kibera is the most vivid and the most pitoresque part of Nairobi.
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