Taxi snap
I didn't get to explore Nairobi as much as I would have liked. We spent most of our time in Kenya on safari, and while we did have a whole day in Nairobi, Gavin was a bit under the weather and so we spent most of our time at the Hilton and the IMAX watching the new Star Wars movie. Before we left, though, we decided to pay a taxi driver to drive us around to see the city, and I'm very glad we did. I took most of these pictures through the window of that taxi.
The aerial pictures were taken from our plane on our way to the Masai Mara. Kenya is a beautiful country.
Newspaper and banana salesman during a traffic stop.
Downtown Nairobi
Taxi snapshots.
These birds covered trees all over Nairobi in the evening and at night.
Kenyan Tusker Beer
Sunset view from our dinner table at the Safari Park Hotel
Taxi snapshots
Nairobi, as seen from the plane on our way to the Masai Mara
Most houses were protected by barbed wire, but others used broken pieces of glass to scare away would-be intruders instead.
A local grocery store by the road.
Glimpses of Nairobi from the taxi.
Part of a massive slum we saw from our plane. On the opposite side were some of the nicest houses we'd ever seen; huge mansions with swimming pools, tennis courts and manicured lawns.
Nairobi, as seen from the plane on our way to the Masai Mara.
These kinds of signs were everywhere. I wonder if people randomly ask if plots of land are on sale regularly.
Kenyans loved to tell us about President Obama and how he's ''really Kenyan, not American''.
The Maximum Miracle Centre Church, possibly the most awesome name of a church, ever.
Shoe-shiner
I don't think I've ever seen so many Christian-themed car decorations before; they're particularly prevalent on matatus (local minibuses.)
Scenes from the taxi
Nairobi, as seen from the plane on our way to the Masai Mara
Street Bookshop