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Nairobi Day 1

Sep 17, 2007 Mon
Morning
01:42Nairobi Day 1
08:00City Walk
08:38 hotel boulevard
08:40Hotel Boulevard
08:41 hotel boulevard swimming pool
11:34 fajita in books first resturant
across Terminal hotel and downtown hotel
My first meal in Kenya
450ksh
coke sprit
total 570
paid 700
Afternoon
12:00national archive
12:18 twin towers in nairobi
12:23 sheraton
12:38 national archive
12:40Basuku initiation mask
12:45 ethiopian art
the murumbi trust
Ethopian is like comic strip, telling stories in panels
This tells the story of the history meeting and union of legendary king solomn from Jerusalem, with Queen Sheeba.
Their union produced King Menelik.
12:51 harrar food covers
Colorful woven food covers used especially for the traditional dish of Njera (stew) and wat (bread)
13:00 water color painting by kangara wa njambi
a kenya artist from the 1970
13:00water color painting by kangara wa njambi
a kenya artist from the 1970
13:02 mumia aukah
a kenya artist from the 1970
13:02 mumia aukah
done with ink and pen
13:06 mammy wata
eastern nigeria a water spirit
13:09 fruits of independence kenya
13:11 story of the four breasted daughter
born to a king, they argue, she leaves palace
meet hunter, they agree to marry if he does not ridicule her and if she does not cook a certain leaves, they argue, he calls her you know what, she cook the leaf, she leaves, loses her way, turns into a river
the king was happy, he now has a river and no four breasted daughter
13:20 post independence kenya student art
they were encouraged to use local materials
13:22 post independence student art
13:23 chicken market
using real feathers
13:26 female mask - mende - sierra leone
use in female initiation ceremony
13:28 toma mask liberia
will kick ass if the wearer suddenly pop out from the woods
it represent bush cows
13:31 senoufo helmet mask from ivory coast
status carry in a possession
they are quite rare
they belong to the poro secret society
13:37 african lost wax casting
13:42 porcelain plates
imported from China during the dhow trade.
13:46 john odoch ameny
fromUganda
14:00august 7th memorial park
14:04 august 7th memorial park
Former us embassy before it was destroyed by the terroists led by Osama Bin Laden
14:05 mind body and spirit
a sculpture containing building debris salvaged from the bombed US embassy in August 1998
14:06mind body and spirit
a sculpture containing building debris salvaged from the bombed US embassy in August 1998
14:07 memorial garden
a sculpture containing building debris salvaged from the bombed US embassy in August 1998
14:07 memorial garden
peace is costly but worth every cent of it
14:08 building next to memori garden
14:29 railway museum
14:35railway museum
masai of kenya
14:35 kenya railways
permanent way inspector nrb bicycle trolley
14:48 railway crossing
14:48railway crossing
14:48 blue train
14:50 ear 6006
14:52 inside the blue train
14:54 engine of 2401
14:55 national railway museum
14:57 the cart of man eating lion
It was from this coach that superintendent charles Henry Ryall was dragged and killed by a man eating lion on 6th june 1900 at kima station
15:00 hugh f marriott
15:01 kittens and old engine
15:03 kenya convention center
15:23 sheraton
15:50university of nairobi
15:57 university of nairobi
Night
18:00Hotel Boulevard
Bought some water and rest, I think I skipped dinner.
The hotel was OK, not great but OK.
Price a bit high, but everything is pretty clean. Have soaps, towels and such.

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