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We fly Swissair from Zurich to Nairobi - here we across the Blue Nile just east of Khartoum where, after flowing down from Ethiopia, it joins the White Nile and flows on to Egypt as simply The Nile. Khartoum in below our plane and the White Nile visible f
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Aircraft seatback video illustrating our real-time progress towards Nairobi from Zurich on our Swissair flight.
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Kolping Guest House - Nairobi
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our room at the Kolping Guest House in Nairobi
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Bill & Linda at the Kolping Guest House on our first full day in Africa
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A Skyes monkey visits us for Sunday breakfast
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A Skyes monkey visits us for Sunday breakfast
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I paid this vendor of used footwear the equivalent of 50 cents to snap this picture in a street market near Adam's Arcade not far from our digs at Kolping Guest House
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Linda goes clothes shopping along Ngong Road near the Adams Arcade in Nairobi Kenya - there is a huge market for used Anerican clothing in Nairobi - very clean, lightly used
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At The David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi
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At The David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi
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At The David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi
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Bill, Muthee, Linda and myself at Kolping Guest House (photograph by our cook and host Katherine)
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at the rest stop near the Tanzanian border in the rift valley on the bus ride from Nairobi to Arusha
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Linda snapped this picture of the three-tier bunk bed in the Arusha Backpacker Hotel - the room was full of noise & fumes from a large diesel generator close by
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Linda looks over early morning Arusha from atop the Backpackers Hotel
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Linda snapped this picture of me on the rooftop of the Arusha Backpacker Hotel
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a very prevalent admixture of Muslims in the East African population - here a street scene for Arusha Tanzania
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Adia's chief kitchen helper and housekeeper
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Adia & Steve Teale (and youngster) Adia runs the B&B and Steve takes care of the physical plant and the Internet side of things - she's native Tanzanian and he's a Yorkshireman
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the toilet at Steve's favorite bar in Njiro
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Adia is a big presence in her extended neighborhood - she should run for office
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two cute little boys from the village near Adia's Place
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almost to more sure footing
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I bought an ear of this roasted corn and ate it as we continued our tour of the village beyond Adia's neighborhood
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Adia's daughter standing in the kitchen doorway as she leaves for her school
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Albert & Ute - supplied our safari transportation to and around Tarangire National Park
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the pop-up top on our classic old Range Rover provides some great viewing opportunities
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a pride of female lions relaxes in some shade during the heat of the day in Tarangire National Park
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acacia trees in Tarangire