Mombasa street scene

These houses/ shops remind me a bit of San Francisco with their bright colors. There is a really cool and bustling night market in this area too.

Don't leave home without it...

In the middle of a rural village in Kenya this tiny store accepts AMEX, Visa and Mastercard - priceless!

Safari!

I went on a short safari over the weekend in Tsavo Park East in Kenya, and LOVED it! My favorite were the giraffes; especially this one that was playing peek-a-boo with me! I really thought the gazelle were beautiful too. As you can see, it is really dry; they are in a horrible drought. Almost all of the waterholes we saw were completely empty.

Zanzibar Pizza!

Setting up the Pizza stand

Zanzibar Pizza Making - in process!

My colleague and I went to Zanzibar last weekend; which was a lot of fun! They have a specialty at the late night food market called "Zanzibar Pizza". It is beef, cheese, egg, mayo in sort of a pastry shell and then fried. Sounds like a gut-bomb to me! I wasn't able to try it as I had already eaten dinner. You can see in the pictures that they take this very seriously!

I was also able to enjoy a beautiful sunset!

My new favorite food - Ethiopian!!

Yesterday I had the best dinner - both food and atmosphere, at Addis in Dar. It is Ethiopian food, which is sort of similar to Indian food. You eat various gravies with a fermented (it is good, just risen) pancake. Pair that with delicious honey wine and top it off with delicious spiced coffee and popcorn. Yum, yum - I will be looking for an Ethiopian Restaurant ASAP when I return.

Kasubi Tombs

Today I went to the Kasubi Tombs, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tombs are where 4 of the last kings in certain tribes are buried. The descendants (women) from the Kings stay for one month a year at the tomb; then new ones come in. You may think - are there enough descendants to make that work? Well - each of the kings had about 100 children, so it's not a problem!

I also got to met Nicholas, who was my guide. He is quite the entrepreneur! Not only is he a guide for the tombs, but he also owns a soap/shampoo/lotion company and wrote a book (see pic). He also supports his four siblings - from 9 years of age to 20. At 26, that is quite a bit of responsiblity.

Kampala - an African San Francisco?

Kampala is comprised of seven hills, which makes me think of San Francisco. These are some pictures I took in the very early (yes - I am still very jet lagged!) morning of the city.