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March An incorrectly assembled tile puzzle at the airport. ![]() Warning triangles are available for sale in Kenyan traffic jams. ![]() This is because every car is required to carry two triangles. One must be placed in front of the car and the other behind it during a maintenance stop. Drivers like to store them attached to their rear window. ![]() Visibility on the road is a top priority in Kenya. All minibuses and SUVs (except for personal-use ones) must be outfitted with retroreflective diagonal stripes on the back (like in Uganda, Rwanda, or Mozambique). In addition to this, two round red retroreflectors are attached to the back of the vehicle and two white ones to the front. There’s no hiding in the night. ![]() Buses with an insanely slanted face (like in Uganda) are manufactured under license here. And they’re all painted to the best of their owners’ ability. ![]() All public service vehicles must be marked as such with the letters PSV on the body. ![]() Windshields are decorated with a fairly wide variety of insurance, vehicle inspection, and other slips. ![]() License plates are white on the front of the car and yellow on the back, as befits a former British colony. ![]() The road from the airport into the capital looks positively un-African. ![]() And the buildings are unusually high-quality for Africa as well. ![]() NairobiMapThe capital. ![]() Beautiful. ![]() Speaking of beauty, there are two types of trash cans here. The first has a roof raised high above the bucket. ![]() The second has a low roof with slots for litter on both sides. ![]() A concrete fire hydrant marker. ![]() A municipal water fountain. ![]() A British post box. ![]() This is the first time I had the opportunity to see its full size. Turns out, a third of it is hidden underground. ![]() A contemporary post box. ![]() Rare antique stamp vending machines at an old post office. ![]() Street signs. ![]() In addition to the signs, every building also has a name, which is written in large letters on its façade. ![]() School uniforms are mandatory. ![]() A driving school. ![]() An old lamppost, elegant in its own way. ![]() A traffic light. ![]() A public restroom. ![]() To a foreigner, the city consists of two parts: the central business district (CBD) and everything else. The CBD contains all the embassies, offices of foreign companies, hotels, restaurants, and so on. ![]() And shops, of course. ![]() The streets are pretty and clean here, the whole area is constantly patrolled by police. ![]() It’s safe to walk around at night, nothing will happen to you. ![]() Foreigners are advised not to venture outside the CBD—it’s supposedly unsafe. So naturally, that’s the first place you want to go, because that’s where all the life is. ![]() There are puddles on the sidewalks here. ![]() The roads aren’t as well-maintained. ![]() The courtyards aren’t as clean. ![]() Bus stops are plastered with ugly flyers. ![]() And there are lots of people everywhere. ![]() And tons of cars, buses, and street vendors. ![]() Porters waiting for a client. ![]() It isn’t scary here. ![]() In short, the city is quite nice. And by African standards, it’s practically European. ![]() But because this isn’t actually Europe, there’s a giant national park right outside the city, with all kinds of elephants, rhinoceroses, zebras, antelopes, and so on. Busy men of affairs don’t have to waste an entire day travelling to a safari—everything is close at hand. ![]() It’s time to continue onwards. Goodbye, little giraffe! ![]() |
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