After a rather drawn out period of time stranded in Nairobi, there was something magical about standing on the edge of the Rift Valley looking into a place I had dreamed of seeing since I was little. You see it is here the Lions live and, should you believe those sorts of things, it is supposedly the oldest inhabited place on earth. For me, gazing into the southern end of the Rift, the realisation that the Africa I had been living was only the sad reality of the city. In Nairobi's case, it looks like it was designed by the same architect (incidentally, he was savaged to death by his guide dog) who also was responsible for the town planning of Croydon in the '70's. It has few redeeming qualities, but the locals are friendly enough.

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