hint: the little houses in the middle = Nairobi skyline with Ngong Hills in the background. (higher resolution)
update: hint 2: GoogleEarth placemark…
Category: photography
Im Glück und anderswo…
Bilder, wie sie nur in Schwabing (M) oder Sachsenhausen (F) möglich sind – und mich in ihrer Heiterkeit und Frage nach dem Sinn vor allem auch an den kürzlich verstorbenen Robert Gernhardt erinnern.
AOB: ’54, ’74, ’90, 2010! :-)
flickrupdate
The downside of being a Mzungu in dowtown Nairobi, equipped with a digital camera, is that you look like a stupid tourist.
The advantage of looking like a stupid tourist in downtown Nairobi is that you can hide under that image and take various snapshots…
@Kimendero of democracy: welcome to the Blogosphere! Welcome to the rest of the world where freedom of expression is a valued human right :-)
wapi? (part 6)
Kimendero’s nightmare? Googleardi, part 6
Earlier this week, Google released a new version of its earth viewer programme Google Earth – a stable BETA 4 which I just had to download and try out.
As far as I can tell, the new BETA looks promising, making navigation much easier and faster (!) – and of course with a new release, they also implemented some “new” maps/satellite images:
For downtown Nairobi, the guys running the image database added a CLOUDY satellite image – which is still better than what we had some time ago.
Now let’s have a look at Nairobi State House….
…sorry, this one of course :-)
Google Earth is also perfect for tracking down the various swimming pools all over Nairobi. Something that might come in handy while in Nairobi, in search for an open swimming pool. After all, not all pools are private (which of course reminds me of Mbuzimoja & me trying to find an open pool in NBO as late as 8pm – the only place open till 9pm is….THE GRAND REGENCY HOTEL, which charges Kshs. 1.000 /= pp….aterere…).
national rainbow co…
Uhuru
There are these things in life you just can’t catch with a camera…
BEAUtification & Co.
On personal request, please allow me to post the following snapshots from Nairobi. Now, that’s for you, Irene & Steve. Enjoy! :-)
There is also this sign that reads “for the Betterment of…”
Let’s have chicken today!
Anyone for a crispy chicken?
Hundreds of computers in town, printing services availaboooool right next door on Moi Avenue…and these guys just can’t get their signboards written on a normal piece of paper in clear letters. But then – this also works….
WIMPY!!!
WIMPY!!
Buy Safaricom Credit @Wimpy!
…since you were asking for it, hehe :-)
There was this guy on Moi Avenue who tried to address some political issues and the reason I took the pic is because there were NO women around, ONLY men.
Go figure…
The driving school story:
What a name for a driving school, ama? ROFL…
BUDGET driving school
GLORY on Moi Avenue…
What’s the rule of the road?
…ahh…well…yeah…maybe…
Didn’t they have their office located somewhere else? Well, they shifted their business “round the corner” and I think this way it’s more convenient and more attractive.
A dusty KenCell (CELTEL!) phone on Tom Mboya Street…
good & bad (advertisment) are always close…
…a staircase somewhere on Biashara Street….
==> I know it takes ages for some readers in Nairobi to load these images, but please, dear Kenyan bloggers in Nairobi – could you please take more pictures and post them on your blogs? Thank you!
What I love about places like Nairobi is that you don’t have to be a good photographer but instead just need to have your camera ready as there are a lot of interesting sights & sounds to be captured in such a vivid city like Nairobi – especially River Road & Co where the action is…