Hot and steamy Nairobi

 There is something magical about arriving in a city for the first time (it's kind of like that first kiss - it can never happen again). Your eyes are as open as your mind and everything seems new and fascinating - from billboards to pedestrians, from sidewalk shops to sprawling estates . I experienced this yesterday when I arrived in hot and steamy Nairobi and found the late afternoon traffic jams interesting. I went with a colleague on a site visit to a new mall development where I took the pics below. What would normally be a mundane and dusty experience in a building site was quite intriguing. After that we when to the home of an expat friend in the suburb of Karen. It was quite strange to see dirt roads lined with golf resort type mansions. Once inside one such home we were treated to drinks on the veranda, a home-cooked meal and a family welcome. What a great introduction to a new city.