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left my heart in Biashara Street
From
Fort Jesus and Old Town right up through to
Mtwapa AND ON UP to VIpingo Ridge it Is a place
of
immensely interesting contrasts
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Coastweek
-- Let’s get this straight,
Mombasa still beats Nairobi hands down.
No 'ifs', no 'buts'.
We are talking about a contest
between two great giants, but Mombasa is, well
it’s Mombasa.
From Fort Jesus and
Old Town right up through Mtwapa to Vipingo Ridge,
it’s a place of immensely interesting contrasts.
When I told my friend Andy I was planning a
trip to Mombasa he strongly advised against it.
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Andy, originally from Eldoret and now
in Nairobi, reckons that Mombasans do nothing but
spend their days sitting around drinking tea.
Maybe he has a point.
The Mombasans do know how to
have a good time and my weekend involved:
a house party, a safari-tent
party, swimming, and not one but two curries
– one at the Mombasa Club at Fort Jesus and
one at Vipingo Ridge.
Soon, Vipingo Ridge will be a
full-yet-tranquil haven as more and more
people snap up plots.
But for now I like its
slightly eery quietness.
It is certainly a change from
the hectic and bustling centre of town.
My spiritual home is slap bang
in the middle of Mombasa – Biashara Street. |
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Coastweek
-- My spiritual home
remains along busy Biashara Street, Mombasa. |
On one trip alone I bought a whole
service of yellow and green glass plates, tin mugs in
burnt orange, four different types of kangas, and got
a dress made.
(I recognise I may need to wear
sunglasses every time I have a dinner party with
this kit.)
My only problem now is how to get it
all, with the legendary Mombasa Trunk, back up to
Nairobi.
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