{"id":1840,"date":"2015-01-06T23:59:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T23:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2015-01-13T04:32:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T04:32:32","slug":"a-day-in-town-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.asimons.co.uk\/?p=1840","title":{"rendered":"A Day in Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we said goodbye to our Kluger 4×4, which had served us well taking us on rough roads to Mivumoni, around Arabuko Sokoke forest, and to Kolewa church as well as being well suited to the local roads with their lumps and bumps. The Glory Car hire office in near the famous tusks, and Edu was with us as guide.<\/p>\n

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We then walked through to Marikiti (the market) where we bought a couple of kikoi. It was interesting to see the hustle and bustle, but a bit intimidating for B (and not a place to get a camera out). We ended up at Jahazi Coffee House where we lunched on biriani, then took a tuk tuk to the Holy Ghost Cathedral to met Fr Joe. This is the grotto where Joe used to celebrate mass with the youth when he was posted to the cathedral, and also where the late Archbishop Boniface Lele is buried.<\/p>\n

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After a visit to Kenya Wildlife Service offices to buy our tickets for the trip to Tsavo, Joe \u00a0dropped us at Fort Jesus. There’s lots to see…<\/p>\n

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But Bridget is more interested in cats!<\/p>\n

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We paid to go round the fort, built by the Portuguese, taken over by the Omani Arabs then by the British.<\/p>\n

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16th century graffiti<\/p>\n

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The old Police Station from colonial times, still abandoned.<\/p>\n

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Typical Old Town architecture.<\/p>\n

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Map of the Day<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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