Pictorial and words by Barry Greville-Eyres
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| New Partner Partnership for Africa's Development, the African renaissance (courtesy of Thabo Mbeki 1997/8) ..... little or no arguing with this! Just love this classic Kenyan response which is SO cool! |
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| Authentic Italian cuisine - smoked sailfish carpaccio served at Simba House - Malindi under the new management of Martina and Jacopo at E-mail: info@simbahouse.net; Skype: jajosimba and Tel .: +254728293784 |
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| Freshly prepared potato gnocchi served at Simba House - wholesome, healthy and delicious! |
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| The Winning Simba House Team preparing grilled red snapper - Mediterranean style with green olives and tomatoes. Chef Elias, Jacopo and Martina (L-R) with much to smile about! |
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| Bon Appetit! |
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| Strawberry Crostata - a wonderfully light shortbread cake served up for breakfast by Simba House's Masterchef Elias |
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| Spoonbills are waders that frequent Mida Creek |
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| Eco-tourism and conservation - community projects of the Giriama people at Mida Creek with mangrove seedlings ready for planting out |
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| The Giriama people wholly dependent upon and sustained by Mida Creek |
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| A rickety boardwalk, suspended over the ebbing and flowing waters of Mida Creek, snaking through the mature mangroves is set to test the nerve, patience, and fancy footwork of landlubbers |
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| Guided canoe trips on Mida Creek undertaken by members of the Giriama Tribe is an interesting and fun eco-tourism activity on offer |
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| Youngers do the heavy-lifting to get this traditional, dugout canoe to the waters edge |
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| A key landmark on the Malindi waterfront - is the Museum or House of Columns. The structure itself is an excellent example of traditional Swahili architecture and contains many fascinating exhibits of archaeological finds dug up around the coast. |
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| Another significant Malindi landmark is the Vasco da Gama Pillar - arguably representing the genesis of the Age of Exploration. The edifice was erected in 1498 by da Gama as a navigational aid and the coral outcrop or column is topped by a cross made of Lisbon stone. |
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| Further examples of Swahili architecture in the form of holiday resort infrastructure along the Malindi waterfront. |
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| Near-side Malindi Beach on the low tide. |
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| Far-side Malindi Beach still on the low tide. |
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| What and Wi the Fi? This idea or need does certainly does not sit well with Mi. |
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| Malindi town profile taken from the main beach |
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| Earthy terra firma! |
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| # 1 Aspect & Perspective - of Malindi Beach |
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| # 2 Aspect & Perspective - of Malindi Beach |
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| Bella spiaggia - Italian for beautiful beach and this is certainly an understatement! |
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| Chillaxing at the Simba House with the wonderful, Swahili open plan design |
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| Recline, fully, on one of the comfortable Simba House sofas .... tilt head ever so slightly backwards and cast your eyes sky and ceiling-wards ..... imbibe the rustic and earthy materials and design patterns ..... close your eyes and feel yourself drift away........... |
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| One invigorating way to start a Malindi Day at Simba House! |
Your blog article is really very informative in which there is authentic pictures. Thanks for your sharing and please keep sharing.
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Excellent perspective in photos and description of the places you visit. Great Blog. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAll good....thanks....as a dead keen body boarder i was actually in search of some rumored excellent surf along the Kenyan coastline.....proved non-existent I'm afraid..... but nevertheless a great trip all the same.
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