Nairobi Ponderings

It's fun here in Nairobi. Everythings is new to me. While I've done some travelling in Canada, from the waters of Esgenoopetitj to the hot springs of Clayoquot Sound and some travelling in the US, I'm finding Africa very inspiring.
Our new hotel room at the Parkside Hotel is cheaper than the 680Hotel and while this time we only have cold water (the 680 was straight hot) it's our comfortable new home. We're overlooking Jevanjee Gardens and it's the pick up point for many of the safari buses.
Everyone and their dogs have cell phones here in Nairobi. JD has considered buying a fake cell to give a fake ring whenever one of the travel company agents comes to sell us a safari. We're all booked I say now. There are always folks who are ready to book you onto a safari and they do much of their recruiting approaching people on the street...and we stand out a wee bit as potential clients.
Mmmm, to all my fellow Cafe Aromaites, today I had an iced Malindi Machiato (chai + coffee!) for my morning java, that was very delectable, a real culinary treat that I wondered how I would live without (my fellow Quadrites will understand my coffee chai addiction). Malindi is a spice mix named after the community on the coast. Our server explained this to me at the cafe the other day. There was only one part of the conversation that I really didn't catch and that was the Malindi chai connection with cannibalism that whenever I would repeat back cannible to him he said something else which I never quit caught.
Mega kisses
Tracy