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How the Kenya we knew and loved lives in our memories



How the Kenya we knew and loved 
 lives in our memories

IT DOES not come as a surprise that all around the world there are lots of Facebook pages celebrating our past lives in Kenya, especially the people but more importantly the places and the events that fashioned our lives. What feeds our memories in large doses are the unforgettable places we visited as children and as adults. These memories warm our hearts and soothe the yearning for those old times. When we see a long-lost photo, of ourselves with our cherished friends, of a place or event that speaks louder than words in our hearts and minds it feeds the longing for a long lost past.Appreciate it if you would share your thoughts!


George Adamson with Christian




The First Pupils of the Alliance Girls High School in 1948. 


The mighty baobab and its mighty fruit









Chania Falls


Hot roasted corn


Diani Lodge Mombasa


Have not seen one of these elephant hair writlets for a while!



Fort Jesus Mombasa









Time for that quiet pensive thought, hakuna matata!


One of the many shanty towns





No words needed



Once a familiar site mid afternoon



Limuru Native market


Lunch!



Magical



Somewhere in a game park in Kenya


The romantic Kenya coast!



If it works, well .... why not?


Somewhere in Mombasa, Nyali Beach (?)




Earliest of pioneers



Mis those red guava





Green Mangoes with red chilli powder



One of those mighty sandstorms that come on suddenly












Watamu, my own personal dreamland


Don't know this beauty by name




























Comments

Mwarabu said…
Thank you very much. each photo touches a longing for the long lost past.

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