Out of Africa, right in the magic Nairobi !
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Nairobi is such a young city, and nevertheless so interesting and magnetic for so many tourists. It has a magnificent secret charm which made all the tourists to declare mesmerized how good and comfortable they felt in Nairobi. Despite the major dangers abounding in Kenya: malaria; terorism, crime, lions, crocodile and buffalos. But Nairobi, lieing at 1660 meters above sea level has a too cool climate for the mosquitos. About the crime, it is easy to protect yourself watching your stuff and not going out late at night.
At 1890 here was only an endless swamp, and the city was build as a pit stop on the railway from Mombassa to Kampala(Uganda). After a few years, Nairobi became the most important station on this railway, and shortly after the capital of the english East Africa. When Kenya claimed its independence in 1956, Nairobi was the first choice as the capital of this country. Since then, it grew constantly, being today with its 4 millions inhabitants one of the most important african cities.
