An Qingju finally remembered to go back to Jiangnan University to study, but she dumped her brother-in-law Yunluo and took a plane back to China. An Chuyu was busy preparing for the wedding and had no time to pay attention to Yunluo, so he left this guy alone.
Around 17 hours later, Yunluo's host picked her up at the train station. She was a pretty local Kenyan girl named Betty. They took a tutu to her home. Her friend's mother was very welcoming. Yunluo called her Mama Betty and gave Yunluo a separate room.
It's really nice. Her home is about 15 minutes away from downtown by car. She has a second-hand Japanese car, which is definitely middle-class in Kenya. Her dream is to work in Germany. Yunluo told her that Germany is not doing well now, so she learned Chinese and came to China to be a cook, earning more than $1,000 a month.
bigmoney. She said to Yunluo, "You Chinese is so difficult to learn, forget it. Yunluo has pension insurance in Germany, but China doesn't. It's unreliable." She took Yunluo to the city. The most amazing places in Mombasa are the Ivory Gate and Fort Jesus. Yunluo thought the Ivory Gate was amazing, but it turned out to be made of iron.
The ticket to Fort Jesus was too expensive, so we walked around the periphery to see the exterior and strolled through the old town. Then she went to class, and her buddy accompanied Yunluo, who took two photos along the way. Then she found that the door key that Yunluo had put in her camera bag was missing. It was so stupid, so she went back to look for it along the way.
It's so fucking difficult to find a key on the vast road. It's so fucking embarrassing. It's really okay to lose the door key when you just move in. Oh. Wait for her to finish class and tell her. As a result, she didn't get angry at all. She just kept laughing and said that Yunluo is a keyboy. Go back and smash the lock on the door. It's quite simple.
When everyone went home, my friend's mother had already prepared the meal and went to church by herself. Yunluo was very curious about what it was. Because we had always eaten Chinese food in Nairobi before, my friend happily told Yunluo, ixbeans, this is called matok. . In Uganda, it is made of bananas, but here we use potatoes. There are no green bananas here. Kenyan food does not contain salt, and you have to add salt yourself. This is quite fucked up, and it is simply a tragedy for people like Yunluo who have a heavy taste.
After dinner, Yunluo and Betty sat in the yard washing dishes. Yunluo was smoking. She asked Yunluo, "Aren't you afraid of death?" Yunluo said, "Yes." Betty asked seriously, "Then why are you still smoking?" Yunluo laughed. She replied, "Why do we have to take a bus to the city?"
“It’s far away.”
"Yes, but what if there is a traffic accident?"
She laughed, hahahaha.
She told Yunluo about her boyfriend, saying that she asked him to borrow money and then refused to give it to her. Their relationship gradually deteriorated and they broke up.
Yunluo taught her, yes, if you were Yunluo's girlfriend, Yunluo would definitely not lend money to her before marriage. Even if she did, she would be unhappy. Besides, would you pay it back? Is Yunluo your ATM? She understood. Hey, we are men, not ATMs.
I stayed at my friend's mother's house in Africa for a few days and drank Wuzhi for a few days. This is sour, mixed with countless kinds of beans. The taste is great. You must try it when you come to Africa. It is a must for breakfast every day!
Yunluo left most of his things at home, and then took a car to Lamu Island, which is less than 200 kilometers away from the Somali border, an Islamic area with only mules. The only car on the island was an ambulance, and there seemed to be an extra police car.
The journey took about 8 hours. From Mombasa, we arrived at the dock and took a speedboat. It cost 14 yuan to get to the island. Unexpectedly, we were surrounded by touts as soon as we got on the island. We were able to be friendly at first, but he was too annoying. He quarreled with a tout and almost got into a fight. He told Yunluo that if you want a cheaper price, you can go to the police station or the hospital.
Yunluo laughed loudly a few times and said: That's great, Yunluo happened to bring her own tent. 'Yunluo was so angry that she was walking around with her bag on her back. The bag was very big. Two European sisters saw Yunluo and asked if she was lost. Yunluo said no, she was looking for a hotel. They recommended Polipoli to Yunluo, and Yunluo went there.
As a result, the sx tout appeared again, speaking Swahili, and chattering for a long time. Yunluo said, "shutup." Then he put down his bag, and Yunluo and the other two were ready to fight. At this time, the police came over and told him that they gave customers the right to choose freely, so he should stop making trouble. Then he said to Yunluo, "Don't worry, Lamu is very safe."
Yun Luo asked him happily: "Isn't it next to Somalia?"
'Hey, that's their business. It's safe here. They usually don't cross the border to come here.'
Then I asked two friends to take Yunluo to the hotel where Yunluo was staying. It was good. Although the two friends were also touts for fishing tours. Haha
I called the Chinese guy I met in Mombasa. He came to share a room with Yunluo. When he saw Yunluo's room, he was surprised and said it was similar to the one he stayed in yesterday. It just didn't have a toilet. Hey, why don't you just squat on it, Yunluo said to him.
The next day, I walked around the old city with my friend. He was flying back to Nairobi at noon. We were in a hurry. The old city here is quite funny. There are donkey riders everywhere. They whip the donkeys faster. Yunluo suddenly felt that donkeys are omnipotent. Flying donkeys! Swahili culture actually feels like a mixed culture to Yunluo. The old city is quite unique.
The distance between the rooms is very small. It's just a variety of small alleys. It's quite interesting. I went to the pier to pick him up and got lost last night. I often get lost.
My computer was lost, so I only have a few photos of Lamu. I personally think that the old town of Lamu is much better than the Stone Town in Zanzibar. This place is not as commercialized as the Stone Town, and the tourist atmosphere is not so strong. It is very local. Yunluo ate at a local restaurant, and everyone was surprised.
Yunluo was standing in front of a restaurant to see what was on sale, so his friend asked Yunluo to try it. Yunluo didn't really like the taste, and it was sticky. But he was really loyal. In fact, Yunluo's favorite was pilao, which was cumin beef and onion rice, served with two large fresh skewers of meat. It was delicious. It cost less than 10 yuan.
The buddy who shared a room with Yunluo took Yunluo to the beautiful beach he mentioned. They walked for nearly an hour. The buddy left as soon as he arrived to catch a plane. Yunluo swam naked in the sea alone, which was also quite refreshing. Suddenly, she remembered that she had never defecated in the sea before, so she decided to give it a try.
I used all my strength, and my legs were weak after finishing, so I quickly changed to another area to continue swimming. The distance was about a few hundred meters, and after about half an hour, a few Europeans and Americans came and swam in the Yunluo large area, and suddenly screamed. Well, you know.
Actually, Yunluo really likes the color of the sea. The beach is just so-so. The key point is that there are few people! Few people! It's not crowded! You don't have to see too many Europeans and Americans. From time to time, you can see people riding donkeys passing by the beach, that's it. Hahaha.
There are several islands in Lamu, and there is another island separated by a short distance of sea. A few years ago, Somali pirates came to this island, killed a French man, and kidnapped a French woman, but everything was safe afterwards. Yunluo thinks that Lamu can be said to be the safest place in Kenya, because most of the people are Muslims, so there are bottom lines and principles.
The worst thing was that Yunluo got lost on the way back from the beach. Yunluo was stunned. He didn't walk along the coast, but went inland and saw a few villages with only a few families.
In the thatched hut, Yunluo asked people: "Excuse me, how do I get to the main city?" He was lost, and so was Yunluo. Because the eldest brother only spoke Swahili, Yunluo gestured and showed him how to swim. The buddy understood that Yunluo was going to the beach, and showed him a clear way!
There's no need to tie up the donkey, just put a mark on it to show that no one has stolen the donkey, hahahaha. However, every time Yunluo saw the donkey panting, carrying a heavy load, and walking forward, he felt uncomfortable.
Lamu is Yunluo's favorite place in Kenya, no doubt about it. At that time, he was in the Huaguo Construction Company, and the people told Yunluo not to come because it was unsafe. Yunluo hesitated for a moment.
Finally, I came here. Only here, Yunluo was not disappointed, but 3 days was enough. The water near the main city is not swimmable, and it is too far to walk to the beach.
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After staying in Lamu for a few days, Yunluo left quickly due to the arrival of Ramadan. Yunluo really couldn't stand not eating during the day, so Yunluo had to run quickly. On the day of Ramadan, he bought a ticket from Lamu to Malindi. He first took a slow boat for 100 shillings to the pier, and then got on the bus directly. He left when it was full. He left at 9 am.
Arrived at around 3pm, saw wild giraffes on the road, hahahaha. Bought a bag of cashews for just over 3 yuan, and they were fried. In China, cashews are such high-end things that Yunluo really can't afford.
The buddy was driving very fast, chatting as they rode. Yunluo saw a few white people sitting on a jeep and asked the buddy: "Why are there so many white people?" He said: "This is a holiday paradise for Italians. You can see that the high-end lodges next to it are all for Italians, or they were built by Italians who bought land. But usually now is the peak season, but this year it is not the case."
Yun Luoxin said, Europe is so poor and the unemployment rate is so high, who has the time to go on vacation?
When we got there, the guy said the fare was 50 shillings. Yunluo was shocked. It was only 3 dollars for 4 kilometers! It was cheap. He was so happy that he might not live for the whole day.
My buddy made ugali for Yunluo, which is flour paste with some vegetable leaves. This is a normal food for Kenyans.
The nephew came back, his name was Ben, and he helped his nephew with his homework. Thanks to Yunluo who could understand some English, Yunluo was able to teach him. He originally planned to cook Chinese food for them, but they didn't have a gas stove, only a gas stove, and the fire was too small to work.
The kitchenware proves that Yunluo's African friend's mother's family is relatively wealthy. After all, they have a car, a house, a gas stove, and a refrigerator. I remember that she opened a small headscarf factory.
Yunluo asked curiously, "Why does Ben live with you and not with his parents?"
Felix said helplessly: Ben's friend's mother passed away, he is only 7 years old now, and the two of us take care of him. His father disappeared, so we sent Ben to a private school, which costs about 7,000 shillings a year. He also has two nephews in his hometown who need us to take care of.
Yunluo was shocked and respected them. In fact, they didn't have to raise their nephew, but they were both the father and the mother of their friend. Although they were not rich, the three of them lived a good life.
The next day, Felix and I walked for 40 minutes from the beach to the mobile phone store where he worked. It was a small shop. He took Yunluo to eat. The beef rice was only 50 shillings, which was about 3 yuan. Yunluo treated me happily. 3 pieces of beef, a small potato, and an onion, only 3 yuan.
Yunluo told him that we don’t need to cook at night. Yunluo will give you money and take 4 servings home after get off work. He smiled for a long time and said to Yunluo: “Do you like pilao so much?” Yunluo said: “Yes, this is Yunluo’s favorite Kenyan food, hahahaha, and it’s the first time I’ve eaten it so cheap!”
The sea water here doesn't rise until 2pm, but it's really beautiful. It's close to the city. Our great country of China also has a long coastline, but there are not many clean places. Industrialization still has a great impact on nature. Sanya is like a dumpling restaurant. Really. (To be continued...)