Birds: The most common ones are the blue-feathered birds, which are slightly larger than sparrows. These birds, like Nalan Shiqi and Yunluoren, love to join in the fun. Look at their nests. There is either none on a tree, or dozens on a tree. Look, they are just joining in the fun, haha.
Here, this bird is as common as the sparrows in Nalanshiqi and Yunluo. A bird is eating, a bird is watching Nalanshiqi and Yunluo, Hakenya
Kenya uses the Eastern Time Zone 3, which is 5 hours behind Beijing time, the same as Ethiopia.
In Kenya, foreign currency exchange is relatively free, probably because it is a tourist country. It is recommended that you exchange at the airport, as the exchange points of hotels are relatively low. For example, Nalan Shiqi and Yun Luoluo exchanged US dollars for local currency at the airport and it reached 81, but the hotel only exchanged 74.
The national language of Kenya is Swahili. For example, "hakunamutata' in "The Lion King" means "no problem". Because Kenya was colonized by Britain, its official education is taught in English. Usually, people that tourists can come into contact with, including drivers, tour guides, scenic area staff, hotel staff, etc., can speak fluent English.
As soon as I left the airport in Kenya, I was told to be careful with my bag when sitting in the car, especially when there was a traffic jam.
It may be because Kenya sent troops to attack Somalia in June and July this year, and Somalia's subsequent counterattack caused Kenya itself to fall into panic and instability.
The friend who received Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo summarized the incident this way: "In fact, Kenya is the rear base of Somalia, and many Somalis come to Kenya to launder money. This is a good thing for Kenya's economic development. But Kenya's system is seriously controlled by the West.
Under pressure from Britain and the United States, we sent troops to Somalia, but were counterattacked by Somalia. At this time, Western countries will not pay for you. You will have to bear the adverse effects yourself. "That's right!
On the first day, they checked into the "Safari Park Hotel & Casino" in Nairobi, which is probably the best resort hotel in Nairobi. At the hotel, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo unexpectedly ran into Yunluo's friend who came to Kenya from Sudan.
Surprised by the wonders of this world, they lamented that the world is really small! They did not stay in this hotel, but only arranged to come here to eat barbecue and watch singing and dancing performances. Moreover, this hotel is the only hotel in Africa that provides disposable slippers.
The menu of the barbecue dinner includes crocodile meat, ostrich meat, etc. The cactus in the hotel is huge, the cacti in Africa are not as big as those in Nairobi.
Even so, Yunluo still didn't like this one! Because the staff's attitude towards Chinese people made people want to slap them in the face! First, he went to the service desk to change money. Not only was the exchange rate extremely low, but he was supposed to give Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo 40 yuan, but he didn't have any, so he asked Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo if they had 10 yuan.
He gave Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo 50 directly. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo didn't have any local currency at that time! He actually said to Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo: Forget it, I'll give you the money to buy shirts! And he refused to give Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo some change, all in local currency with a face value of 1,000.
Yunluo was so angry that he almost burst a blood vessel! Later, when he got to the room, he called the front desk to borrow a conversion plug, but was flatly refused. He was angry again and complained to Nalan Shiqi in the room for a long time, "What a British dog!" What a show-off!
Some countries or some people are like this, willing to be lice that only depend on other countries or people. And they are proud of it! I really don't understand what kind of world view it is.
The next day, Yunluo told her friend angrily. Yunluo's friend was calm at that time. He told Yunluo to just pretend that he didn't understand English! It's not worth getting angry! Yunluo thought it made sense!
To get to Masai Mara, you have to pass through the Great Rift Valley of East Africa! It is called a rift valley, but in fact, the rift is very large, like a basin.
In a while, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's car will drive to the Great Rift Valley at the bottom of the valley.
It takes five or six hours to drive from Nairobi to Masai Mara, of which only one hour is on the asphalt road, and the rest of the time is real off-road driving on the savannah. You need a super strong butt and nose! Endless bumps and flying dust filled these four hours.
From time to time, there is a Maasai man wearing a "red sheet" along the way from Nairobi to Maasai Mara.
The scenery is undoubtedly beautiful! There are so many speed bumps on Kenyan roads, and there is one every few minutes! I wonder if it is because they are afraid of wild animals coming in and out!
Because of the bad road conditions, almost all cars have to be equipped with more than two spare tires! There are often vehicles with flat tires or broken down on the road! Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's car was also on the last day of the trip. The car window glass suddenly exploded!
In Masai Mara, we stayed in tent hotels! Although they are very unique, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo, who have lived in the city for a long time, face a single food, only 3 hours of electricity a day, and extremely unstable voltage, and tap water as thin as a wire.
The tolerance of the primitive lifestyle can only last for two days. If it lasts for one more day, I will go crazy pulling my hair full of dirt! Fortunately, the tent I stayed in on the second day was built inside the wooden house, which was quite modern.
When dining at the hotel in the evening, there is also a performance introducing the customs and practices of Masai Mara. It is just that the jumping ability is extremely good and the holes in the ears are very big, haha.
The sunset on the African grasslands is really beautiful! But after nightfall, there are dangers everywhere. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo cannot leave the hotel area. Because coyotes roam at night, the hotel will use a special smoke to drive away the surrounding animals.
It takes more than ten hours to take a bus from Harare to Victoria, and you have to change buses at a place called "bulawaya" along the way.
When I heard the news on the first night in Zimbabwe, my legs went weak. It was too much. A bus ride of more than ten hours was something I had never experienced in China! The person who received Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo apologized and explained that going to Victoria was the best option.
Although there are flights from Harare to Victoria, domestic airlines in Zimbabwe often default on their employees' wages, causing airline employees to go on strike every few days. So even if you book a ticket today, you don't know if the flight will be suspended tomorrow due to the strike. In this situation where travel is not guaranteed, most people choose to take the bus.
In fact, when Yunluo got on the bus, she still felt very good. The bus was divided into two floors. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were in the first row of the second floor, with a very wide view. They could enjoy the scenery along the way. (At that moment, Yunluo finally understood why Yunluo's idol "moomoo" traveled there.
They all chose the most tiring ride! Knowing how to appreciate the scenery along the way is an indispensable asset for travel) In addition to the driver, the bus was equipped with a very handsome black male waiter.
Drinks and fruits were constantly distributed back and forth. On the afternoon bus, "chickeninn" fried chicken was also distributed. It smelled so good! The bus was also equipped with toilets, microwaves, coffee machines and other facilities. Anyway, it was the most luxurious bus Yunluo had ever taken.
The full fare from Harare to Victoria is US$60. In Zimbabwe, US dollars are now directly circulated. In fact, Zimbabwe used to have its own banknotes.
Because of many internal and external reasons, paper money has depreciated sharply, until no one is willing to use their own paper money anymore. So they start trading directly in US dollars. Is this another currency market that the United States has successfully defeated? I hope the RMB will never be defeated.
Zimbabwe's roads are the best among the three countries Yunluo has visited, and its urban construction is also relatively the best. However, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo will encounter many policemen stopping cars for inspection along the way, and there are no toll booths along the way!
When there is a road repair, a special staff member will put up a "stop" sign, and the car will stop according to the sign. When the road is passable, the staff member will turn the sign over. When it turns into a yellow "go", the car can pass. It's very orderly!
The long drive to Victoria was beautiful. There were endless grasslands and bushes on both sides of the road, and from time to time there were a few monkeys jumping up and down on the roadside!
The hardware conditions of the "holidayinn" where Nalan Seqi and Yunluo live in Harare are far different from those of the "holidayinn" in Nanhe City. The facilities in China are still new and convenient!
The hotel sends a free newspaper every morning. Yunluo was bored and flipped to the wanted section. The wanted criminal had a reward of $500,000! I don't know what he had done, haha.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
I went to visit the home of the friend who hosted Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo. It was so big, covering more than 10,000 square meters! I heard that they bought it for 90,000 US dollars a few years ago, and now the price has risen to 500,000 US dollars. The housing prices in Zimbabwe are really attractive! In Nanhe City, this price can only buy a little more than 100 square meters in the city. It is very different from the 10,000 square meters here.
Victoria is a border city in Zimbabwe (next to Zambia). Because of the world-famous Victoria Falls, the local industry is mainly based on tourism, and the city is almost entirely filled with various resorts!
There are mostly European and American tourists here, so the rooms basically have four beds. Because except for China, families in other countries have several children, and if there are fewer beds, there won't be enough, haha.
There is a casino in the hotel where Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo stayed, but it seemed that not many people were playing there. It might be that Yunluo went there at the wrong time. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo went there for lunch. Usually, there are more people coming to this kind of place to play at night!
A meal ordered by Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo’s friends was served at the T-Bone Hotel Casino Restaurant.
The tourist attractions here are basically centered around Victoria Falls! For example, the world's second-ranked bungee jumping is right next to the falls; there are also paragliding, helicopter viewing of the falls, etc.
Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo went to ride an elephant! In fact, Yunluo has ridden elephants many times in Southeast Asia! But Nalan Shiqi and her friends have never ridden an elephant, and they rode an African elephant! This season is the dry season in Zimbabwe, and the bushes on the way to ride the elephant have become dry branches.
On the way back from riding the elephant, a group of wild boars followed Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo. They were probably old residents of the area. They knew that Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo would feed the elephant after riding the elephant, so they followed them to get some food.
There is also a crocodile pavilion next to the elephant park, which is far inferior to the one Yunluo visited in Thailand! But Nalan Shiqi and the others thought it was quite fun, as they had never seen so many crocodiles.
This house is full of crocodile museums that sell crocodile leather products.
We had lunch at a resort restaurant called BMW. At noon, they would feed meat to the eagles and vultures around them! So many tourists brought binoculars to eat here! From the restaurant, you can also see the bushes where Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo rode elephants before! The main attraction of Victoria is of course Victoria Falls!
In the rainy season, you need to wear a raincoat and hold an umbrella when you go to the waterfall. If you want to take pictures, you must put your camera in a sealed bag because the amount of water is too high. On the contrary, at this time, the amount of water is not large (it is still quite large in Yunluo's opinion), which is a good time to take pictures!
In fact, Victoria Falls is located in Zambia, but the best viewing point is in Zimbabwe, haha.
During the flood season, the entire Victoria Falls is very beautiful. This sign clearly shows that it is Victoria Falls during the rainy season. When I got here, I felt that it was Victoria Falls in the dry season. Walking on the stone path in the scenic area, I saw a few pigs digging at the roots of the trees at Victoria Falls from time to time.
The stone path in the scenic area is really beautiful. Victoria Falls. When visiting the Zambia River, you usually go there in the afternoon and you can see it until the sun goes down.
The Zambia River is the fourth largest river in Africa (the largest is the Nile River). On the cruise ship, you can see elephants drinking water along the way, hippos emerging from the water, etc.
Did you see the hippopotamus's little ears? Hehe, Zambia River. This hippopotamus has also exposed its nose. Zambia River. The sound of an elephant drinking water is like a water pump. Yunluo has mentioned Zambia River before. A paraglider flew over the Zambia River from Nalanshiqi and Yunluo's boat.
Bungee jumping is the highlight of Nalan Shiqi's trip. She had been thinking about it since before coming to Africa, and now she is finally going to do it! One of the friends who hosted Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo is in his 40s or 50s, but he actually risked his life to accompany a gentleman and decided to jump with Nalan Shiqi. How brave! Yunluo would not dare to do it anyway.
The reflection of the bungee bridge, and the rubber boat bungee jumping in the canyon below, the brave people jumping down and the small boat bungee jumping below, the one above is the weight, and the one below is the queue number bungee jumping. (To be continued...)