Friday, November 5, 2010

Peaceful Malindi.




My trip to Malindi was so serene and beautiful. I loved every minute of it. Its like this little treasure has been tucked away miles from the hustles and bustle of city life. I loved the serenity of this small town, the friendly people, the narrow streets, its culture, and I loved that while I was in my hotel room at night, I could hear the Imam from the mosque, Almost surreal, from a distance. I took it all in.

I've shared pictures from the beautiful White Elephant Restaurant and the artist is none other than Tanzini Armando.

I arrived in Malindi at around 8pm, after driving from Mombasa. The distance from Mombasa Island to Malindi is about 1ookms, and I left Mombasa at around 6pm, unfortunately I didnt get to enjoy the beautiful scenery from Mtwapa, to Kilifi, and through Watamu that particular night, but I arrived safely in Malindi.

I found suitable accomodation on Mama Ngina Drive, I love the ocean, the view of the ocean from the villa I was staying in, is hard to describe.

Malindi is full of culture, and beautiful white sandy beaches however, I did notice that most, if not all the locals were very fluent in Italian. Apart from the locals, Malindi town is also inhabited by Italians for the most part. Which was interesting, so one should be prepared for this if its their first visit.

Stay well Malindi, I have to see you again.

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