Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Day II

Work was interesting today - we thought scope was nailed down but i think things are still up for grabs. Will be a bit of a journey to see how the next few weeks go and what we end up agreeing and then delivering! We had several power cuts today and I'm getting to grips with the fact that this is a regular occurance. Luckily we have laptops - the clients however are not so lucky. I think a lot of people had to abandon work for most of the afternoon.

We went to lunch in a cool cafe called something like 'All About Tea' where my team had cups of tea that were 50% honey and looked really good. I will try one next time.
I had mexican fillet steak that was so cooked that i couldn't even cut it with my knife. The plain rice and vegetables with avocado I had were good though. Walking back to work in total sunshine was priceless.




This evening we visited Nakamat in the Westgate Mall. Nairobi is amazing, they have all the same products you'd get in the UK, the variety you get in the US with a Kenyan spin (fresh peas, fresh tofu, fruit in the fresh and fruti section, etc.) Excitingly I found a 'Dairy Alternatives' section which was great - check it out. Strangely, I can't find any nice bananas. They all seem to be bruised. Maybe all pretty bananas are exported? Sad, but true. Tonight's dinner you ask? I made a ham and tomato sandwich.




Compared to Morocco Nairobi feels so organised, developed and safe. Let's see how things go!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Oh wow! "Mexican" stake in Kenya!? Very impressed, however I am sure the original version is edible with cutlery!!!