Here’s some fresh, hot gist…Pop star wannabe Danielle Edebiri seems set to take Kenya by storm. This is no rumour. It is sheer fantasy. A snitch revealed that she was seen booking dinner online with La Palanka restaurant in Nairobi. La Palanka restaurant, it turns out, is an African cuisine hangout at Lavington. Our snitch reveals Danielle has never left the shores of Nigeria before.
So why is Danielle booking for restaurant space? It was revealed that she has been receiving money lately from her relatives living in the UK and the US. She is so sure that her receiving money will pay off. After all, only recently, a friend of hers was sponsored to Dubai, all expenses paid, after receiving money through MoneyGram and cashing it at a UBA business office.#UBAAWOOF
If you would like to explore Kenya like Danielle, you only need to receive your MoneyGram or Western Union transfer at any UBA business offices. And while there, you may want to visit any of these interesting places:
· Nairobi National Park: Kenya's first national park, Nairobi National Park, a haven for wildlife, it is 7 km from the Nairobi city centre. It is also a rhino sanctuary, home to 50 of these critically endangered creatures. Apart from rhinos, there are lions, gazelles, buffaloes, warthogs, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, and ostriches, and more than 400 species of birds which have been recorded in the wetlands.
Enjoy the Safari walk. One can catch a glimpse of wildlife on foot, and walking trails weave around the area known as Hippo Pools.
Enjoy the Safari walk. One can catch a glimpse of wildlife on foot, and walking trails weave around the area known as Hippo Pools.
- David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and Giraffe Centre: Located at the gate of the Nairobi National Park, it is among at least 19 natural sanctuaries and parks you can pick from. Go on an informative, fully-narrative, friendly and professional guided tour. Experience a Close encounter with native wildlife. Enjoy a comprehensive tour by bus/coach. Get inside tips from a local. Savour a history tour that will take you back in time.
- Nairobi National Museum: What an educational way to spend a few hours on a city stopover! The museum displays diverse cultural and natural history exhibits including more than 900 stuffed birds and mammals, fossils from Lake Turkana, ethnic displays from various Kenyan tribal groups, and exhibits of local art. The Geology Gallery features an impressive collection of rocks and minerals. You gather information about tectonic plates and the life cycle of a volcano. The Hominid Vault contains a collection of prehistoric bones and fossils, including the preserved fossil of an elephant.
· Railway Museum: Join the Kenyans in celebrating the rich history of the railroad in Kenya and its impact on the nation's development. Look at vintage train and ship models, photographs from the original construction of the Uganda Railway, railway magazines, maps and drawings, and a silver service set used on overnight trains to Mombasa. You can also view a collection of steam locomotives and rolling stock also on display, including a model of the MV Liemba, built by the Germans and still in use along Lake Tanganyika. A particular feature of interest is the carriage used during the hunt for the Maneater of Kima in 1900. Captain Charles Ryall, a colonial officer, positioned himself in the carriage to shoot a man-eating lion; unfortunately he fell asleep and was dragged out the window by the lion.
· Ngong hills: "Ngong" means "knuckles" in Masaai. This is probably because the top of the green hills are jagged and resemble the back of a fist facing the sky. The hills are the peaks of a ridge overlooking the Great Rift Valley. It is said that many white settlers established their farms here in the early colonial days. Several walking trails traverse the hills offering beautiful views of the valleys below. Wildlife is also visible in the area. Buffalo, gazelles, giraffes, bushbuck, the occasional klipspringer, and troupes of baboons are often glimpsed grazing along the roadside. For Out of Africa fans, the grave of Denys Finch Hatton, the lover of famous Danish author, Karen Blixen, lies on the eastern slopes, graced by an obelisk and garden.
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