When I first went to Rome I was very excited about the prospect of seeing a nun, and found the whole thing very amusing but also super cool! In Nairobi you often see nuns out and about (I do still get the giggles when I see them driving or shopping which is absolutely ridiculous as they are of course humans!) but the novelty has not worn off, and they still make me smile.
As my car is in the garage I have taken to walking a lot more in daylight. The pavements here don't always exist, and so it does get a bit uneven, muddy and rocky. But still, I am enjoying walking and realising how lazy my legs have become as they ache after some quite short walks. I definitely don't live in London anymore!
Last weekend Kelly and I decided to walk to a shopping centre about 45 minutes away. After 15 minutes my flip flop snapped! Tricky! After a lot of giggling, we managed to walk/skate on the flip flop to a shoe shop that was tucked away nearby-wasn't too far, we were lucky!
I mourned my flip flop but didn't think too much of it.
Until yesterday. After work I rang Kelly and suggested a Planet Yogurt Friday afternoon trip. Planet Yogurt is really one of the best things about Nairobi. It's frozen yogurt with a variety of toppings and is so yummy and addictive, it takes great self control not to go there daily. So, off we walked.....this time quite a short walk but uphill, and due to the recent matatu strikes, the 'pavements' were rather busy as public transport is greatly reduced. So, it was quite difficult to walk and the road was of course Kenyan style, particularly uneven and rocky. And, it happened again! But this time I couldn't even skate on the flip flop! The ground was uphill and not at all smooth. The only option was barefoot.
We were perhaps 15 minutes from our destination so giggled along. What else could you do?! But then a nun stopped, and asked if she could give us a lift as had seen that my shoe had broken. I thought this was hilarious! Loved it! So yes, it isn't good to get into cars with strangers but I thought a nun would fall into the same category as policemen, so in we jumped. She dropped us right outside the shopping centre and I decided to buy a pretty pair of wedges as opposed to flip flops (not sure I trust them) for the walk home, and of course a rather delicious Planet Yogurt!
We have planned a mission of a walk today to go to a craft fair....am debating whether to bring a spare pair of shoes. Twice in a week already!!
As my car is in the garage I have taken to walking a lot more in daylight. The pavements here don't always exist, and so it does get a bit uneven, muddy and rocky. But still, I am enjoying walking and realising how lazy my legs have become as they ache after some quite short walks. I definitely don't live in London anymore!
Last weekend Kelly and I decided to walk to a shopping centre about 45 minutes away. After 15 minutes my flip flop snapped! Tricky! After a lot of giggling, we managed to walk/skate on the flip flop to a shoe shop that was tucked away nearby-wasn't too far, we were lucky!
I mourned my flip flop but didn't think too much of it.
Until yesterday. After work I rang Kelly and suggested a Planet Yogurt Friday afternoon trip. Planet Yogurt is really one of the best things about Nairobi. It's frozen yogurt with a variety of toppings and is so yummy and addictive, it takes great self control not to go there daily. So, off we walked.....this time quite a short walk but uphill, and due to the recent matatu strikes, the 'pavements' were rather busy as public transport is greatly reduced. So, it was quite difficult to walk and the road was of course Kenyan style, particularly uneven and rocky. And, it happened again! But this time I couldn't even skate on the flip flop! The ground was uphill and not at all smooth. The only option was barefoot.
We were perhaps 15 minutes from our destination so giggled along. What else could you do?! But then a nun stopped, and asked if she could give us a lift as had seen that my shoe had broken. I thought this was hilarious! Loved it! So yes, it isn't good to get into cars with strangers but I thought a nun would fall into the same category as policemen, so in we jumped. She dropped us right outside the shopping centre and I decided to buy a pretty pair of wedges as opposed to flip flops (not sure I trust them) for the walk home, and of course a rather delicious Planet Yogurt!
We have planned a mission of a walk today to go to a craft fair....am debating whether to bring a spare pair of shoes. Twice in a week already!!
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