Nairobi Bucket List

Lately I stumbled upon a website that listed 101 things to do in Nairobi. As I will be here for another month before transferring to my field assignment, I decided to make a Nairobi bucket list, even though I do not plan to kick the bucket. The goal is not to hurry to do all of these items, but to make a plan. Sometimes the best planning is done by making a list and I decided to spare the walls as they are already full. If I do not accomplish them all this time around I hope for an opportunity to do so in the future.  I am also aware that this list will change as I become more familiar with the city. Also this is purely a Nairobi list. If I decided to make one of Kenya I would run out of space. I will update hopefully with pictures and videos. Take the journey with me. 

Culinary Inspired

1.       Learn to make Kenyan Nyama Choma/mandazi and put  my own twist on it

2.       Try Nairobi Ethiopian Food and visit an Ethiopian coffee house

3.       Try Nairobi Chinese food

4.       Eat at Burger Hut Nairobi

5.       Eat Carnivore Restaurant Nairobi

6.       Try more Kenyan Street Food (Be brave)

7.       Have a Tusker/Senator

8.       Drink the Micro Brew at Brew Bistro Nairobi (Preferably after finishing my Masters Paper)

9.       Buy Kenyan Coffee/Tea for family and friends

10.   Learn to make  Samosa, managu, ugali (brown and white)

Artesian

11.   Visit Art Gallery Watatu

12.   Visit the Bee Center and get a wax candle

13.   Visit Kenyatta Market

14.   Visit Kazuri Bead Factory and eat without regrets

15.   Visit  Kitengela Glass

16.   Visit Banana Hill Artists

17.   Visit Maasai Market- And find purchase a nice print

18.   Visit Spinner’s Web

19.   Triangle Market (Blue Dukas)

Random Touristy

20.   Learn to Speak Sheng Sheng (Nairobi’s very own form of street slang)

21.   Learn a song/poem in Kiswahili

22.   Watch a Football Match

23.   Go to a concert of one of the many international/national artists that perform

24.   Be a spectator at the Nairobi Marathon

25.   Go Nairobi Mountain Biking

26.   Visit Nairobi Jamia Mosque

27.   Go to a service at All Saints Cathedral

28.   Visit McMillan Memorial Library

29.   Visit Railway Museum – Home of the Lunatic Express

30.   Visit Nairobi National Museum

31.   Visit Kenya National Archives

32.   Visit Kenyatta Mausoleum

33.   Visit August Memorial Park

34.   Visit Bomas of Kenya

35.   Visit Riuki Cultural Center

36.   Visit Kiambethu Tea Farm or any tea farm

37.   Visit Nairobi Arboretum

38.   Visit Ngong Hills Forest

39.   Visit Nairobi National Park

40.   Do Nairobi Safari Walk

41.   Visit Nairobi Animal Orphanage

42.   Visit an Elephant at Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage

43.   Stand as Tall as a Giraffe at Nairobi Giraffe Centre

44.   Visit Nairobi Butterfly Centre

45.   Visit the Maasai Ostich Farm (and maybe try eating it)

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