Elephant Orphanage, Giraffe Centre & Karen Blixen Museum

The Elephant Orphanage takes in baby orphaned elephants.  Every elephant there has a story.  While there, they are cared for and prepared so they can be returned to the wild.

The Giraffe Centre is an important breeding centre for the endangered Rothschild Giraffe.  Her we were able to feed the giraffe from an elevated platform.  Some of us were lucky enough to get a kiss from one of the giraffe.  It wasn't wet and sloppy,  it was kinda like a gentle sandpaper lick.

Margie ready for a kiss.

The Karen Blixen Museum is the farmhouse Karen Blixen lived between 1941 and 1931.  She was a wealthy Danish coffee planter and aristocrat.  She became a famous author writing on Africa and one of her famous memoir's was Out of Africa.  She lived a life of luxury however her personal life was full of heartache.  Her first marriage failed and then her British playboy lover died in a plane crash.

The museum is the lovely preserved colonial farmhouse which was set in beautiful gardens you are able to wander around on.  There were no pictures allowed inside the house but we were able to use our cameras on the grounds.

Nairobi city tour.