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  • Karen Blixen Museum

    exploring the colonial lifestyle of a Danish Baroness in the rural suburbs

    Location: 

    Karen Blixen, Nairobi, Kenya

    Duration: 

    Monday, May 16, 2016

    Personal highlights

    1. Karen Blixen: Danish Baroness who (unsuccessfully) tried to build a farm
    2. Museum: showing the colonial lifestyle of the beginning of the 20th century
    3. Tour guide: private tour guide explained Karen's life and the farm's history
    4. Photography: I don't understand why it should be forbidden to take pictures?
    5. Book: Out of Africa (Karen's memoirs at the farm site in Karen) 

    Image sources

    1. Garden around the house
    2. Dining room (from the movie)
    3. Very old tractor in the garden
    4. Karen Blixen's lovely house
    5. Original kitchen utensils