Africa, in the usual impression of many people, is a relatively backward feeling, and there seems to be no decent big city. However, with the continuous development of society, many countries and regions in Africa have made great progress. Today we're in Nairobi, a very modern city that might subvert your impression of Africa.
Nairobi is the capital of Kenya and the largest city in East Africa.
Nairobi
Kenya is a country that is very well developed in the whole African region, has a certain industrial base, has characteristic natural landscapes such as the Great Rift Valley and highland lakes, and has an identity that interests many people, that is, Obama's hometown, so the tourism industry here has always been relatively hot.
Because Kenya's neighboring countries Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Sudan and Tanzania are relatively backward countries, Nairobi's status in this region is very high, and it is particularly important, becoming the economic center of the entire East Africa, but also the land and air transportation hub of the region, with the reputation of "the capital of East Africa", and the United Nations Africa headquarters is also located here.
Kenya has vigorously built Nairobi, forming a model centered on the capital to drive the development of the surrounding areas.
Nairobi's urban construction is very modern and gives it a vibrant and vibrant feel, especially in the city centre, which is lined with high-rise buildings and looks quite imposing. Office buildings, star hotels, high-end shopping malls, leisure and entertainment venues and other facilities in the city are also very perfect, which can provide people with convenient and high-quality living conditions.
Kenyatta Conference Centre amanderson
The Kenyatta International Convention Centre is worth mentioning, the 105-meter-high cylindrical building, which was put into use as early as the 1970s, gave people a first taste of the city's prosperity, and although many more innovative buildings have been built later, it has always been a landmark and symbolic building in Nairobi. At the same time, it is also the only building that offers a sightseeing program, standing on the top of the building, with a panoramic view of the entire city.
City center, highlights in the lower right corner
Entering the interior of the city, the streets are also clean and tidy and orderly. Thanks to the good climatic conditions, the greenery here is very well done, full of green, inadvertently leaving a good impression. As a former British colony, here is very much influenced by the British, you can see the advertisements, street signs are basically marked with English, there is no problem in communicating with the locals in English, even the habit of tipping is also in line with the British, so if you leave aside the element of "people", it does not feel like Africa at all.
Nairobi may be just a small city by the standards of our city, but if you've been to other cities in Africa, you'll find that it's really bustling. Looking at Africa, apart from a few of South Africa's largest cities, it is difficult for any other city to match.
Comfortable living is also inseparable from a good environment, from the city to the suburbs, you will find that the natural landscape here is equally intoxicating. Although Nairobi is close to the equator, it is located on the East African plateau, much cooler than other regions at the same latitude, can be described as spring in all seasons, and the precipitation is abundant, the vegetation is luxuriant, forming a unique equatorial plateau landscape, is a rare livable place in Africa.
Nature
Taken together, Nairobi combines various advantages and is definitely a benchmark and representative of Africa's modern cities, which can make people deeply appreciate the vitality and potential of this land.
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