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Nairobi (estimated pop. 4 million) began as a small stop-over camp during the building of the Mombassa-Kampala railway line but has since grown into the administrative and political capital of the country. There’re numerous shopping centers, a bright night life and even an ice rink (one of a handful in all of Africa). It has a strong Western feel, but it’s also remarkably African in its pace of life (varying from frenetic to crazily laid back) , Safaris and loud markets.
Mombasa (pop. 900,000) was a major trading hub between India, Asia and eventually Europe for almost a thousand years. The architecture and culture is a blend of Indian, Arab, European and African styles, and it has a range of attractions ranging from Fort Jesus, built by the Portugese in the 16th