Lunch and High Tea at Giraffe Manor

This is so cute.  Look at their iPad cover! 

I could soooo get used to this...

Everything was delicious

I want a pair of salad servers like this!

After lunch we rested a bit and was also presented with a little gift

Before we knew it it was time for high tea...I wasn't even hungry!

I did steal a chocolate chip cookie though.  I couldn't resist!

Yup, a full bar was also available

I just love her tongue!!

Kenya and The Giraffe Manor

So you remember the crazy place that we stayed the first night in Kenya?  Well here it is..Safi Budget Apartments.  Sorry, these are the only two pics I got.  I wasn't too excited to take pictures of the place.

Oh, and do you remember my hot water incident?  Well go figure...the next morning while I was washing my hands in the sink look what I found:

They just happened to forget to mention this when we checked in.  By the time I saw it I didn't have time to take another shower.  Randy got to take one though.

Our ride was promptly there at 7am to take us to Giraffe Manor.  This is Sammy, our driver.  Everyone here is so nice.

This is the entrance.  So cute yah!

The Giraffe Manor has been around since the 1930s but opened in 1984 as a quaint hotel where the guests could interact with the endagered Rothschild giraffes.  They greet you in the morning at breakfast and also during high tea.  The hotel is situated on 12 private acres within 140 acres of forest land in Nairobi.  There's a history with the film "Out of Africa" but I forget the story.  I gotta watch the movie one day...

The reason for this post is to show you all the special touches that this place has.  They thought of everything!

Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the food this morning

Tomorrow:  Lunch and High Tea!

HAKUNAMATATA!!

Thursday, March 16, 2017
Giraffe Manor

Ok, so this is what I've been waiting 2 years for...This is the Giraffe Manor.  It's a sanctuary for the endangered Rothschild giraffes and it's also a wonderful place to stay if ever you're in Kenya.  This is only a smidgen of the pics I took today, I'll get into more detail once I get home but I wanted to show you how special this place is and why I was stressing out so badly to get here...

But first, Dubai.  This is Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world.

Ok, that's all for Dubai for today.  Off to Giraffe Manor!  Yes, I'm skipping the Kafi apartments too...that's all for a later day.  I'm exhausted.  It's past midnight and I've been post processing for over 2 hours now.

We got up early to have some breakfast with the giraffes.  Food pics coming later!

The food is wonderful in case you were wondering...

This is my cousin Susie.

And her husband Evam.  You'll meet Layne and Amanda later.

After breakfast we headed out to The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.  This is where they foster orphaned elephants.  You can also get a chance to adopt an elephant for 50 USD per year.  Susie adopted one, I can't remember her name but she was rescued from a poaching mission I think 2 years ago.

After the elephants we went back to the manor and they showed us to our rooms...here's ours...

We have a balcony where we can feed the giraffes in the morning

I'll show you more later.  On to lunch...

Meet Layne and Amanda.  Layne and Randy have been friends since hanabata days and he was the best man at our wedding.

After a quick nap it was time for high tea...and lots and lots of kisses!

The lighting was incredible

Ok good night!  Gotta get up early tomorrow for another adventure!