Like most first-time visitors to a place, I came with all my "baggage". You know...pre-conceived ideas about Africa, Kenya, and of course, Nairobi.

Downtown Nairobi is a modern city just like you would find anywhere else in the world, with parks, streets, and traffic. In fact, traffic here is just as crazy as London or Paris. Here's a view from our hotel window, showing the morning commute getting started.