"I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills." For fans of Danish author Karen Blixen and/or the 1985 movie Out of Africa, a visit to her former home in the suburb of Karen, 10 kilometres from Nairobi's city centre, can feel like a pilgrimage. In keeping with Blixen's love of storytelling, volunteer guides at Karen Blixen Museum tell you about her life and legacy as you wander the garden, before showing you through the house she called home between 1917 and 1931. The movie wasn't shot here (the rooms were too small for crew and cameras) but you'll see many of Blixen's belongings, from the gramophone Denys Finch-Hatton gave her to the Louis Vuitton trunk she brought from Denmark.READ MORE: www.coomaexpress.com.au
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