A visit to the Karen Blixen Museum

Karen Blixen, the Out of Africa Author lived in this estate from 1913-1931. This is where she threw a grand dinner party for the prince of wales and where she carried a torrid relationship with the aviator Denys Finch Hatton. 

Karen and the Boyfriend lived in separate bedrooms and thus denys would only visit Karens bedroom when she was in good moods. She had some indicating lights to enable denys to know when n when not to see her. The red light would indicate she was in a bad mood while the green light  indicated she was in good moods and so Denys was welcome to her bedroom for any intimacy!!

The house has wall paintings and photos of Karen and his Husband as well as the boyfriend and the workers as well as furnitures and farm machinery she used to cultivate tea and coffee plantations during that time she lived in Kenya.

Karen loved hunting and she wore two hats when going to hunt as she believed the Africa sun was too hot that it could damage her brain. In the house you will be able to see photos of Karen hunting and having killed a lion then evidences that she was a good hunter!!

In the compound she could watch the Ngong Hills which look like Knuckles which was so breathtaking. She for her and the boyfriend to be buried there but unfortunately she died while she was in Denmark her home country thus only Finch Hattons was buried at the Ngong Hills who died before Karen after a plain crash in Voi.

We will be glad to take you to this museum which has alot of History about Karen Blixen as well as a hike to the Ngong Hills for a breathtaking view of the of the Great Riftvalley as well as the city of Nairobi.

This is where Karen felt she belonged and ought to be and anyone who visits the hills feels the same affinity with this landscape.

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