bananan trip
2008/10/07(Tue)
Bananan Trip
Continuing from Bananan Trip2008/10/06
Thanks, BG. We are nice buddy and will be so forever, right? X day in Aug, BG and BB went to the embassy of Kenya. Hot and humid. Hey, it looks like a normal but gorgeous living house. It stands in living area. Not bad to live in this area if we live together. Thinking and talking that kind of things together, we were in relax mood. No guard man, No closed gate, but open always. We also went to the embassy of Tanzania. This was also same like the one of Kenya, open and relax. Super relax compared to Chinese embassy. We got peaceful feeling of the globe. It looks rather stable at both Kenya and Tanzania now, but we guess it is fundamentally still unstable and difficult there. Well, uh so, we cannot get our VISA on the same day. We have to come again next days to the both of Kenyan and Tanzanian embassies. OK, then, vaccination in the afternoon.
We went to the quarantine and found only a few people besides us. After that, people started gathering in the hall step by step. Now we have around 50 here, who all have ticket and are waiting for vaccination. Ohhhhhhhh, injection at last. Both of us, BB and BG are a bit scared. Diameter 3 cm, and 10cm length of needle…. Oh, it’s my turn for BB. The doctor looks gentle rather than aggressive. Injection…ah ha, quite small. Hun, it looks like a peanut. Injection itself took only a few second. OK, next, it is BG’s turn. Hey, still scared, she is. He~y, BG! Very painful! BG still being scared looks very cute. Well, we finished it without any problem and received yellow cards (sometimes it is necessary to show our yellow cards at immigration so that we can prove ourselves not injected by yellow fever). Actually we did not use this at all during all our trip as a result. So, we finished vaccination against yellow fever!
Next day, BB went to both of Kenya and Tanzanian embassy to get VISA for BB and BG. Kenyan VISA is quite simple and cheap looking; just a stamp and hand writing on it. BB! We enjoyed it very much, did not we ?
All right, next we have to prepare cash to have with us for the trip. How much we need around? Prices there must be low, but there are maybe prices only for visitors or foreigners. William gave us a hint that maybe 2 persons need USD 800 minimum. It includes souvenirs, tips and medicine. Well, sounds reasonable. However we have to have another cash USD 3000 with us so that we can pay the rest of unpaid amount to William. Looks very expensive for you, right? Actually BB thought so as well. BB made a kind of bench marking with other travel agencies and found out it was quite normal. Besides, it might happen that 3 Africans (driver, guide and cook) serve only for BG and BB exclusively! Well, when should we exchange JPY with USD? According to a German friend of BB, we can use only USD bills issued from 2003 onwards in Kenya and Tanzania. It is because there were so many troubles happened in the past with fake USD bills. Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn, better to exchange JPY with USD in Japan not locally in Africa. So, BB started watching actual exchange rate between JPY and USD everyday. BB thought that JPY must be getting stronger soon and we should wait until the last timing. However oh, my god. Our prime minister, Fukuda, declared his resignation all of sudden! Uuuuuhhhh, of course our JPY will get weaker quickly. BB though in that way and immediately exchanged our JPY with USD. At this moment, BB did not get any 1 USD bill. BB had no enough experience with tip. Was a bit mistake. As a result, BB had to go to the bank again to get many of 1 USD bill. Anyway, cash is OK now! So, what next!
bananan trip
2008/10/07(Tue)
Preparation goes well step by step.
Hiiiiiiii, this is BG. Thanks to the quick decision and action of BB, preparation and planning for the visit to Kenya and Tanzania was going quite well step by step. All thanks to BB. Actually, BB made very accurate and precise schedule until start of this trip. Well, BG fell in love with BB again. BB reserved flight tickets at first immediately. BG’s mood was still very easy like “ I wanna visit NgoroNgoroooooooooooooooooo~”, though. This flight reservation was impact big enough to make BG have realistic feeling. BB let BG have hope. Actually during this time period, BG was suffering from some big trouble on her business. BB did catch that information in the very early stage. Action! No other priority anyway. Nnnnnnnnnnnnnn, this is the difference between a capable guy and others. So, I do admire him （‐＾▽＾‐）.
After having fixed a guide local in Nairobi, detailed preparation started. Well, actually BG did nothing but did rely on BB all (´0ﾉ｀*).
Application for VISA at Embassy of Kenya in Jiyugaoka→then, in the afternoon, went to a quarantine by a train, Yurikamome, from Shinbashi. We had heavy shower in the meantime, which however ceased that hot and humid weather condition.
Vaccination against yellow fever made me scared really. BB scared me saying that they do it on your buttocks with a very big injection. Well, as a matter of fact, I was tensed very much. Besides, there were a lot of posters around us in the quarantine showing us so many different furious diseases all over the world. Scared…Some of them were totally unknown to me. Sometimes feeling like so, what? Maybe many of us end up our lives not knowing any of those furious diseases, if we live in Japan. All right, I got quite normal injection instead of big one in a minute. Was not necessary to worry about it at all! (shit…) (￣▽+￣*). After that, time passed away and I, BG did just packing for things for myself.
Preparation goes well step by step.
Hiiiiiiii, this is BG. Thanks to the quick decision and action of BB, preparation and planning for the visit to Kenya and Tanzania was going quite well step by step. All thanks to BB. Actually, BB made very accurate and precise schedule until start of this trip. Well, BG fell in love with BB again. BB reserved flight tickets at first immediately. BG’s mood was still very easy like “ I wanna visit NgoroNgoroooooooooooooooooo~”, though. This flight reservation was impact big enough to make BG have realistic feeling. BB let BG have hope. Actually during this time period, BG was suffering from some big trouble on her business. BB did catch that information in the very early stage. Action! No other priority anyway. Nnnnnnnnnnnnnn, this is the difference between a capable guy and others. So, I do admire him （‐＾▽＾‐）.
After having fixed a guide local in Nairobi, detailed preparation started. Well, actually BG did nothing but did rely on BB all (´0ﾉ｀*).
Application for VISA at Embassy of Kenya in Jiyugaoka→then, in the afternoon, went to a quarantine by a train, Yurikamome, from Shinbashi. We had heavy shower in the meantime, which however ceased that hot and humid weather condition.
Vaccination against yellow fever made me scared really. BB scared me saying that they do it on your buttocks with a very big injection. Well, as a matter of fact, I was tensed very much. Besides, there were a lot of posters around us in the quarantine showing us so many different furious diseases all over the world. Scared…Some of them were totally unknown to me. Sometimes feeling like so, what? Maybe many of us end up our lives not knowing any of those furious diseases, if we live in Japan. All right, I got quite normal injection instead of big one in a minute. Was not necessary to worry about it at all! (shit…) (￣▽+￣*). After that, time passed away and I, BG did just packing for things for myself.
bananan trip
OK, done finally!. Well, handling charge at the bank in Nairobi? No idea about it. Let’s wait for information and confirmation from William one week later.
So, what’s next? OK, vaccination. Yellow fever. This vaccination has to be done at least one month earlier than our trip. Otherwise it cannot be activated. Once we get it, then it can work next 10 years. Where I can get it done? Have to find out any quarantine. OK. It is available in Odaiba. Let’s get reservation. Maybe this can be done in the afternoon and in the morning, we can do VISA arrangement. Kenya、Tanzania…Where their embassies are located? Not so far away, maybe we can do it within one day. OK, maybe we can take a day off, one day, and I can enjoy a kid of date with BG for this purpose, vaccination and VISA! Sounds very happy. But vaccination means injection. Could be like dia 3 cm and needle length 10cm…… Now I remember one of office girls of our company told me that she got vaccination injection on her buttocks.. All right, anyway, just do it!
2008/10/07(Tue)
break, a little
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, this is BG. Here we get a little break. Why BG wanted to visit NgoroNgoro. It was some TV program showing some documentary around 8 years ago. Discovery channel broadcasted documentary program of NgoroNgoro. That picture of NgoroNgoro just hit my heart so muchヾ(＠°▽°＠)ﾉ. I watched so many different animals lived there in harmony. That scene was different from any other scene of Africa. It was like heaven on the earth. A crater, in a sense, closed world. Lions, zebras, impalas and gazelles, all there just eating grasses there slowly and happily.
Discovery channel explained that there is no furious survival life of animals here, they could film this kind of picture in this kind of mood. It means that the environment of NgoroNgoro is quite nice for animals. If there was heaven on the earth, it was really that picture in that program, which was more beautiful than BG could believe that it was real world. So, BG strongly wished to be there someday. But it was like a dream for BG, which is not that easy to make it possible in normal holidays. It is Africa. Was not realistic. At that time.
Since that time, NgoroNgoro, this image remained in BG’s mind. When BG met Henry from Kenya, BG felt like it was getting realistic a bit. However it took long time since this moment as well. It was around 5 years ago when BG met Henry. At that time BG was just still wishing to be in NgroNgoro someday. Still unrealistic.
Just one word, which BG talked to BB, made real steps forward finally. “Where you wish to go overseas, BG?”“Well, Alaska, but I have been wishing to visit NgoroNgoro since long time, BB”“BG, I know Alaska, but what is NgoroNgoro?”
Just next day, there was an email from BB. “BG, I checked up NgoroNgoro, which is really nice tome as well!”
This just did make this trip to Africa, NgoroNgoro possible! Wishing something strongly, we can make it ture! I’ll make it!! BB, I love you!
So, what’s next? OK, vaccination. Yellow fever. This vaccination has to be done at least one month earlier than our trip. Otherwise it cannot be activated. Once we get it, then it can work next 10 years. Where I can get it done? Have to find out any quarantine. OK. It is available in Odaiba. Let’s get reservation. Maybe this can be done in the afternoon and in the morning, we can do VISA arrangement. Kenya、Tanzania…Where their embassies are located? Not so far away, maybe we can do it within one day. OK, maybe we can take a day off, one day, and I can enjoy a kid of date with BG for this purpose, vaccination and VISA! Sounds very happy. But vaccination means injection. Could be like dia 3 cm and needle length 10cm…… Now I remember one of office girls of our company told me that she got vaccination injection on her buttocks.. All right, anyway, just do it!
2008/10/07(Tue)
break, a little
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, this is BG. Here we get a little break. Why BG wanted to visit NgoroNgoro. It was some TV program showing some documentary around 8 years ago. Discovery channel broadcasted documentary program of NgoroNgoro. That picture of NgoroNgoro just hit my heart so muchヾ(＠°▽°＠)ﾉ. I watched so many different animals lived there in harmony. That scene was different from any other scene of Africa. It was like heaven on the earth. A crater, in a sense, closed world. Lions, zebras, impalas and gazelles, all there just eating grasses there slowly and happily.
Discovery channel explained that there is no furious survival life of animals here, they could film this kind of picture in this kind of mood. It means that the environment of NgoroNgoro is quite nice for animals. If there was heaven on the earth, it was really that picture in that program, which was more beautiful than BG could believe that it was real world. So, BG strongly wished to be there someday. But it was like a dream for BG, which is not that easy to make it possible in normal holidays. It is Africa. Was not realistic. At that time.
Since that time, NgoroNgoro, this image remained in BG’s mind. When BG met Henry from Kenya, BG felt like it was getting realistic a bit. However it took long time since this moment as well. It was around 5 years ago when BG met Henry. At that time BG was just still wishing to be in NgroNgoro someday. Still unrealistic.
Just one word, which BG talked to BB, made real steps forward finally. “Where you wish to go overseas, BG?”“Well, Alaska, but I have been wishing to visit NgoroNgoro since long time, BB”“BG, I know Alaska, but what is NgoroNgoro?”
Just next day, there was an email from BB. “BG, I checked up NgoroNgoro, which is really nice tome as well!”
This just did make this trip to Africa, NgoroNgoro possible! Wishing something strongly, we can make it ture! I’ll make it!! BB, I love you!