We went to Gede, the ruins of a 14th century Arabic trading town, in which artifacts from India, China, Venice, and Spain have been found. And yet the Portuguese, who occupied Malindi only 7 miles away in the same time period, did not know that it existed. There is no record of the town in any Arabic or Portuguese historical records.
The Great Mosque.
A prayer alcove, it's shape is such that the person praying can be heard by the entire congregation.
The Palace.
The King's tomb.
And me in it.
They had flush toilets, better than most of the toilets in Kenya now, 500 years later...
A tree, I can't remember which kind, eating a wall of one of the seven Mosques
Don't fall down the well, Shadrach...
Beautiful! Ruins are so much fun to prowl around in. The 8th picture reminds me of an ent helping to break down Isengard.
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