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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
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The Sarova Stanley £129 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Tribe - the Village Market Hotel £211 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Holiday Inn Nairobi £162 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Nairobi Serena Hotel £315 0.4 mi 0.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Fairview Hotel £67 0.9 mi 1.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Alan Bobbe's Bistro 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Tamambo Tapas Bar 0.1 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Panda Chinese Restaurant 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Nairobi National Museum 0.7 mi 1.1 km 4 of 5 stars
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust 1.7 mi 2.7 km 4 of 5 stars
The Village Market 3.9 mi 6.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“THE BLUE MARKET” VirtualTourist.com
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 23 attractions in Nairobi
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Traveller Description: This craft market, nearly destroyed by civil unrest in 1998, is across from the large City Market.
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Attraction type: Flea/street market
Address: Muindi Mbingu Street Nairobi
Kenya

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“What Blue Market? Other options ...”
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3 of 5 stars
FloridaCyndi
Saint Petersburg, Florida
25 Jun 2006
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Well, maybe this won't be posted, as you don't post reviews about "violent criminal activity." But about a month before the bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi, in August 1998, the "Blue Market" was destroyed, violently, at night, by those wanted the craft sellers off the property. The famous Blue Stalls are no more. Go there today and you... more

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Muindi Mbingu Street, Nairobi, Kenya