Pix from the trip

Ok, so I've finally reached home and thought I'd upload some pictures from the last weeks' shenanigans. First, a couple of artist's impressions of Alexandria - the first the bay and the Cornishe, the second of the new library.




Cairo, as I said, was great. Here is a picture of sunset over the Nile. And the second is a rare photo of what I actually work with - science. Here, GM potatoes in 3 stages. Usually takes up to a year to get from the green mush to the 'micrutubules' on the left. From the National Research Centre in Cairo.




And then, of course, there was Nairobi. Wonderful place, a complete surprise. Got a guided tour of the city at night, which I had been warned against seeing on foot, and even had a few local beers in a local pub with a local! The Jacarandas were in full bloom. And I did a piece for the Guardian (out next Tuesday) about the striking university lecturers. Below, the Jacaranda and a few of the students that are still being taught at the University of Nairobi.