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Denys Finch Hatton's grave site - nd the grave is truly in the Ngong Hills.  Today there is a good bit of development, particularly small shambas in the hills, but the site is maintained by a Kenya family, who do a wonderful job maintaining the grave.  One last note, the grave is a long way from Karen's house, and when she and the others went to bury Denys, they really had to want to go, because I am sure that when this was done there were hardly any roads to speak of in the hills. Beryl Markham, Finch Hatton, Babette's Feast, Last Note, Karen Blixen, F Pictures, Happy Valley, Out Of Africa, Beatrix Potter

One of the last places I went before I left Nairobi was a longer visit to the Karen Blixen Museum and the Denys Finch Hatton grave site. I find it interesting that Blixen's house has been given the full treatment, and turned into a beautiful museum, donated by the government of Denmark to Kenya, and Kenya has done a wonderful job keeping it up. Finch Hatton, on the other hand, has not fared quite as well. Still, visiting the two sites on the same day made their love come alive, despite the…

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