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Fort Jesus is an old for located in Mombasa. When I was here in July of 2010, we came to Fort Jesus, but it was closed so I could only look at the outside. This time we were able to go inside. A young volunteer named Victor gave us a private tour of the place (he was doing an internship there). The Portuguese built this fort in the 1500's and then it was taken over by the Arabs in the 1600's. Then the British took control in the 1800's. It was built at the old Mombasa harbor and is absolutely beautiful. I love going to old places with a lot of history. Here are some pictures of our tour.















This is where they went to the bathroom. A hole in the wall that led to a pit down below.



I don't think they are supposed to be used anymore...