These aren't all the pics we wanted to upload, but the computer refuses to cooperate. Just wanted to post something to keep y'all up to date...
We are currently in Zanzibar (island off the coast of Tanzania) for some beach and relaxation time. We spent 4 days in Stone Town (the main town) and we are now up north in a beach town (that incidentally, has huge nightly parties right outside our hotel..yay).
We've found Zanzibar to be pretty much it's own country. It has a wonderful harmonious blend of Indian, Arab, and African influence. Everyone here is nice and pretty relaxed.
Here are some photos from our time in Stone Town:
We saw a traditional taarab music performance - the music sounded a lot like Indian!
The beach in Zanzibar is for everyone...
Watching boats has been a fun pastime as there are a ton of them, including these ancient vessels called dhows, which were once used to circuit the Indian Ocean.
REAL COFFEE!!! Actual, drip coffee...fantastic.
It seems completely logical that these two sunbathing ladies would want to purchase some wood. Of course they would.
Watching kids and their tomfoolery...ah, I remember the days I used to skip school and play on ropes in the ocean.
Did a fair amount of souvenir shopping, since we haven't done a ton on the trip so far. Got some good stuff, and sometimes more than we bargained for (such as when P went to buy scarves from a dude who called himself 'Mr. Cheapy' or something...Mr. Cheapy went on to insult us because we are American, even saying that Elaine couldn't possibly vote for Obama because she is white. What!?!?! Give us the scarves and leave us alone, buddy.)
Dinner at the night market.
You pick what you want and they cook it right there. (there were even veggie options!)
Dessert at the night market...yum!
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