Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Day 321 – Tuesday 14th December 2010

We woke nice and early and embarked on a large, leisurely breakfast. We are going to miss the plates of fresh tropical fruit.

Packing didn’t take too long and we had time for a quick dip in the ocean and some sun bathing pool side.

Just after 12pm our taxi arrived and we headed to Stone Town, Zanzibar’s capital.

Awesome!

Our first impressions are a place full of life, rich cultures and adventure opportunities everywhere. This is exciting.

We got dropped a 5 minute walk from the hotel and made our way down tiny alleys and streets until we found our home for the next two nights, The Zanzibar Coffee House. It is a tiny coffee shop with 8 rooms above, full of character and charm.IMG_5242

We were treated to a wonderful iced coffee before we headed out to explore the town. I can’t think of words to describe it, and the photos can’t give you the smells and sounds as you weave in and out of narrow streets, but stunning comes close.

We spent most of the afternoon just pottering and getting lost before arriving back at our hotel for an evening drink on its roof terrace.

We had heard of some local music and dancing going on, and decided we would head along. Maybe we have been treated to exceptional standards in Tabora, but this was poor. We soon made our escape.

Our restaurant for dinner was wonderful; a small roof terrace overlooking the sea and the city, where we sat surrounded by P1010924 hundreds of cushions eating fresh seafood. The only downside was the fact that we were the only customers!

It really is not tourist season.

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