Thursday, February 24, 2005
Dr. Livingstone, I presume
And so to Tanganyika, and Zanzibar. There seems to be plenty of snow back in Blighty, so please find some photos below of sunnier climes. Also of interest is the fact that since we left the country the Trickies' march to safety and FA Cup glory have accelerated no end.
(and more importantly, I've been beating Will at backgammon. Unfortunately we managed to leave our " I don't want a safari/spice tour/or be ripped off, thank you" T shirts at home, so Will has been donning his shades and pretending he's not a tourist to be reckoned with... So we thoroughly enjoyed the spice tour...etc
We are now relaxing in Zanzibar, where every child wants a pen from you - see orderly line of children below - before all hell broke loose.)
Dar Es Salaam is a fairly relaxed town, but doesn't really warrant a visit, unless you need a visa and/or some interesting garlic-infused mince. It did prove a useful practice ground for dealing with the touts, which stands you in good stead for Stone Town (Zanzibar) when you're fresh off the ferry. Pulling into dock one can see the swarming masses approaching, waiting to sell you anything and everything. I've come to learn that you can bargain for EVERYTHING - and it's amazing how much you can get away with.
Anyway, back to those beaches...........
(and more importantly, I've been beating Will at backgammon. Unfortunately we managed to leave our " I don't want a safari/spice tour/or be ripped off, thank you" T shirts at home, so Will has been donning his shades and pretending he's not a tourist to be reckoned with... So we thoroughly enjoyed the spice tour...etc
We are now relaxing in Zanzibar, where every child wants a pen from you - see orderly line of children below - before all hell broke loose.)
Dar Es Salaam is a fairly relaxed town, but doesn't really warrant a visit, unless you need a visa and/or some interesting garlic-infused mince. It did prove a useful practice ground for dealing with the touts, which stands you in good stead for Stone Town (Zanzibar) when you're fresh off the ferry. Pulling into dock one can see the swarming masses approaching, waiting to sell you anything and everything. I've come to learn that you can bargain for EVERYTHING - and it's amazing how much you can get away with.
Anyway, back to those beaches...........
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though i still detect the hand of etchell in the photo captions, can't help feeling disappointed to see that the rhyming slang theme seems to have been parked.
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