Father/Son Safari Part 6: Stonetown

After our day in the son, we came back for a nice relaxing drink ocean side to watch the sunset. Here is the menu from the place...not the best food, but is named after the one and only lead singer of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Who knew that Freddie was born on Zanzibar?!

After Mercury's it was time for some dinner. We ate out on the street...literally! Here are some pictures of the outside street seafood market that they have set up every night down near the water. We had some Zanzibar "pizza" coconut bread, and of course, a couple cold cokes.


Here is our chef cooking the "pizzas."


And a spread of one of the seafood tables...i wanted to try the octopus, but they were pretty expensive.

There was one last day of fun in Zanzibar before we had to think about dad heading back home to the good ol USA. We didn't plan any official tour for our final day since we had to catch our ferry at 2:30 PM. So we had a delicious breakfast of fruit, toast, and tea, and then just walked around Stonetown.

It was incredible to see all of the beautiful doors around the city. The main area of Stonetown is not too big of an area, but you cant drive a car around most of it! Most of the city feels like you are walking down a back alley because the buildings are built so close together.

We also visited the House of Wonder. This is a large cultural museum that has exhibits on everything from the explorations of Dr. Livingston to the spice trade to a room of many different khangas! There was also this cool boat that was made without any nails. The wood is actually sewn together.

The balcony of the museum gave a great view of the city. Some of the buildings weren't built with strong enough stone i guess...

Here we are looking out on the city and the beautiful Indian Ocean.

After a busy day in the museum and touring Stonetown, there was time for a quick sandwich at Mercury's and then we had to get on the ferry! We even met some new friends on the ferry ride...

This concludes the Father/Son Safari! After arriving back in Dar I helped dad pack up, we had some dinner, and then we brought him to the airport. It was a great visit. Though we couldn't see the WHOLE country in only 2 short weeks, we sure came close.

check back again soon for notes on the happenings in Hanga the past couple weeks since my dad left. there is still plenty to do around here!