Zanzibar

Zanzibar is an island off the coast of Tanzania, with a mostly Muslim population. We visited Stone Town, an historic town built by Omani Arabs when they colonized Zanzibar. We took a "spice tour" to the interior of the island. We also spent some time at Matemwe Beach Guesthouse, which is on the other side of the island.


Melinda in our hotel room at the Baghani House Hotel in Stone Town

Mark sweating in our hotel room at the Baghani House Hotel in Stone Town

Melinda outside the Beit el-Ajaib (House of Wonders)

Melinda in front of the hotel

The door to Beit el-Ajaib

cat on the beach

Stone Town Cultural Center

Zanzibar Conservation Center

Street in Stone Town

Port

Old Fort

Mosque

Secondary School

School

busy street

Darajani Market

Hamamni Persian Baths

Roof of Hamamni Persian Baths

cat on the roof

Livingstone House

Persian Baths

Persian Baths

Ship builders

Melinda on a wood boat that is being built

Persian Baths

Fruit

Persian Baths

Sharif showing cloves to Melinda

Sharif holding a spice

vanilla vines

pineapple

bananas

spiral palm tree

lipstick tree

bananas

"Butterfly" climbing a palm tree

Butterfly chopping coconut

nutmeg

Melinda holding baskets made for her by Butterfly and someone else

Melinda on porch of our room at Matemwe Beach Guesthouse

Our bungalow at Matemwe

Mark in front of our bungalow

Inside our bungalow

Matemwe beach

The boat from which we went snorkeling

Scrawny cat in our room

Scrawny cat in our bathroom

Scrawny cat in our room

Dining Bungalow

Inside the dining bungalow

palm trees

Melinda on the porch of our bungalow

Zanzibar Dive Center

The tender that took us to the diving boat

Melinda on the diving boat

Dhow

island near Mnembe Atoll

island near Mnembe Atoll

Cattle at Matemwe Beach Guesthouse

Melinda and the moon

moon

moon

Melinda and scrawny cat

View of Stone Town from the ferry

View of Stone Town from the ferry

View of Stone Town from the ferry

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dar es Salaam

Air Tanzania 737

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