Second trip to Zanzibar (3/6/11)

a view of Stone Town harbor from our ferry

my ferry buddy! we are big on travel buddies here

Stone Town port

it is very nice to confuse the people at customs with out residency permits

inside the House of Wonders museum..a traditional dhow

the first Zanzibari president's car

on the top of the House of Wonders

the stadium in the Old Fort (where Sauti za Busara was held)

Forohani Gardens- an outside market in Stone Town

I laughed for a good five minutes...poor guy thought I was crazy

Snorkeling!!

divas! Kim L and Kelly

dolphins!

just keep swimin', just keep swimin'

we got a little distracted with the underwater camera

the "Pleasure Palace" a.k.a. the Sultan's palace for his harem (99 women)

the rooms for the 7 most 'favored' women

the Sultan had 7 toilets, one for each day

Austin's Birthday and Zanzibar Part 1

the boys- Elliot, Grant, Austin, Teddy

a better representation of their behavoir

Asma and I

at Zuane for Austin's birthday

the birthday boy!

the group

Grant, Polycarp, Elliott

Leah and I

off to Zanzibar!!

our itty bitty plane

from the plane- a look at Dar

Zanzibar!

I was delighted to find they teach TSL at the school in Mwanakwerekre

the headmaster and one of our student tour guides

the Mwanakwerekre school

Anglican church built over the old slave market

Kelly and Mai

a cross made from the wood of the tree that Dr. Livingstone died under...or so it is claimed

our Resident Director Ken

a memorial to the slaves that were held here

the slave's rooms..they would fit 50-70 people in here

fish market!!

yum yum

spices!

a Zanzibari dorr

walking through Stone Town

Stone Town

Kelly and I

The House of Wonders (a.k.a. the Sultan's palace)

Mom made me that skirt!

Omar, my student guide

CIEE group and the students from Mwanakwerekre

a yummy Zanzibari lunch

our hotel on the eastern shores of Z'bar

At the Spice Farm.....

pepper

cinnamon tree

pili pili (hot peppers)

studs in the spice farm

I was decorated as well =)

fetching coconuts

gelato in Stone Town

Chagua CCM!- Choose CCM!

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar dontcha know

Sauti za Busara festival- a group from Cameroon

Sauti za Busara- a singer from Uganda

In a traditional stone town- Jambiani

seaweed is a staple in stone towns

learning about traditional medicine

Sauti during the day