Around Africa - Zanzibar, Tanzania

The next stop of our African adventure is Tanzania! If this place is not familiar to you, maybe Freddie Mercury is! He was born in Zanzibar.

I went on tour and our first ever stop was the Old Market. A typical market that sells raw meat, spices and dry goods. Just seeing everyday life here is quite a sight. Everyone's sooo busy!

We stopped by this door. You would pretty much see this in most of Zanzibar's souvenirs.

Then, we went to the world's last slave market. See what it turned out to be.

                                       


                                    

                                        

Can you imagine this altar as the former whipping post? I could not.

We were soooo aghast with the fact that slavery was really made a business before.

We went on the bus to our next destination, the Palace Museum which used to be the former Sultan's home.

On our way to the museum, we passed by Freddie Mercury's home. See the yellow building in the middle?

Here's what you would see in the Museum.

                                      

After around 20 mins, we walked to the House of Wonders. It's named that way because it's the first ever structure in Zanzibar to have electricity and water connection.

Walking further, you would be able to see the old fortress, a world heritage site. It used to be a prison back in the 19th century, a railway station in the 1930's and now is the home to the Zanzibar International Film Festival.

We crossed the street and walked in the park before going back to the bus.

Our last stop is a village up in the rural part of Zanzibar. You will practically be rotated in various houses with different things in store for you.

We went back to the ship after an amazingly immersing 4-hr adventure.