Zanz Cont'd

The next morning we got up and visited the House of Wonders. This is a massive building right across the street from the wharf area. It originally was a palace for a sultan of Zanzibar. Now it houses the Zanzibar culture museum. We strolled through the various exhibits but the best part is the massive balcony that gives you views across the top of Zanzibar. It is lovely.

 

Later that day we hopped on a daladala to Bwejuu, a beach on the east coast where we were staying. To get to the daladala stand we first had to navigate the back alleys (thank goodness for Nick) Once we got there, we spotted the Bwejuu daladala and hopped on. And thennnnnn…..

Nick's hardcore face. 

THE ONE AFRICAN RIP OFF! This guy hops on and tells us to pay for our ride(we assume he’s the daladala guy) So we pay him 2,000 tsh per person and 1,000 for the luggage. Total: 5,000tsh or $3. Turns out he wasn’t the daladala guy, just some sneaky enterprising local. A little bit down the road we paid the 2,000 per person to the actual daladala guy (and luggage is free). This one was not so bad in terms of African Rip-Offs.

We didn’t quite know where the place we were staying, Upepo, was. I knew the general road it was on and I had the phone number. As the daladala flew down the road I tried to be on the lookout for the sign. Thought I might have spotted it once, but I wasn’t sure. We kept going. I tried calling the number but of course no one was picking up.

We decide to hop off the daladala, convinced that we’ve passed it. We stand on the side of the road for a while before we flag down a bus going in the opposite direction. They let us get on. I then finally get through to the hotel (they were just confused in general) Then we see the sign, get off the bus, and meet up with (what's his name Nick?) and his sidekick Jah on the road.

Take a picture with meee!

Upepo was tiny and very beautiful. We settled in, I grabbed some sangria, and we went for a walk on the beach. We ate dinner at Upepo and the food was delicious!