`Today was a travel we arrived in Zanzibar to a walking tour. Zanzibar has some amazing architecture (different from other parts of Tanzania) due to its heavy middle eastern and islamic influence. The local shops and homes all have some of the most amazing doors we had seen.
We saw the local fish and spice market. We saw large churches full of local history about the man who started the churches. Including information about his reason for wanting to start the Anglican church there, his continued travel and final resting place (his heart remaining in Africa and his body back to England.) One intresting fact about the church was the marble pillars that are in the back of the church were installed upside down and remain in the position to this day.
We were walked through the original Zanazibar slave holdings under buildings. Where slaves were kept before being shipped to the middle east. The slaves were in tiny quarters not big enough to lie down or stand up in, and were given a shelf to crouch on so that they would not drown when the tide came in.
Before we left we saw the monument that was dedicated to the Africans that had been enslaved. It was a life-changing event for us to see and contemplate just how much the slaves endured.
Pictures to come of our journey upon return home!
Asante sana squash banana!!!
