Darajani market (fish section, very pungent), Stone Town
Darajani market (meat section), Stone Town
Darajani market (Vegetable section), Stone Town
Old Stone Town is a warren of small alleys lined with many interesting shops and filled with lots of touts.
This is the altar in the Anglican Cathedral which was built in the 1870s on the site of the old slave market.
A memorial to the slave trade.
Under the rule of the Omani Arabs, close to 600,000 slaves were sold through Zanzibar between 1830 and 1873. The British closed down the slave market.
Changuu (Prison Island)– a place where rebellious slaves were detained - offshore Stone Town harbor
Stone Town harbor
The Old Fort, built around 1700 by the Omani Arabs. It is now the Zanzibar Cultural Centre. The twin spires in the background are the Catholic Church and the…
The Old Fort, built around 1700 by the Omani Arabs. It is now the Zanzibar Cultural Centre
A Dhow in the evening
This palm tree had a very twisted truck, apparently caused by lightning?
Nutmeg comes from the inner seed and Mace from the red filament that surrounds it.
Nutmeg
This is Arabic coffee which grows on trees rather than the coffee bushes we saw in Kenya.
Arabic coffee beans
Banana flower
Cardamom. The plant grows quite high but the seeds (which make the spice) grow out along the ground in bead-like tendrils.
Our “Spice Boy” is climbing the tree to get a sample of pepper. The pepper comes from the vine, not the tree.
