sábado, 22 de marzo de 2008

Zanzibar: the island of the spices





One of my dreams is to travel to zamzibar, and soon since at the moment the island does not have great agglomeration of tourist. It does some time the airlines established charter flights there, and the trips turn out to be now more attainable. Zanzibar is an archipelago formed by numerous islands. The majority they are small, but 2 major islands exist:
- Unguja: it is which colloquial she is called by the name of Zanzibar and where the capital is: Zanzibar city, whose old neighborhood was declared cultural patrimony of the Humanity, according to the UNESCO.
- Pemba: placed more in the northern part and with 980 kms of surface.
The archipelago is placed to a distance of 25-50 kms of the African continent.When you stoop the boat in Zanzibar, it will knock down the aroma of the nails. It is so sweeping that you feel that you will be unable to think about nothing different about his rich perfume during all your demurrage. But then you go to the Gardens Jamituri, just person in Stone Town's western levee. This former and dusty squareis the place of meeting of the city when young men, elders and seated children fall down the evening-, of foot or reclining they contemplate the late afternoon and the dhows (Arabic crafts) that appear in the water. Join to them to buy some of the freshest fish of the world. They will serve you octopus to the gridiron in small squares of periodic paperin a few counters illuminated only by lanterns. The experience is so particular of Zanzibar as the carved doors and the minarets that dominate the postcards.

1 comentario:

Ana Vázquez dijo...

Hi Sonia!

Zamzibar seems very special and beautiful. Some days ago I was talking to some friends about saving some time to go there but I didn't have such information. Now I know it'll be a good option.

I'm glad you have written something.

See you soon.