Fw: Arrival n Dar es Salaam

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From: "John Cockcroft" <jhjcockcroft@hotmail.com>
To: <ccockcroft@skyflame.co.uk>
Cc: <jmacockcroft@hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:02 PM
Subject: Arrival n Dar es Salaam

> We arrived at the exact scheduled time this morning at 7am. The hotel we
> are staying at is the Econolodge, where we stayed before in 2002. We were
> offered breakfast gratis even though we had not stayed the previous night.
> After sitting down with a cup of tea and toast Trevor Jones and I set off
> for a exploration of the city. We were accosted almost immediately by a
> young man called Daniel who was very persistent in showing us around. As
> it appeared impossible to be rid of him I decided to buy some oranges and
> offer him the price of his breakfast. In fact he was so pleased to be
> offered that that he then took us on a tour of the port and market area.
> This had the added advantage of avoiding any other hustlers, and we saw
> around the fish market, which was fascinating. Not only did they sell fish
> of all kinds, but people were not only buying, but also preparing fish,
> cooking and selling it. We also saw a market stall selling beautiful sea
> shells. After that Daniel took us around the area known as the Botanical
> Gardens. This has become the centre for all the embassies, and is where
> the British Council is to be found. Another advantage was that Daniel
> could advise us where not to take photographs (not only embassies and
> government buildings, but also anywhere around an airport, strangely.) We
> finished up quite liking our guide. Finally we visited the Anglican
> Catherdral before heading back to the Econolodge for a rest. I did some
> violin practice and then slept for about two hours before heading out
> again to book tickets for the Zanzibar ferry at the end of the trip. We
> are just about to go looking for a cheap restaurant to have tea. Tomorrow
> we will catch the bus up to Dodoma.
>
> John
>
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