Day 141 & 142: Zanzibar

Day 141: Today headed to Zanzibar (spice island)…it was an intriguing truly a mix of African, Arabic, and Indian. Swahili is predominately Arabic with Indian words. It's spoken in various places like Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar. True Swahili I am told is originally from Tanzania. Zanzibar was the Arab capital of East Africa. On our way from main land Tanzania on the plane the gentlemen next to me was talking the same Indian language my parents speak. We started talking and he told me he was born and raised in Uganda and that most of the Indians that went to Uganda were of Gujuarti, which is the area my parents are from and that Idi Amin was threatened by the Indians as they were successful business men that he kicked them out of Uganda. Idi Amin kicked out 50,000 Indians or so leaving in 90 days leaving behind shops and stores and fleeing to England an the US. Some eventually came back, some people homes in other countries. Arrived in Zanzibar an noticed all the Arabic influence. The woman wear burkas and the area is very green. There is a mix of African and Indians in Zanzibar.

Day 142: Decided to enjoy the beautiful sandy beaches went and saw the dhows (which are the sailboats). Went to some of the shops and heard some of the Indian shop owners speaking Gujuarti.