Zanzibar!

This weekend, I took a trip to Zanzibar with my new friends. There was a total of 6 of us and we had such a great time. We took Friday off from placement, we are allowed to take one day off, and of course I took advantage! We flew out of Kili Friday morning and arrived in Zanzibar an hour later. We drove to Stone Town. It was so incredible. It completely reminds me of an European city. Small streets, crowded, and unique buildings. We explored all day and saw some very interesting things and places. It used to be a port for slave trading. We grabbed lunch and explored some more. Then after walking and shopping for souvenirs, we headed to dinner. We found a place on the beach and then of course, headed to the bars. We had a great time!

Saturday morning, we went snorkeling. We headed out to one of the reefs and I jumped into the Indian Ocean for the first time in my life. It was awesome! Saw lots and lots of coral. It was beautiful. We stopped at some of the islands in the area. One of the islands had Galapagos Tortoises. There necks were a long and big as my arms. Crazy!

Once we returned to the main land, we headed to a new area and new hotel. We had planned to only stay in Stone Town one night and be closer to the beach the 2nd night. We rented a place on the beach. It was very cute and it had lots of restaurants and bars to explore with! We found the best spots by the water and had happy hour and moved to another restaurant for dinner. I was literally sitting in the sand, my feet were in the sand while I ate dinner. That is paradise!

Sunday, we relaxed on the beach until it was time to catch our plane back to Kili. It was a great weekend! Wish you could have been there too!