Subscribe to RSSChristmas in Zanzibar 2009 Slideshow
Merry Christmas from Zanzibar! What a place to spend it. While I was out shooting this morning during the five am call to prayer, each of the many muslims who passed wished me Happy Christmas.
It’s been tough to download, edit, and blog with the power out all across the islands.
Today I am plugged into the generator-supplied power and Wifi at the Livingstone House Bar and Restaurant (yes it was THE Dr. Livingstone’s house many years ago. The “bright side” of the power outage is the view of the stars over the old city at night. The lights created by street-vendors with lanterns and candles are like tiny islands between the big generator equipped hotels. Most of the city feels like it must have 150 years ago. Not a bad Christmas all in all.
We have had the good fortune to stay with our close friends Baboo and Mariam at their spare flat in the heart of Old Stonetown. Their friendship has led to such great times and amazing photographic opportunities. As our friend Bob Krist always says, there is nothing like a good fixer!
I have very little generator time to write all I’d love to tell. So far we have explored the Island’s forests, slept on a small adjacent atoll under the stars, sailed in two dhows, eaten copious amounts of local seafood, spice, and the best fruit in the world. Oh hell, as I proofread this list, I see that it hardly begins to do the Zanzibar experience justice… Please enjoy this brief slideshow to get a taste of one of the best places in the world. I’ll be blogging more as power availability allows.
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4 Comments
2009-12-26
08:39:44
Ok now I am completely jealous. Your facial close ups at dusk are incredible. What lighting were you 2 doing and send diagrams. Love Ya Tim
2009-12-27
09:07:37
Superb photography! Regarding Livingston, I just finished reading Blood River by Tim Butcher (2008). Read it if you can find it. Looking forward to seeing more of your beautiful images from Lake Victoria region. Best for 2010. Cheers, Andrew
2009-12-29
21:49:15
Hey Guys, What a great trip you must be having! Beautiful weather, great surroundings and fantastic colors. We have all WHITE - Portland just got about 6 inches of nice packing snow and we all went sledding down Maplecrest Drive with the dogs chasing and yipping all the way down... See you soon :) Mike and Lina and Jake
2010-02-01
12:09:48
Hello Libby and Hudson, You impress me, these pictures are perfect! Especially the 2 musculars black mens on the beach! Gen