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Mjini / Mjini / Tanzania – 10/14/24

Freddie Mercury, the British singer and songwriter who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen, was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar in 1946. This is his childhood home in Stone Town. It’s now a hotel with a Freddie Mercury Museum inside. (Oct. 14, 2024)

Mjini / Mjini / Tanzania – 10/14/24

The Old Fort (“Ngome Kongwe” in Swahili) in Zanzibar’s Stone Town was built by the Omani Arabs in 1699 after expelling the Portuguese. (Oct. 14, 2024)

Mjini / Mjini / Tanzania – 10/14/24

Now a cultural center inside the Old Fort in Stone Town features shops, workshops, and a small amphitheater where live dance and music shows are held daily. (Oct. 14, 2024)

Mjini / Mjini / Tanzania – 10/14/24

Now a cultural center inside the Old Fort in Stone Town features shops, workshops, and a small amphitheater where live dance and music shows are held daily. (Oct. 14, 2024)

Mjini / Mjini / Tanzania – 10/14/24

Now a cultural center inside the Old Fort in Stone Town features shops, workshops, and a small amphitheater where live dance and music shows are held daily. (Oct. 14, 2024)

Mjini / Mjini / Tanzania – 10/14/24

The Forodhani Gardens in Stone Town where a festive evening food market takes place and where our group will be going to sample the food. (Oct. 14, 2024)

Mjini / Mjini / Tanzania – 10/14/24

Now a cultural center inside the Old Fort in Stone Town features shops, workshops, and a small amphitheater where live dance and music shows are held daily. (Oct. 14, 2024)