One year ago today: Oct 11, 2005 (Another day, another grimy hotel)

Not much to speak of on this day. Hopped on a long bus ride from Arusha to Dar es Salaam. The roads in Tanzania are much better than those in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, so the ride wasn't too bad.

Upon arrival in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, we checked in to the Jambo Inn (~$15) and made onward travel arrangements to the island of Zanzibar. Another dingy hotel room, but pretty much anything was better than the previous night's stay in Arusha. As a plus, the hotel had relatively good internet connection, service & security were good, and they served some fairly appetizing Indian food as I recall. Here are a few pictures...

Bathroom, Jambo Inn. It's funny how gross this looks now, but at the time we didn't think much of it, having become accustomed to local standards.



Throughout our travels, we were vigilant about security and always locked our luggage together to the furniture when leaving the room. A pain, but we never had anything stolen.