Saturday, November 27, 2010

Political Party Busses and the Worst Sleep Ever - October 17, 2010

After finishing Kilimanjaro, we had an extra day in Moshi. With the tour over we checked out of our fancy-pants hotel, and moved into the Kilimanjaro Backpackers Hotel, cheap and clean with a rooftop bar. I think that night both Sury and I had the absolute worst sleep ever.

It was LOUD. There were dogs barking non-stop, people yelling and crying. Somehow I fell asleep, but woke up every few hours. I did manage to sleep through the main event of the night though. Sury said he woke up in the middle of the night to about 100 people singing in the streets. We’re  not sure what it was. But it was election time in Tanzania during our stay, and there’d often be the political party busses driving down the road at all hours of the day. They’d be filled with people, playing loud music and dancing. Not exactly the political campaigning methods used in Canada.

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