Month: January 2015

  • World Religions: India

    World Religions: India

    During our time in India, we are learning about different religions practiced here. The six main religions are Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity and Islam.  In previous posts I have talked about Christianity and Islam, so this post will focus on the religions founded in India: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism.  On Culturegrams, there are the…

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  • A warm welcome to India!

    A warm welcome to India!

    After an awesome time in Zanzibar, it was time to head out on our next adventure … India! We had a bit of an adventure just getting to our first stop, New Delhi!  We got up bright and early at our hotel in Stone Town, to make our way to the airport.  We had a…

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  • Prison Island

    Prison Island

    While in Stone Town, we like to relax at our hotel’s beach and enjoy the cool breeze. During this time, I was chatting with some of the waiters from the restaurant and one suggested we take a tour of Prison Island (Changuu in Swahili). The cost of an organized tour was $50 per person…so for us a total…

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  • Fabulous Food in Tanzania!

    Fabulous Food in Tanzania!

    The food in Tanzania has been surprisingly lovely! We found the meals to be simple and very flavourful. For breakfasts we always had fresh fruit like mangoes and papayas and we were lucky to have chocolate chapatti pancakes while on Zanzibar!   Afternoon drinks often included chocolate banana milkshakes, passion fruit juice or fresh coconut…

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  • Stone Town, Zanzibar

    Stone Town, Zanzibar

    We arrived in Stone Town amid the midday heat and were greeted very warmly by our hotel reception at the Tembo Hotel. They have great apartments for families that are spacious, have nets, AC and most importantly – a beach and a pool! One special feature of our place was that we stayed in the…

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