. Our holiday in Africa . OUR HOLIDAY IN AFRICA. ZANZIBAR In the early dawn of the da}, after leaving Mombasa, onlooking out of the cabin window, we saw, close at hand, theisland of Zanzibar, rising out of the blue sea, outlined in beau-tiful greens of the waving palms. We were rowed ashore ina native boat in the cool of the morning. The ancient Arabcity, with its narrow lanes, or streets, winding in and out be-tween the high white walls of the houses, looking very a guide, we visited the market place, the bazaar wherethe cross-legged Hindu sits in his little shop (which is a hol
. Our holiday in Africa . OUR HOLIDAY IN AFRICA. ZANZIBAR In the early dawn of the da}, after leaving Mombasa, onlooking out of the cabin window, we saw, close at hand, theisland of Zanzibar, rising out of the blue sea, outlined in beau-tiful greens of the waving palms. We were rowed ashore ina native boat in the cool of the morning. The ancient Arabcity, with its narrow lanes, or streets, winding in and out be-tween the high white walls of the houses, looking very a guide, we visited the market place, the bazaar wherethe cross-legged Hindu sits in his little shop (which is a holein the wall) with expressionless face. We went to the AfricaHotel for breakfast (which was not very good), and weretaken to the top floor. In climbing the two flights of stairs,which were of stone, we noticed the steps were worn halfdown. It must have taken a century to wear these stone stepsin that way, as the feet that travel them are usually the Orient we descended to the Modern world and hireda motor car for the drive to the clov
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