Another Flugtag ;) Africa, here I come :)
We departed about an hour late ending up getting another plane
. But the flight to Tanzania with Emirates Airlines was another highlight. First flying over Dubai's forest of skyscrapers and then across the endless Arabian Desert before turning south over the Indian Ocean.
Upon arrival in Dar es Salaam I experienced the expected little chaos in front of immigration which took almost an hour to get through. Not just because half the computers were not working but also due to the randomness people were picked and processed out of the waiting crowd. No lines. Then my $50 bill for the entry tax was rejected because it was printed before 2003. So I gave them a $100 bill from 2006. Needless to say I got my passport back without the $50 in change. So I went to the guy who rejected my first bill and after 2 min of discussion he "remembered" and asked the other guys to give me the rest of my money. Welcome to Africa!
My friends Erna and Dale were waiting outside the terminal and for Erna and me it was the first Wiedersehen after 15 years!! We used to work together as tour leaders in the 90's for Crossroads Adventures, a tour company in the US
. So there is a lot to catch up ;)
They drove me to a place by the waterfront for a couple of beers and dinner before we headed south to their home.
Heut' ist wieder Flugtag. Nach Africa! :)
Wir hoben mit einer Stunde Verspaetung ab, nachdem wir Ersatz fuer unseren Flieger bekommen hatten. Doch der Flug mit Emirates Airlines war wieder Klasse. Zuerst flogen wir ueber Dubai's Wald voller Wolkenkratzer und danach ueber die endlose arabische Wueste, bevor es in Richtung Sueden ueber den Indischen Ozean ging. Bei meiner Ankunft in Dar es Salaam dann das erwartete Chaos vor den Einreiseschaltern, wofuer ich etwa eine Stunde brauchte. Nicht nur weil die Haelfte der Computer defekt war, sondern auch weil die Leute voellig willkuerlich aufgerufen und abgefertigt wurden. Dann wurde meine 50 Dollar Note fuer die Einreisesteuer nicht angenommen, weil sie vor 2003 gedruckt worden war. Daraufhin gab ich denen eine 100 Dollar Note von 2006. Natuerlich kam mein Pass dann ohne Wechselgeld zurrueck. Also ging ich zu dem Beamten der meinen ersten Schein nicht wollte und nach etwa 2 Minuten Diskussion "erinnerte" er sich wieder an mich und wies den Schalterbeamten an, mir 50 Dollar auszuhaendigen. Willkommen in Afrika!
Meine Freunde Erna und Dale warteten schon draussen vor der Halle auf mich. Fuer Erna und mich war es das erste Wiedersehen nach 15 Jahren!! Wir arbeiteten in den 90ern zusammen als Reiseleiter fuer Crossroads Adventures, ein Reiseunternehmen in Amerika. Somit gab es viel zu erzaehlen ;)
Die beiden fuhren mich zur Uferpromenade von Dar es Salaam auf ein paar Bier und Abendessen bevor wir suedlich der Stadt zu ihnen nach Hause fuhren.
Arabian Desert ----> African Savannah
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Dar es Salaam, California, Tanzania
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