After the coffee farm stuff, we came back to our Arusha house to relax for a bit before going out. Then we headed to the ShopRite (western-style supermarket) area for dinner and Empire Sports Bar. We ended up eating at this amaaaazing French restaurant. 1 giant spinach & crème fresh crepe + 1 sangria + 1 pastry + croissant/sausage appetizers for the table for 12,000Tsh (~$7.50). Kind of expensive for Tanzania, but so worth it! After eating rice and stew, potatoes and stew, etc. every day for over month, you really start to appreciate the little things like cheese. :) After dinner we hung out at Empire for a bit to watch the Olympics: Swimming, when Ryan Lochte won the 400m. We were to early for the dance scene, so we went back home to hang out with the rest of our crew before going back to Empire a little past midnight. It’s a great place; couches for watching TV, a pool table, small lounge in the back, and live music for the dance floor. And after that we went to Massai Camp, formerly the largest club in Arusha. We didn’t come home till 4am! We never stay out that late, but we finally had everyone reunited to we had to make the most of it. On Sunday we went to investigate a lake we had heard about near Tengeru Market. It took a while to walk there, and since it was Sunday there wasn’t much going on. The restaurant was only serving chips mayai (French fries omelet, extra grease), so we just sat by the water drinking Stoney Tangawizi (very gingery ginger soda). The lake was so much bigger than we expected! Unfortunately you couldn’t really do anything for a reasonable price around there, but it was still nice to see.
Overall, a really good weekend. So good to have everyone in Arusha again! We're going to visit them in Moshi next weekend.
Overall, a really good weekend. So good to have everyone in Arusha again! We're going to visit them in Moshi next weekend.