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Former capital of Tanzania, Bagamoyo now is an interesting coastal town with plenty of things to see and do. Improved road conditions make it a feasible day trip from Dar es Salaam.
The German Fort is mainly interesting as a building, as the inside of the building is virtually empty. The views from the top are pretty good. From here, it is a short walk to the German cemetery - a small area adjacent to the beach where the Germans have left some neatly lined graves. The German hanging place is close by - this is the place where the old colonizers used to hang their opponents, as an example to the rest of the population. From here, we continued walking along the coast, passed quite a few old German buildings like the Customs House, and turned inland again to walk towards the Catholic mission. On the way, we passed a mosque and madrasa, and I was once again reminded of the religious diversity of this town. The Catholic mission actually was an idea of the Muslim rulers, majumbe, and was partly sponsored by a rich Muslim. In the mission, I saw the bell tower in which the remains of Dr. Livingstone were kept for a day in 1883, awaiting him to be taken back to London for burial. At the Catholic mission of Bagamoyo, I also saw a baobab tree where, after it was planted a the opening of the mission in 1868, a French nurse tied her donkey to the tree with a chain, but the chain swallowed more and more of the chain - today, you can only see the last part of it, stuck to the tree forever.
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