Thursday, August 4, 2011

Where??

Pub quiz question. What is the capital of Tanzania? Answer: Dodoma.   Bet half of you thought it was Dar es Salaam.   Dodoma is one of those "Let's move it to the middle of nowhere" Capitals. A smallish town with attached parliament, Dodoma is literally in the middle of nowhere. If you've heard of some places in Tanzania - Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, they are all at least 8 bumpy bus hours away. But who cares? Dodoma is very pleasant - wide shady streets, no traffic jams, sunny by day, cool by night, and surrounded by fertile land,  filling the markets with mountains of veg, exotic and normal, and fruit ditto, including, significantly, grapes. Dodoma is the centre of the Tanzanian wine industry. I am undertaking some painstaking research in this field. Tasting notes to follow.

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