Pictures

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Day 1 (Sunday)

Woke up late, had breakfast at the hotel. Took a hire car and took a little tour of the city. Went to the National museum, past the fish market and the carvers market. Drove along the ocean.

Then back to the hotel for lunch. I read by the pool for a bit, then tried to take a nap before dinner. Unfortunately the nap lasted about 10 hours. On the other hand I was plenty early for breakfast the next day.

Arrival

Arrived at the Holiday Inn, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania almost 24 hours to the minute our plane departed Seattle.

The first leg on NWA was really nice. Each seat had it's own entertainment unit with about 25 or so movies on demand. Also music and video games (bejeweled, solitare, etc). The meals were pretty nice too... I slept for a bit but mostly watched movies or read.

Amsterdam was cold and foggy when we arrived, the sun was just about to rise... Our layover was short, about 2 hrs.

The second leg on KLM to Kilimanjaro and on to Dar es Salaam wasn't quite as nice, but I slept most of the way...

We arrived in Dar at about 10:30pm and first had to get our visa's. A bit disorganized but overall probably didn't take more than 20 minutes or so. The price for a Visa went up to $100 just last week!

We had a car waiting for us to take us to the hotel about 20km away. The drive was nice... some stoplights seemed optional. Arrived at the hotel at about 11:50, got checked into my room. It's quite nice...

amsterdam

Yay amsterdam
next stop dar es salaam (via kilimanjaro)

Itenerary

Date: Friday, November 2 Flight: NW 34
Departs: Seattle/Tacoma Int'l, WA (SEA) at 1:50PM
Arrives: Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands (AMS) at 7:40AM on Saturday, November 3
Class of Service: Economy Class (Y) Seat: 21-G
Flight Duration: 9 hours 50 minutes Approximate Miles: 4,873
Meal Service: Dinner Aircraft: Airbus A330-200

Date: Saturday, November 3 Flight: NW 8481/*KL 571
Departs: Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands (AMS) at 10:20AM
Arrives: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (JRO) at 8:45PM
Class of Service: Economy Class (Y) Seat: 11-A
Flight Duration: 8 hours 25 minutes Approximate Miles: 4,288
Meal Service: Meal Served Aircraft: M11
Note: *Operated by KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
Note: Check-in with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KL Confirmation Number: ZZUYQ2

Date: Saturday, November 3 Flight: NW 8481
Departs: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (JRO) at 9:40PM
Arrives: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (DAR) at 10:35PM
Class of Service: Economy Class (Y) Seat: 11-A
Flight Duration: 55 minutes Approximate Miles: 280
Meal Service: Brunch Aircraft: M11
Note: *Operated by KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
Note: Check-in with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KL Confirmation Number: ZZUYQ2

Date: Sunday, November 18 Flight: NW 8567/*KL 567
Departs: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (DAR) at 11:45PM
Arrives: Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands (AMS) at 7:15AM on Monday, November 19
Class of Service: Economy Class (Y) Seat: 10-A
Flight Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes Approximate Miles: 4,564
Meal Service: Meal Served Aircraft: M11
Note: *Operated by KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
Note: Check-in with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KL Confirmation Number: ZZUYQ2

Date: Monday, November 19 Flight: NW 33
Departs: Amsterdam-Schiphol, Netherlands (AMS) at 1:15PM
Arrives: Seattle/Tacoma Int'l, WA (SEA) at 2:40PM
Class of Service: Economy Class (Y) Seat: 21-J
Flight Duration: 10 hours 25 minutes Approximate Miles: 4,873
Meal Service: Dinner Aircraft: Airbus A330-200
Note: Flight Status posted day before departure