Lushoto

At the end of the 19th century during the German colonial period Lushoto at a big influx of German settlers. During the 28 years of German rule a lot of plantations were built and missionaries successfully tried to spread there religious believes. The weather climate is more European since the town is in a hilly area above the Wiliams Valley (Wilhelmstal) named after Wilhelm I.

After a long bus ride I stepped out of the bus and while doing that I screwed up my right foot. It was not that bad initially, but I had a lot of pain while walking. But since the whole idea of coming here was to hike the hilly area I decided to walk to a famous viewpoint anyway. After an hour or more I was limping badly and was able to rest on top of a cliff with a beer in my hand and a magnificent view of the valley beneath. Then I walked back and got a lot of attention because I was a white, limping, barefoot tourist in agony. Back in the 2$ hotel room I decided that hiking wont make things better. The town itself has the most colorful market I have seen in Africa. It is not big, but the local people, especially the women, wear the traditional, distinctively African clothes which mostly consist of thin towels. Men are usually drinking in bars and are chronically unemployed. After two nights I had to leave because there was not more to see in my walking radius and I was ready for the beach and some treatment of my foot.