You responded and we have heard your requests.
So by special request, we gladly take you inside the Banana Jungle Hut....
There were two rooms inside the hut. The main sleeping room and the bathroom.
Because it was so small, it was difficult to get a picture of the room to show its size, shape and construction.
The inside walls were plastered and it had electricity. There were three windows in the main room and two in the bathroom.
It is hard to see how the walls slant it at the top like an igloo, but they do. The ceiling in the center was about 8ft high, and had a diameter of about 8ft as well. The diameter of the house at the floor was probably 20ft.
I lost the pictures I had of the bathroom - sorry about that! The shower didn't look like much but it was one of the best ones in all of Africa. It actually had its own water heater (rather than hot water on demand like most are here in Africa - if they have hot water at all...).
This place has an interesting story. The woman who owns it has a daughter who married an Australian. They lived in Australia and had children there. When they returned to Tanzania when the children were 6 or so, the grandson asked where the grass huts were that he heard they lived in. So they built the grass huts. People began to come and see them, so they added a little bit at a time, until they had the Banana Jungle Lodge as it is today! A way of remembering the past and sharing it with the next generation!
If you are ever in Tanzania, be sure to stop in and stay for a night or two in Marangu at the Banana Jungle Lodge!
Enjoy!
There were two rooms inside the hut. The main sleeping room and the bathroom.
Because it was so small, it was difficult to get a picture of the room to show its size, shape and construction.
The inside walls were plastered and it had electricity. There were three windows in the main room and two in the bathroom.
Here is a picture of the main room. You can see the light on in the upper right corner of the picture.
It is hard to see how the walls slant it at the top like an igloo, but they do. The ceiling in the center was about 8ft high, and had a diameter of about 8ft as well. The diameter of the house at the floor was probably 20ft.
This is a picture of the door to my hut. This shows the electrical switch and the curvature of the walls.
I lost the pictures I had of the bathroom - sorry about that! The shower didn't look like much but it was one of the best ones in all of Africa. It actually had its own water heater (rather than hot water on demand like most are here in Africa - if they have hot water at all...).
This place has an interesting story. The woman who owns it has a daughter who married an Australian. They lived in Australia and had children there. When they returned to Tanzania when the children were 6 or so, the grandson asked where the grass huts were that he heard they lived in. So they built the grass huts. People began to come and see them, so they added a little bit at a time, until they had the Banana Jungle Lodge as it is today! A way of remembering the past and sharing it with the next generation!
If you are ever in Tanzania, be sure to stop in and stay for a night or two in Marangu at the Banana Jungle Lodge!
Enjoy!
2 comments:
Thank you sharing the pictures and the history of the lodge. I'm sad you lost the bathroom picture, but I'll survive! God bless you and have safe travels.
Yes, I'm curious about the bathroom too! And now that I know you take requests, I'll be expecting a bathroom picture in the next post. Looks like a cozy little hut and I'm glad you were comfortable there. All it's missing is Noah waking you up at 3 am!
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