Born is Stone Town on 5th September 1946, Freddie grew up in the house until at the age of nine he was sent to India to attend St Peter’s boarding school just outside Bombay.
Not surprisingly it is now a Craft shop.
Freddie's childhood home
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Paying Hommage to Freddie
No visit can be complete to Stone Town, Zanzibar without paying homage to the childhood house of Farok Bolsara aka Freddie Mercury.
Born is Stone Town on 5th September 1946, Freddie grew up in the house until at the age of nine he was sent to India to attend St Peter’s boarding school just outside Bombay.
Not surprisingly it is now a Craft shop.
Freddie's childhood home
Born is Stone Town on 5th September 1946, Freddie grew up in the house until at the age of nine he was sent to India to attend St Peter’s boarding school just outside Bombay.
Not surprisingly it is now a Craft shop.
Freddie's childhood home
Well, I looked at the Mercury restaurant from the outside. My book said no one knew exactly where he lived. "Is this the real thing, is this fantasy...?"
ReplyDeletethis looks like the real deal - the yellow plaque by the door gives Fred's full history. The Mercury restaurant next to the port was too expensive for me to dine in.
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