Well we have left Tana for Antsirabi, the supposed, centre of the gemstone industry in Madagascar. My driver has taken me to the Diamant Hotel because a lot of gemstone people stay there or wait there to sell their stones. It would have to have something going for it as it’s not much to look at or to stay in.
We have some lunch in a restaurant I like just next to the Gem Market and then head back as there are sellers lined up, okay there were 3. After a boring 4 hours I pulled the plug as I was just seeing quartz and already picked over material. Plus some of the stuff I was seeing more than once with different sellers. Two sellers have promised to be back tomorrow with gem rough of the quality and size I want, plus I’m sure the word will get around. Had dinner downstairs and it wasn’t bad, but I took pot luck as the menu is in French, Malagasy and Chinese. Chinese own the hotel.
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