Merci Noumea

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January 13th 2012

Published: January 13th 2012

Noumea, New Caledonia from 8am to 5pm. What a great day, such a lovely place, a delightful mix of Europe, Melanesia and Kanak cultures all on proud display. We were welcomed to Gare Maritime terminal, downtown Noumea by a group of dancers and singers. We had sailed from Vanuatu through the Havannah passage, Woodin Canal and the Petit Rade into this deep water harbour. Our draft enabled us to bert... Read Full Entry

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What minerals are found

nickel mining back then

mining today

1st floor

History of WW2 and NC and the world

But its not English

Captain Cook found and named it on his 2nd voyage

Other Explorers

Torres and Bougnanville all visited the Southern Waters in the 1600's when the Great Spice War was in ernest

Beautiful old building

Windows

Wide verandahs

Coconut Square

3 blocks long and 1 wide, trees and places to meet and sit, many water fountains

post card time

buses

Buses are caught in the middle of this square ( really a rectangle)

Lunch time

And i tried my best French which is mostly nouns and no verbs but is functional enough to get food and drink

le Menu

le beer

Le lunch

worlds smallest traffic lights

these are at eye level for the cars when stopped, as there is only the 1 set as you are approaching, nothing on the other side of the road, nothing overhead

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