Market, Temple, Church, Sugar and Pappa

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Pappa visiting
Relaxing on the beach, sun bathing, swimming, and then some more relaxing on the beach, sun bathing, swimming and then Pappa was ready for exploration of the island. So amongst eating Bruno’s fantastic cooking both at Coco de Mer and at his home we did some sightseeing:

Port Louis Market
Fruit and vegetable market as well as the meat and fish market. It is a big contrast from what we are used to in Europe and North America with strict regulations on handling live stock and meat. It is definitively worth a visit just to feel the hustle and bustle. Joachim and me are acclimatised and went strait on from the food market to the food stalls, but Pappa was not very hungry afterwards.

Visit to Tamil temple
In Mauritius there are many temples and one of the best to visit to find the best statues is located just west of Grand Bay. Amongst the statues was Ganesha, which is one of the most well-known and beloved representations. The entry fee for the temple was a 100 rupees and that included a guide.
Unfortunately she was not too chatty, but would answer any question asked and we did learn a bit about the Tamil religion.

The red roof church in Cap Malheureux
This is a very beautiful place on the north tip of the island. There is a Roman catholic church with a bright red roof and you can see the island Coin de Mire in the distance. It was here the British landed in 1810.

90%!o(MISSING)f agricultural land is being used for sugarcane
So we had to visit to Sugar Plantation. This was our first time and we learned a lot about the history of Mauritius as well as sugar and rum (other than from local dinner parties). Once on the plantation don’t miss out on the great palm heart and smoked marlin salad at the restaurant Le Fargourin. L’Aventure du Sucre

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Comments

[Lise]

Hei på dere!
Ser ut til at dere kom dere godt gjennom uværet. Artig å følge med på bloggen. Hils så mye til onkel! Hilsen Lise og familien i Bodø.

[Ninjo]

Re: Market, Temple, Church, Sugar and Pappa
Hei Lise, Koselig aa hore fra dere nordpaa! Uvaeret et ikke helt over enda. Denne blog listingen var faktisk fra dagene foer uvaeret. Saa vi folger enda med paa vaermeldingen og venter... Pappa skal jo fly hjem paa Lordag morgen.. eller kanskje ikke.. ?

[ThomasJojo]

sweet tamil god sculpt and sugar sugar honey
ai ai, dudes. happy to follow ure doings, sad that I cant come and visit. hope ure well, and yes We see u are. far well to thai, and while there u have to go to the best som tam kitchen on Phuket. located near the chalong roundabout, just before u enter the mountain to cross over to the famous beaches.. Ill describe later dudes. ;-) Hang on it. c you soon?