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Central America Caribbean » Barbados » Bridgetown February 4th 2011

Bridgetown, Barbados Our last day and we decide on one final coach trip. Well, it's better than sitting around on the ship in our trravelling clothes for a couple of hours. Or so we thought. We do the obligatory tour of the island, which doesn’t take up much time since it is only 21 miles by 14 miles. The highlight is a few hours spent at Sunbury House, the former palatial home of a sugar plantation owner and now a museum. Here for the first time we get to see the murky history behind these islands, the slave trade on which the wealth of so many countries, including our own, participated. It all makes very uncomfortable reading. How white men treated their slaves worse than their animals, as mere cogs in their money - spinning machines. ... read more
Concorde simulator
Fancy an enema with this?
18th century hip bath

Central America Caribbean » Barbados » Bridgetown December 22nd 2010

Second port...Barbados. Daddy and I left the boat in the morning to get on another boat, but this one was very different.......it was a submarine! Daddy had never been on one of these either. We got on one boat that took us to the place to board the submarine. It was so cool... We went down 148 feet! We saw a sunken ship and soooooo many fish. I had so much fun looking out the window. After the submarine, we went back to the dock to meet Avo Jay. We went into Bridgetown and went out to lunch. I had a "flying fish" sandwich which was very popular in Barbados. We then headed back to the cruise ship. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________... read more
Flying Fish Sandwich
chilling on the way to submarine
This is so cool


During our sail toward Barbados we enjoyed a nice dinner at Prime 7 with our bridge instructors, Michael and Cassandra. We have appreciated the difference in their teaching styles compared to Roseanne. After four days at sea, we docked at Bridgetown at 9:00am today and will set sail again this evening at 6:00. The Bridgetown Port (or “Deep Water Harbor” as its also known) is the major port of entry for cruise and cargo ships docking in Barbados. The Harbor port acts as one of the major shipping and transshipment hubs from international locations for the entire Eastern Caribbean. Recently the Bridgetown Port was dredged to allow the safe access and berthing for the new league of “super cruise ships”. It can now host many of the largest cruise ships in the world. They are also ... read more
One Happy Guy!
Welcome to Barbados
Yacht Harbor


Thursday, March 11, 2010 - Bridgetown, Barbados Before it quit flying in 2003, the Concorde had four places on its regular route: Paris, London, New York and Barbados. Barbados bid for and won possession of one of the planes which today is housed in a dedicated hangar and museum. We had tickets to fly the Concorde at the time of the 2003 crash... …unfortunately the Concorde ceased commercial operation after the crash so we never got our supersconic ride. Today Regent hosted an event at the Concorde Experience for passengers on the full South America trip. We were impressed with the aircraft display and some of the exhibits, Dick “flew” the simulator and we got to sit in the passenger cabin. Not quite the Concorde adventure we had anticipated in 2003 but a wonderful day nonetheless! ... read more
Ready to Go

Central America Caribbean » Barbados » Bridgetown February 23rd 2010

As we bury ourselves in the depths of winter, life in NYC is shaking up. I quit 'The Australian' last week, leaving behind drunken Midtown sport-head yobbos in favor of sexy SoHo. I now host 'Public', an uber-cool Michelin Star restaurant & bar owned and designed by a group of young and hip architects and populated with suave, sophisticated and trendy clientele. This is the real Manhattan and sooooo much more my scene. (www.public-nyc.com/) In other news, the novelty of city snow has worn as thin as my frazzled nerves. Brown slush defies the practicalities of architectural job interviews, (how do you dress to impress with knee-high, waterproof snow boots and a furry-hooded puffer jacket?), and the cold is getting beyond a joke. Thankfully Paradise is on the horizon.... My main mission in life is to ... read more
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Central America Caribbean » Barbados » Bridgetown January 26th 2010

I like walking around. I especially like walking around when I am traveling, never knowing exactly what is going to be around the next corner. I took the attached photos walking around the south coast of Barbados between Bridgetown and Saint Lawrence Gap. I’ve also included some bits of information to help puts things in context. • Green monkeys are native to Barbados. They roam freely around the island, and while they are fun to look at, they can be quite a nuisance. On my morning walks, I’ve seen them trying to break into parked cars, rummaging through garbage cans, and stealing fruit from backyard trees. (Kind of like juvenile delinquents.) They can be quite devastating to farm crops, and farmers regard them as troublesome pests. I still think they are kinda cute. • Barbados gained ... read more
Monkey
Fishing Boats
Garrison Savannah


Quick - name the only country, other than what is now that United States, that was visited by George Washington. Time’s up! The answer is Barbados. (Two point penalty if you said England.) It was 1751 and young George’s older half-brother had consumption. It was thought that the soft air of a Caribbean island might cure the disease; so off he went, with George as his companion. (Hmm…wonder if I could get my doctor to sign off on this prescription…) Once there, the brothers found the accommodations that they had been promised were no longer available. But, hey, we have this really nice building over here, don’t worry about the fact that we used it to house French prisoners, we’ll just sweep it out a bit and it will be fine. Really. The brothers ended up ... read more
Water filtration system
Barbados Museum
Museum Courtyard


Every year on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, the Barbados Turf Club hold some of the richest horses races of the year at the Garrison Savannah. Sponsored by Diamonds International and Audemars Piguet, this meet often boasts some pretty nice horses. But the best part of the day isn’t always the horses. As its name implies, the Garrison Savannah is the former parade ground of the British troops that were once stationed in Barbados. The British are gone, but the garrison still remains, though now it houses the Barbados Defense Force. The Garrison Savannah is also home to one of the largest collections of antique cannon anywhere in the world. The cannon ring the race track around the last turn, and I always wonder if that gives the horses any extra incentive to get the ... read more
Post parade
Before the race
Adjusting helmets

Central America Caribbean » Barbados » Bridgetown September 21st 2009

BARBADOS 20.-21.9.2009 Voisiko ero kahden saaren välillä olla suurempi kuin mystisen, tunteellisen, aistillisen, hulvattomasti eri kulttuureja sekoittavan mutta köyhän St. Lucian ja erittäin englantilais-keskiluokkaisen Barbadoksen! Kuten kuvista näette; täällä on aika minimalistisen litteää ja laakeaa; tyystin eri tavalla kaunista kuin St. Luciassa. Geologisesti Barbados ei kuulu lainkaan Karibianmeren saariin, vaan se on pelkkä korallisaari. Poissa ovat tulivuoret ja sademetsät - englantilaiset uudisasukkaat hakkasivat metsät parissa vuodessa 1630-luvulla viljelystensä tieltä pois. Barbados on Karibian saarista englantilaisin, koska se ei koskaan tullut Kolumbuksen löytämäksi eikä ranskalaisten valloittamaksi. Se oli yhtäjaksoisesti englantilaisten hallitsema aina vuoteen 1966 asti, jolloin saari itsenäistyi. Ennen englantilaisen tuloa 1630-luvulla, asumaton Barbados tarjosi... read more
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