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Pacing Bermuda - Historic Parks, Tuesday 2005 February 8

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February 8th 2005
This morning a four-hour bus strike greeted us, which should have affected the taxi services, but we were able to get one on the street to take us to the Botanical Gardens. There Tim led us around the gardens, employing his unique combination of informing and questioning, which really does help information sink in. We saw another banyan tree and an India rubber tree. Nearby were a few wild chicken ... read more

North America » Bermuda » Hamilton

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Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia. Tourism to the island to escape North American winters first developed in Victorian times. Tourism continues to be important to the island's economy, although int... ... read more