Suriname: The Melting Pot that is Paramaribo

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July 10th 2007

Published: August 13th 2007

'Fawaka'. The voice was surprisingly pleasant. It belonged to a rough-looking immigration officer at the South Drain Ferry Terminal in Suriname. He had just 'helloed' us in the local language called 'Sranang Tongo' or 'Taki Taki' before stamping our passports. A few minutes ago we had departed from Guyana and crossed the Corentyne River. The ferry building looked the same like the one across the w... Read Full Entry

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10th July 2007

annelies
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Waaaaw!! Shaantje, these were full of memories for me, of course. You even made a photo of my father's former office!! And of course you do not even know that! And, if I am not mistaken there is also a pic of one of the schools I attended (situatied at the back of the building on the pic). Hope you and Vibert still make it to visit Blauwgrond and go for the good gamba's in Tor. And I forgot to tell you to go taste the delicious 'vleesbroodjes' (salmon, chicken or beef) at Tangelo's . I was so surprised to see Wine!! I didn't know you were talking about 'our' Wine from Aruba. Give her my best regards Shaan! Keep enjoying honey! I am waiting for the next pics! Love! Annelies

10th July 2007

taywill1948
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Suriname niccceee!
Hi I enjoyed the pictures of Suriname. One day I hope to visit that country and hope to see OOm James Williams. We have your phone. Mom.

10th July 2007

Shannii
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Hi Junior and Shana,
I finally got a day to myself and to catch-up with the blogs. I must say it was great fun to spend some of my vacation time with both of you. Kaieteur/Orinduik--- hello! I'm still misty eyes. Too bad the time was soooooooooooo short/sweet. Maybe we run into each other along the way. Be safe and continue to have lots and lots of fun for all who had dreams and those who dreams are on the way of becoming a reality. luv ya Ps Shana did you find any hidden eggs in Paramaribo:-)

11th July 2007

Marcia (Kwame sis)
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WOW!
Wow wow wow...keep it going and coming. Thank you for the breathtaking side show views of the world. All the best and God's speed.

11th July 2007

Sylvia Lens
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Afspreken
Hey Shanna, Ik hoop dat je nog weet wie ik ben!! Pieter Nieuwland College, anyway ik ben gisteren gearriveerd in Paramaribo en hoop dat je er nog zit. Ik heb een paar keer gepoogd contact met je op te nemen maar tevergeefs. ik hoop dat je er nog bent omdat het me leuk zou lijken je eens weer te zien. Laat wat van je horen, Sylvia

11th July 2007

Lulu
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Let the adventure continue...
Glad to see you guys are still on the run...lol Suriname looks like a pretty interesting place to visit,Nice pictures.Sorry i did not get to see you guys while you were in GT but continue to share the excitment.May God continue to be with u guys.

11th July 2007

Your Trini Shadow
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That near-guilty feeling!
Hi Guys, I almost (not quite) feel guilty about the extent to which I am enjoying myself at your expense :-)) Free history lessons, free country tours, family introductions, free lessons in architecture, road building and scuba diving, not to mention free nature studies, cultural and national mores ..... all in the space of six weeks. You guys are really something else.. a pedometer, no less!! And how many more months to go, God willing? Wow! to date 53 pages of text and 1,163 photos ... but who's counting? :-))

12th July 2007

frank
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to add comment
are you kidding? and all this time I was doing difficult to communicate thru skype. You could have told me that the last time (that I can add my comment here) we spoke thru skype and I should have told you also about paramaribo ghost town in the afternoon. Now that you do describe the scenario in the afternoon it is a funny setting but for the surinam people it is normal...but now that I am watching this as an outsider: why are (was I also) they doing that"; running away simultaneously in the afternoon?????? Well, these pictures do bring back old memories. Did yoou ever find the "tigriball" soup? What!!!!! A bike ride at 2 o'clock in the afternoon in surinam...you wanna "bun up"

28th October 2008

Katharine Mitchell
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thanks
I worked in Paramaribo from summer 1982 to spring 1985 at the US embassy. your prose and esp. photos brought back a lot of pleasany memories. I really enjoyed the quick tour.. thanks again. Sorry for the poor typing. Peace Out. ksm

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