Thursday, March 18th
Today we arrived in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad is one of the two islands. Trinidad is one of the most industrial nations in the West Indies. We spent the first part of the day walking to the downtown area; no different from any large city anywhere else. You did need to stay in the well-traveled areas however. It was a very warm day in the mid 90’s with humidity about the same.
We then returned to the port for our tour with Michelle, a native of Trinidad. We started in the downtown area and then to the Queen’s Park Savannah, which is a 200-acre lawn with fields and grand stands, which used to be a sugar plantation. Unfortunately, the island has had little rain and most of the lawn areas are brown. We also went by the Red House, a 1906 neo-Renaissance structure, where the Parliament meets. As we continued we saw several 19th century mansions; these structures are in need of restoration and some are in the process of being done. We continued driving thru the city and stopped for a view of the harbor. Our last stop on the tour was at the Angostura Distillery. This is the only place where the Angostura bitters is produced following a 200-year-old recipe. They also distill rum and vodka. They allowed tastings after the tour. We headed back to the ship for a rest before dinner. The ship departed Trinidad for Barbados, our next stop.
We had a nice dinner and visit with fellow tablemates and then went to the comedy/juggler show with Adam Kario. He was very entertaining and quite talented.
Today we arrived in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad is one of the two islands. Trinidad is one of the most industrial nations in the West Indies. We spent the first part of the day walking to the downtown area; no different from any large city anywhere else. You did need to stay in the well-traveled areas however. It was a very warm day in the mid 90’s with humidity about the same.
We then returned to the port for our tour with Michelle, a native of Trinidad. We started in the downtown area and then to the Queen’s Park Savannah, which is a 200-acre lawn with fields and grand stands, which used to be a sugar plantation. Unfortunately, the island has had little rain and most of the lawn areas are brown. We also went by the Red House, a 1906 neo-Renaissance structure, where the Parliament meets. As we continued we saw several 19th century mansions; these structures are in need of restoration and some are in the process of being done. We continued driving thru the city and stopped for a view of the harbor. Our last stop on the tour was at the Angostura Distillery. This is the only place where the Angostura bitters is produced following a 200-year-old recipe. They also distill rum and vodka. They allowed tastings after the tour. We headed back to the ship for a rest before dinner. The ship departed Trinidad for Barbados, our next stop.
We had a nice dinner and visit with fellow tablemates and then went to the comedy/juggler show with Adam Kario. He was very entertaining and quite talented.
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