Saturday, September 22, 2007
I'm back!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Some quick Geography
2. The state of Louisiana which is parted in five regions
I'm going to live in the Cajun Country
3. Each region is separated in parishes
I'm going to the Parish of St Martin
4. To make it a little bit clearer,
I'll be in number 11, as you can see there are 22 parishes in Cajun Country
I hope that you're not bored :))
Life in Louisiana
I'm supposed to stay in Louisiana for three years, so I'll try to make this blog as attractive as possible, I'll try to tell you about the culture, the place, the music, the history and so on...
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Atlanta - BTR
I had a connection in Atlanta, I had never seen so many planes landing in a minute... it was just crazy, traffic, traffic everywhere...
I had to run to catch the connection to Baton Rouge...
I saved the best part for last: they left my three suitcases in Atlanta, I wasn't the only one, but still... :-(
So, when I get them tomorrow, I will tell you some more about my first feelings...
Monday, July 23, 2007
Leisure
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Having fun!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Guadeloupe
Further to the north, St Barthelemy and the French part of St Martin come under the jurisdiction of Guadeloupe. In 2003, both of these areas voted to become an overseas territorial collectivity.
The population is approximately 440 000
The official language is French, but creole is widely spoken
Monday, July 16, 2007
Last day in Martinique
I called the airport to figure out if I could catch the last flight which was at 9.30pm. It was possible so we made it to the party...
Jean-Philippe Marthely (one of the lead singers of Kassav' band) made everybody jump, dance, scream, sing...
My friends and I had a couple of drinks and I wasn't too sure to be able to make it to the airport, but I made it....
Bye Martinique,
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Places to see
When you go to Martinique, make sure you visit this place...
Do not miss the cathedral in Fort-de-France;))
St Pierre and its ruins...
Ste Marie and its church...
There are so many places to enjoy, so you guys know what you need to do :-))
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Martinique
Hello everybody!!
I was supposed to tell you about Martinique yesterday, but I have been rushing all day.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Good Bye Barbados
Bye Bye Barbados, I had a wonderful time over there, I just love this little rock...
Good morning Martinique...
We had a stop in St Lucia, and I took some pictures from the plane...
When you reach the airport of St Lucia, you can see some lovely colors. Something is going to happen, people are going to have fun!!
Monday, July 9, 2007
Ocean Park
Hike in St Andrew
We started hiking around 6.00 am, we had a nice weather, it was warm... It's was a three hour hike with many hills , and of course we had to go down on some slippery paths too.
From the hills, we had a great view of some parts of Barbados. You'd better not be afraid of height.
One of the hikers was wearing this tee shirt, so even if you felt like stopping, you just kept on walking...
Our body guard ( just kidding) was checking on us...
Anyway, we had to walk through bushes, watch out for trees and leaves that have stings, we really had fun...
Nature was just so beautiful...
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Bus
I bought Afterburn written by Zane (a very special writer, I won't tell you more ;)
On my way to the store, I saw many buses going to Speightown or to Bridgetown, so here are some pictures, so that you can have an idea of what buses in Barbados look like.
Enjoy
Friday, July 6, 2007
Windowshopper
Today, I met a young man called Shearvon, he is from St Lucia.
I had not laughed like this for so long, let me tell you why...
According to some people, when you don't have money, you'd better not enter boutiques, because obviously you are not going to buy.
So, Shearvon was putting it that way: you'd better be a windowshopper ;)
but do not envy the ones who are able to buy.
One of his favorite songs seems to be windowshopper from Fifty cents, don't ask me why...
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Flying Fish, Barbados style
1 small onion
1 small green pepper chopped
1 blade chives chopped
thyme and persley
salt and pepper
few drops of lime juice
1 egg beaten
breadcrumbs
oil for frying
2 limes wedged
Method
Mix the seasoning, ingredients and spread over the meaty side of the fish.
Leave for about an hour.
Dip the fish into the beatten egg and then into the breadcrumbs.
Fry gently in a little oil for about ten minutes.
Serve with wedged of lime.
Serves 4-6.
Enjoy
Second day in Barbados
She owns a boutique "Bohemia Collections", which is located in the Hilton Hotel in St Michael (outside of town).
Make a stop there, she simply brights up the saddest person's day, no kidding...)))
By the way, this is a great hotel, you have a wonderful view of Bridgetown, the capital city.
Food
Flying fish and fish cakes are famous meals in Barbados , I just love this food.
If you feel like cooking go to Recipes
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
First day in Barbados
I was really excited, could not wait to get there, needless to say that I woke up very early.
Second picture from the plane, I'm already dreaming of the wonderful day that I'm going to spend.
Anyway, it did not matter I was still determined to have a nice day ;)
For my friends who are reading me, I assume you can guess what I did during the day, so I'm not going to tell you, but at 6pm, I was exhausted and I had to go to bed :)))
Some quick geography
The island is 21 miles (34 km) long and 14 miles (22 km) wide and the area is 166 square miles ( 425 square km). It is divided into eleven parishes.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Crop Over
BARBADOS
It's a very beautiful island located in the West Indies.
Go and check this island on the web, it's really worth it...