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Citizen Eve
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   Topic: Your Island's Top Places of Interests
Posted: 25 May 2008 at 3:55pm |
Tell us about your favorite places to visit or hang out in your country/island ...
I must think about mine so I will come back ... there are so many ... Grenada is certainly an Eden ... Or share your experience while in the islands ... what impressed you most ...  ...
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Posted: 25 May 2008 at 4:03pm |
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Posted: 25 May 2008 at 4:05pm |
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Grenada's River Antoine Rum Distillery
No other distillery in the entire Caribbean has been
in operation as long as River Antoine, and very few have so carefully
maintained traditional methods of rum preparation. Although the distillery
is privately owned, it does permit guided tours. Visitors can watch
as rum is made in much the same manner that it was in the 18th century,
when it fired the throats of the real buccaneers.
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Posted: 25 May 2008 at 4:08pm |
Fort
George is another Grenada special ...
Fort George is situated on an elevated peninsula
that commands the harbour entrance, a position that has given the fort
enormous strategic importance since the French constructed it in the
first decade of the 18th century. Although it continues to serve as the
police headquarters, Fort George is most appreciated today for the views
that it offers to sightseers. Much of its elaborate colonial structure
remains intact, and part of the pleasure of a visit is rambling around
among the passages and stairs of the ancient stone fortifications. Fort
George still maintains a battery of old cannons, which are used on special
occasions to fire off a resounding salute.
In the 1980s, Fort George once again played
a prominent role in Grenadian history as the site of the assassination
of Maurice Bishop, along with several members of his cabinet. In 1983,
the fort was bombed by American troops.
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Posted: 25 May 2008 at 4:11pm |
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Grenada's Carib's Leap, or Leapers Hill
Directly north of the town of Sauteurs is a steep
cliff face that descends vertically into the sea for more than 100
feet. It was from the top of the cliff that Grenada's last remaining
Carib Indians hurled themselves in 1651, preferring suicide to domination
by the French.
Talk about mass suicide and fierce sense of independence ...
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Posted: 25 May 2008 at 4:14pm |
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Grenada's House of Parliament
Across Church Street from the cathedral are two of
St. George's most venerable buildings. York House, purchased in 1801,
houses the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Supreme
Court. Along with the neighboring Registry, which was built in 1780,
York house is a graceful example of early Georgian architecture.
Fascinating to experience the debates and see democracy in action ... the rituals and formality is quite amusing too.
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Posted: 25 May 2008 at 4:21pm |
Grenada's Grand Etang Lake
and Forest Reserve
The most popular area in Grenada
for hiking and trekking is undoubtedly the rain forest around the Grand
Etang Forest Reserve, high up in the mountains of the island's interior.
Grand Etang's varied elevations and terrains maintain several different
ecological subsystems, culminating in the elfin woodlands high up the
slopes of the reserve's central  mountains.
The focal point of the forest reserve is Grand Etang Lake, which fills
the crater of one of the island's extinct volcanoes. The rain forest around
the lake holds a stupendously rich diversity of flora and fauna. Colorful
tropical birds, tiny frogs and lizards, and rare orchids punctuate the
dense rain forest vegetation, and the trails meander around the area's
stunning waterfalls as well as the azure waters of Grand Etang Lake.
Grand Etang's flora includes towering mahogany
and giant gummier trees as well as a multitude of ferns, tropical flowers,
and other indigenous plants. The lush vegetation provides shelter for
a wide variety of animals, particularly for the island's many species
of birds. The broad-winged hawk (known here as the gree-gree), Lesser
Antillean swift, Antillean euphonia, purple-throated Carib, Antillean
crested hummingbird (known as the little doctor bird), and the Lesser
Antillean tanager (known as the soursop) are all common sights. In
addition, the Grand Etang is populated by plenty of frogs and lizards,
as well as playing host to opossums, armadillos, mongooses, and the
mona monkey.
Hikes at Grand Etang range from easy 15-minute
jaunts to rigorous expeditions of several hours. The trails are quite
good, and the Forest Reserve provides excellent guides (both written
and human).
For the adventurous and outdoor enthusiast ... a hike would be breath taking and memorable.
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Posted: 25 May 2008 at 4:22pm |
ARUBA
Fort Zoutman and King Willem III Tower (above picture) -
Today housing the Aruba Historical museum. The museum opens Mon-Fri from 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The Governor's offices are very close by too.
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Posted: 25 May 2008 at 4:24pm |
ARUBA
Numismatic Museum - a collection of coin and paper currency with over 30,000 pieces from 100 countries. Open Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.
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