Fort de France
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Mon 15 Jun 2009 22:55
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Bimbling around Fort de
France
  So much rain had fallen that Baby Beez was a perfect place for Skipper to wash out his
shorts, tee-shirt and Bill and Ben hat before emptying her. We braved the
elements to go ashore to explore.
 The city
of about 100,000 inhabitants is a stunning mixture of modern buildings,
colourful creole villas with wooden verandahs, and busy narrow streets. Full of
life, noise and colour in the daytime, Fort de France becomes almost deserted at
night. Savannah Park and the waterfront are being
redeveloped to incorporate a promenade that will be used for concerts, cultural
exhibitions and ethnic dinings. Improvements to enhance nautical activities
at Bais des Flamands and La Francais beach is also underway as is structural
work on Fort Louis.
   Saint Louis
Cathedral
   The Town
Hall, the modern shopping area and the Municipal Buildings.
   The catholic
church high on the hill outside town. The tourist
information office (above red car) in the older part of the city.
   A picture hanging in the tourist
office shows a view of the waterfront in the early 1900's. Beez with the ominous
clouds over her and our favourite building the Schoelcher Library.
ALL IN ALL A CITY
WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED, A TOWN TO EXPLORE, A GOOD MIX OF OLD AND NEW -
GUERNSEY IN THE
CARIBBEAN
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