Tahiti - Papeete the capital city - Photos
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Mike and Liz Downing
Mon 30 Aug 2010 06:28
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The undercover market had fish at one end, fruit and
veg in the middle and handicrafts the other end. On the balcony surrounding it
there were tourist stalls selling allsorts of Polynesian souvenirs -
arts, crafts and clothes, including black pearls. The Tuamotu islands are
where the majority of the cultivated pearls come from and most end up
in Tahiti.
  An impromptu music session provided by the
locals in the streets of Papeete. They're not buskers - no
hat for money - they just
like playing and were good
too.
 Along the waterfront with Moorea in the
distance
 The waterfront on a rare overcast
day.
 A replica of a long distance Polynesian
canoe.
 More modern Polynesian canoes along the
waterfront.
 A Banyan tree near the quay - all those roots
in the foreground!
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