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ST. KITTS BY SEA

ST. KITTS & NEVIS - APRIL 2011

FORT BRIMSTONE - Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site SINCE 1999. Designed by British military engineers and built and maintained by African slaves, it is one of the best preserved historical fortifications in the American continent"
"THE GIBRALTAR OF THE WEST INDIES"
"ON THE WAY TO BASSETERRE"
"SAILING - With Nevis in the background"
"FRIGATE BAY AND NEVIS"
"ARRIVING TO BASSETERRE"
"BASSETERRE BY THE SEA"
"BASSETERRE FOR TOURISTS"
"NATIONAL MUSEUM"
"HISTORICAL BASSETERRE"
"BASSETERRE FROM THE SHIP"
"WEIRD GREYS"
"DEPARTING"
"GOODBYE ST. KITTS & NEVIS"

ST. KITTS BY LAND

ST. KITTS SCENIC RAIL - APRIL 2011

"ARRIVAL - Early morning arrival to Basseterre"
"COLOURFUL BASSETERRE"
"ST. KITTS SCENIC RAIL - The Last Railway in the West Indies, built between 1912 and 1926 to transport sugar cane from the sugar plantations to the sugar factory in Basseterre, makes a 18 mile narrow gauge train trip that provides you with an opportunity to experience the scenery and culture of St. Kitts. Leaving Needsmust station, the train is soon surrounded by fields of sugar cane"
"MOUNT LIAMUIGA - The railway winds around the slopes of Mt. Liamuiga"
"VILLAGE - The journey covers village life"
"FIELDS - Including tobacco"
"PALMS, PINEAPPLES AND BANANA TREES"
"TYPICAL CARIBE"
"HOUSES & CHURCHES"
"MANSION VILLAGE"
"BLACK SAND BEACHES"
"VISTAS OF ST. EUSTATIUS"
"MOO - ST. EUSTATIUS"
"ST. PAUL & BELLEVUE - Including the Old Anglican Church at Bellevue"

ST. CROIX, USA

US VIRGIN ISLANDS - APRIL 2011
"FREDERIKSTED - Early morning arrival"
"DRIVING ON THE LEFT IN THE US"
"CHRISTIANSTED - The Government House is an example of the Danish colonial architecture, from the times when sugar was king"
"HOTEL ON THE CAY - A nice beach to enjoy"
"HOTEL ON THE CAY - Closer views"
"CUSTOM'S HOUSE - Dating from 1734, the customs house was the building where merchants, after having passed through the scale house, went to pay taxes"
"CHRISTIANSTED SEEN FROM THE CAY"
"CHRISTIANSTED - With Fort Christiansvaern. Built in the late 1700s of yellow brick, is the best preserved of the five Danish forts remaining in the West Indies"
"STEEPLE HOUSE - Once the Lord God of Sabath Church, the Steeple House was St. Croix’s first Lutheran Church. Built in the early 1750's by the Danish West India and Guinea Company, it was consecrated in 1753, and thereafter was used as a military bakery, community hall, hospital and also a school"
"CHRISTIANSTED BUILDINGS"
"CHRISTIANSTED PORT - With people"
"CHRISTIANSTED PORT"
"BACK TO FREDERIKSTED"

"GOODBYE FREDERIKSTED"

SAN JUAN & THE CELEBRITY SUMMIT

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - APRIL 2011


"OLD SAN JUAN - San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the best departing point if you want to cruise Southern and South-eastern Caribbean, as it is much closer to the isles to visit than the other traditional departing ports! And the town has some interesting spots to be seen..."


"OLD BUILDINGS - Lovely pastel colours"


"FUERTE SAN CRISTOBAL - The largest fortification built by the Spanish in the Americas was finished in 1783, and at that time wrapped around the city of San Juan. About a third of the construction was demolished in 1897 to help ease the flow of traffic..."


"FUERTE SAN FELIPE DEL MORRO - While San Cristobal was supposed to protect from inland attacks, Fort del Morro was designed to guard the entrance to the San Juan Bay, and defend the city from seaborne agressions. Nowadays the lawn serves to fly kites..."


"CATHEDRAL - And finally the sun was starting to shine... but we were already inside the ship..."


"SAN JUAN SEEN FROM THE CELEBRITY SUMMIT"


"THE SUMIT, BOTERO & CHAMPAGNE"


"LIFT TO THE SEA..."


"SUMMIT'S BARS"


"REFLECTIONS"


"PEOPLE"


"WORKS OF ART"


"PAPER FRUIT"


"POOLS BY NIGHT"

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