Feb 26 Victoria, Seychelles
We didn't do much in the Seychelles, only visiting the Botanical Garden and walking through the downtown area. There's not much to report from here, but we do have some pretty pictures.
Coco de mer tree has the heaviest seed in nature, a double coconut weighing up to 25 kg (In the US that would be 50lbs...)
Here it is on the tree
And up close and personal with the fruit of the tree. Don't stand under this tree when the fruit is ripe!
Just some pretty pictures from the garden ...starfruit
A flying fox
The Clock Tower in the middle of downtown is a memorial to Queen Victoria. It is a replica of one near Victoria Station, London.
flowers for sale in the Central Market
Art in a Roundabout
Victoria is a beautiful town of approximately 26,000 people. It is clean, the buildings are very well kept, the streets are maintained, grass is mowed, shrubs are trimmed, no litter anywhere.....it is a lovely tropical port. Well done, Victoria!!....c
And a followup to a previous musing. Smoking was prevalent in Africa only in Cape Town. Very little or no cigarette advertising anywhere in Africa.
During our walk through Stone Town in Zanzibar I saw only 3 people smoking, all of them teenage males who were hawking things to people passing by. Maybe those in desperate economic conditions can't afford it, maybe the betel nut substitutes, but those are my observations.....D
We didn't do much in the Seychelles, only visiting the Botanical Garden and walking through the downtown area. There's not much to report from here, but we do have some pretty pictures.
Coco de mer tree has the heaviest seed in nature, a double coconut weighing up to 25 kg (In the US that would be 50lbs...)
And up close and personal with the fruit of the tree. Don't stand under this tree when the fruit is ripe!
Just some pretty pictures from the garden ...starfruit
A flying fox
The Clock Tower in the middle of downtown is a memorial to Queen Victoria. It is a replica of one near Victoria Station, London.
flowers for sale in the Central Market
Art in a Roundabout
Victoria is a beautiful town of approximately 26,000 people. It is clean, the buildings are very well kept, the streets are maintained, grass is mowed, shrubs are trimmed, no litter anywhere.....it is a lovely tropical port. Well done, Victoria!!....c
And a followup to a previous musing. Smoking was prevalent in Africa only in Cape Town. Very little or no cigarette advertising anywhere in Africa.
During our walk through Stone Town in Zanzibar I saw only 3 people smoking, all of them teenage males who were hawking things to people passing by. Maybe those in desperate economic conditions can't afford it, maybe the betel nut substitutes, but those are my observations.....D
2 comments:
It is a pity you didn't take a trip around the island as the beaches are glorious. I just wish the Seychelles weren't so hard to get to from our country, Australia, as we would be there in a flash. I agree, it is a very clean island though very expensive.
Jennie
We too, wish we had been able to travel around the island. We had planned to, but Dave's ankle was bothering him so he took a taxi back to the ship. (broken last year...)
We do live in South Florida so get our beach, palm tree fix every day. I know it's not the same, but it wasn't a terrible disappointment to miss the drive. Now if we had missed seeing animals on game drives.....!!!
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