Day_4, Bermuda - Hamilton, St. George, Aquarium and Zoo
This ferry took us from Dockyard to Hamilton in 30 minutes.
Expensive houses near Hamilton harbor.
The pink building in the center is the 5-star Fairmont Hotel of Hamilton.
FRONT Street, facing the harbor, is one of Hamilton's main shopping streets.
The iconic BIRDCAGE on Front Street, where
the traffic police used to direct traffic in Bermuda shorts.
REID Street, a block north of FRONT street.
Hamilton's City Hall.
Philip and Ayumi went inside Hamilton's City Hall which also
houses a
couple art galleries.
Philip and Ayumi had Bermuda Fish Chowder at a British pub in Hamilton.
It is a soup that is considered the national dish of Bermuda.
Its basic ingredients are fish, tomatoes and onions, seasoned with black rum and "Sherry Pepper Sauce".
The recipe is believed to have been developed by the 17th century British colonizers of Bermuda.
At Hamilton's bus terminal, boarding #10 bus to St. George and Flatts
Village.
Austin/Elena/Angelina/Gabby visited the Aquarium and Zoo in Flatts Village.
Aquarium.
Aquarium.
A 900-year-old turtle in the zoo.
Flamingo in the zoo.
St. George's old town hall and the King's Square surrounding it.
A two-man band drumming out beautiful music to welcome visitors to St.
George.
A street in St. George.
Another street in St. George.
The stairs on the left hand side of the photo leads to St. Peter's Church.
Inside St. Peter's Church.
This church dates back to the first days of
colonial settlements in Bermuda.
Our guide book says food was very expensive in Bermuda, because everything
had to be shipped in.
So when we saw a market in St. George, we went in to check out.
Broccoli at $3.99 a pound? Very expensive indeed.
In St. George, some tree trunks wore "sleeves".
Several restaurants lined the peaceful St. George waterfront.
Vincent's and Mei-Ching's lunch in St. George.
The beer-battered fish and chips tasted just like Legal Seafood's.
The restaurant provided free WIFI, so we ordered additional sweet-potato fry and lingered.
This was also when we saw Philip's text message asking where we were.
St. George harbor.
NCL Dawn, as seen on our ferry from St. George back to the Dockyard.
NCL Dawn was tendered, while RCCL's Grandeur of the Seas was docked.
Dinner at Aqua dining room. Philip and Ayumi came back to the ship much
later.
A dinner entree, chicken tikka masala, which is a dish of roasted chicken chunks (tikka)
in a spicy (masala) sauce. Austin and Elena said this is an Indian dish.
A teriyaki chicken entree.
A salmon entree.