Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Green, Bustling & World-Renowned For Its Region-Best Carnival, But Somewhate Aesthetically Challenged & Short On Must-See Sights
”Good for a day (or two at most) of exploration and the capital of the twin-island southern Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago, Port of Spain is hot, green, bustling & world-renowned for its region-best Carnival, but somewhat aesthetically challenged & short on must-see sights.”
Image || Botanical Gardens, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. June 17, 2015.
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Good for a day (or two at most) of exploration and the capital of the twin-island southern Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago, Port of Spain is hot, green, bustling & world-renowned for its region-best Carnival, but somewhat aesthetically challenged & short on must-see sights. My penultimate stop on a 6-week Caribbean island hop towards the South American continent (which is almost within touching distance from the city), I stopped off en route from St Lucia to the ABC island of Curacao.
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Lesser Antilles. June 17, 2015.
Stollmeyer’s Castle of the so-called Magnificent Seven overlooking Queen’s Park Savannah. Maraval Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. June 17, 2015.
Botanical Gardens, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. June 17, 2015.
Memorial Park, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. June 17, 2015.
The Hall of Justice on Woodford Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Lesser Antilles. June 17, 2015.
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Lesser Antilles. June 18, 2015.
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Lesser Antilles. June 18, 2015.
Independence Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Lesser Antilles. June 18, 2015.
Chess in Independence Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Lesser Antilles. June 18, 2015.
Guinness is no stranger in the Caribbean region; it’s everywhere, albeit in bottles only. But until today I’d not seen this Irish classic, Kerrygold, captured here sitting pretty on the chilled shelves of a supermarket in Port of Spain. But this import ain’t cheap at TT$35 (€5) a pop. Worth every cent if you ask me. Now, the Tayto must be around here somewhere. Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Lesser Antilles. June 17, 2015.
$100 (€14), or about 3 Kerrygold. Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Lesser Antilles. June 17, 2015.