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After we aborted our field trip to Bermuda, we had to keep moving,
just to keep us away from thinking too much. So we did some sight-seeing,
and the following pictures are the results of it. So on September 28th,
we visited the Royal Dockyards, located on the nortwestern edge of the
Island. On the right you see a small island close to the ferry terminal
at Dockyards.
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Small island near dockyard.
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To the right, you see the former storage building of the Royal
Dockyards.
The old storage building with the two clocktowers has been nicely restored and is now home of some kind of shopping mall.
Most of the shops located
there are gift shops, but from books to clothing you have a wide selection
of stuff you can buy there.
I think together with its surrounding, the dockyard is worth a visit and a photo or two.
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Royal dockyard: Clocktower building
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We boarded the ferry to travel to Hamilton. From there, we returned
by bus to St. Georges. This was a little time-consuming, but after last
night's accident, no one of us felt the desire to drive a motorcycle.
Anyway, travelling by ferry is nice idea to see the island from a distance and smell some water.
In Hamilton, you can have a look on Hamilton's town hall and art museum.
It looks really
fantastic against the blue sky, doesn't it ?
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Hamilton: Town Hall.
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On the right you see a horse and carriage located near the cruise terminal.
Apparently, tourists seem to like rent one for a small trip.
I think, it is one of the more romantic ways to travel on Bermuda - if you
got time, cash and company...
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Hamilton: Horse and carriage
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Hamilton is quite an interesting city, they got real cute buildings like the one on the right standing between some minor skyscrapers.
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Hamilton: Colourful buildings.
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And, they got the birdcage.
In the
birdcage there is a policeman regulating traffic.
But much more than regulating,
this guy is dancing. He is suspected to be world's funniest policeman,
and yet I still wonder, why there isn't an accident every five minutes,
because he seems to guide the cars passing by completely at random.
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Hamilton: Birdcage. Man-made chaos. ;-)
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The following day, we decided to do something we did not have the time
for - until today.
We went to Horseshoe Bay, one of the most famous beaches
on Bermuda, to catch some sun and do some swimming. From that day, Horseshoe Bay is stuck in my mind as a definition of a tropical beach.
These beaches on the southern shore of Bermuda are in general high energy beaches.
You can leave your fins and snorkel at home unless you like to gargle with salt water. You won't find that much life there anyway.
We decided to stay
very close to the coast, because waves and currents were quite strong there.
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Horseshoe Bay: Definition of a beach.
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But this is perfectly normal, when you imagine that Horseshoe Bay is on
the south side and not protected by a lagoon like all beaches on the northern
side of Bermuda.
To the right, there is a picture of a little romantic
beach near Horseshoe Bay.
Imagine this one without the people.
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Southern shores: One nice little beach.
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I took a film roll full
of it with me when I left the island.
I wonder if there are calculations
of what will happen to the island if every visitor takes a small load of
sand as he leaves...
Upon our return to St. George, we walked aroud the streets one last
time before our flight back to germany.
On the right there is a picture
of the 'Deliverance' near St. George cruise terminal
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St. George: Deliverance.
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Later one evening, back at BBSR, we met at your room (315, Wright Hall),
to sign a T-Shirt for Mr. Bridges, our professor. This is a good opportunity
for you to see what the rooms there look like.
But don't be alarmed by the chaos in the background, BBSR is not responsible
for this, this is real custom-made student chaos and perfectly normal.
Ok. My little tour ends here. I did not take any pictures on the flight
home, so there is nothing more I have to show to you. I hope you enyojed
it.
At this point, I'd once again like to thank BBSR
staff for their help during difficult days. The University of Düsseldorf
could learn a lot from them.
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Wright Hall: Room 315.
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