A (FREE) Walking Tour of Nassau - April 8, 2006
Nassau was the only port on my recent Carnival Liberty cruise where I did not have a firm plan in advance of what I would do there.
Had thought about Pearl Island excursions, but thought it would be crowded with 6 ships in port and all reports indicated that it was. Two people from my dinner table did the treasure hunt and found no treasure - perhaps the earlier cruisers had looted it all. They are supposed to reseed, so who knows. They did end up with a couple of smelly conch shells for their trouble.
Considered Atlantis, but it just seems like a waste of a port and more of a destination in itself to be discovered another day.
So, decided to do a self-guided walking tour. Of course I had forgotten my notes -liberated from here:
http://www.frommers.com/destinations...251010008.html
and a map to go with:
http://www.frommers.com/images/destinations/maps/jpg-2006/251_walkingtour:historicnassau.jpg
From the ship you should be able to see a number of points of interest
1) Atlantis
2) Straw Market
3) Senior Frogs
4) British Colonial Hilton (was a Sheraton when I stayed there, me thinks).
Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island
Straw Market, Nassau
Senior Frogs, Nassau
Straw Market, Senior Frogs, British Colonial Hilton, Nassau
There is no shortage of maps and booklets available inside Festival Place which is hard to miss and in fact, I don't think you can. I picked up a couple of maps and a couple of booklets and off I went. One note - bring water with - going up hills and stairs can lead to much thirst.
Off we go...
Festival Place, Nassau
Welcome to Nassau!
Some taxi rates I noticed...
If you must...
There is a Harley shop...
And the other usuals
Hard Rock, Nassau
Parliament Buildings, Nassau
Sir Milo Butler - First Bahamian Governor-General, 1973-1979. Located in Rawson
Square, named after Governor Sir R.W. Rawson (1864-1868).
Sir Milo Butler - First Bahamian Governor-General, 1973-1979
Parliament Buildings, House of Assembly, Senate, Nassau
A young Queen Victoria Statue, Parliament Building (Senate), Nassau
Supreme Court behind a tree that has survived much
Cenotaph for WWI and WWII Bahamian Veterans, Garden of Remembrance, Nassau
Nassau Public Library and Museum (former jail)
Public Library, Nassau
Nassau Public Library and Museum (and former jail), Nassau
Zion Baptist Church, Nassau
Horse and Carriage (Surrey) City Tour, Nassau
The Bahamas Historical Society Museum, Nassau
A wall flower of sorts
Walk walk walk
Past the vendors
Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Fort Fincastle, Nassau
One of the jails, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
kaBoom (perhaps to keep too many cruise ships from approaching ???)
Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Canon, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Canon, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Jails, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Fort Fincastle, Nassau
View from the top, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
View from the top, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Vendors around Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Water Tower, Nassau - Highest Sport on the island!
Time to move on...
Those look like Carronades!
Water Tower, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Atlantics Resort, Paradise Island
The Bahama Journal, Sales and Sports Office, Nassau
Unwala House, Nassau
Post office - wasn't sure why on the tour, but I guess for stamp collectors...
People put items in, so I guess still in use
Mailbox in front of post office, Nassau
Gregory Arch, Nassau
Balcony House, Nassau. The oldest wooden residence still standing in Nassau
Decided it was time from a break and some foooooooooooood and spotted here:
Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant No 2, Nassau
Some conch fritters and a Planter's Punch, along with a couple glasses of water seemed in order.
Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant Menu, Nassau
Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant, Nassau
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. They were tasty. not lots of conch (maybe that is how they are supposed to be?), but tasty.
Conch Fritters, Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant, Nassau
With beverages
Conch Fritters and Rum Punch, Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant, Nassau
Realized I had missed the Queen's Staircase - did I want to walk back or not. Oh well, we will continue and if there is time ?
Government House, Governor's Residence, Government Hill, Nassau
Christ Church Cathedral, Nassau
Pirates of Nassau, Museum, Gift Shop, and Pub, Nassau
The famous bus #10
Bus #10, Nassau
Straw Market, Nassau
Straw Market, Nassau, Bahamas
Pompey Museum of Slavery and Emancipation, Nassau
Cafe Habana, Nassau
Da Junkanoo Shak, Nassau
Senior Frog's, Nassau
Senior Frog's, Nassau
Senior Frog's, Nassau
The back (front?) - whatever - the waterfront side of Straw Market...
Straw Market, Nassau
Cruise ships, Nassau
Conch Fritters Bar and Grill, Nassau
Imperial Restaurant, Nassau
Is that a stop or a yield?
Stop/Yield sign?
And now to backtrack to the staircase.... grrrrr.. should have planned better...
Government House, Governor's Residence, Government Hill, Nassau
St Andrews Presbyterian Kirk , Nassau
made it...
Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Looking back from Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Looking back from Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Almost back to the ships
Horse and Carriage (Surrey) City Tour, Nassau
A food store
Food store, Nassau
Conch shells for sale, Nassau
Horse and Carriage (Surrey) City Tour, Nassau
And back to the mother ship
