Thursday, February 21, 2019

Anguilla part three

One thing I noticed in Anguilla was how polite and friendly the locals were. I spotted this pretty lady down the beach where, come to find out, they were photographing an advertisement. I walked down hoping to get a picture, but by the time I got there, they were packing up. She smiled at me and said "hello". I told her I was hoping to get a picture. She said" no problem" and put the basket of fruit back on her head.
There were several gift and souvenir shops around the island. We visited this brightly colored one.
This restored little house is typical of the historic homes of the locals.
You will see folks everywhere playing dominoes, actually you hear the slamming of the tiles as you drive down the road.. There was a competition going on here. Notice they can see what has been played, but they can't see their opponents.
We visited an art gallery where there were several paintings of the the locals playing dominoes.
A tour of the local museum  explained a lot about the history of this self governing oversea territory of Great Britain.
The front of the catholic church
and inside
There is no shortage of gourmet restaurants with amazing chefs, but
one night we stopped on the strip. A street with food stands where  locals are selling their specialties.. Meet Ken.  We picked up some of his delicious ribs and barbecued chicken.

We not only enjoyed the abundant white sandy beaches, but we sure ate our share of the delicious food.



7 comments:

  1. I can see it is close to the Dutch island St. Maarten. The europeans have all taken their part of this area, with the Briits and the French also have their tropical paradise there!

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    1. I forgot to say you made some very nice photos there!

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    2. Thank you Maryanne. Yes we flew into the Dutch side of St. Marrten and then took the ferry out of the French side of the island St. Martin.

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  2. Terrific shots, particularly that church.

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  3. Oh wow! Have just been back to read about your fabulous holiday in Anguilla. Gorgeous photos Janey, showing how beautiful the island is and what a good time you had 🌴🌺

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  4. Dearest Janey,
    Friendly people as their entire revenue depends on tourism. But the in general seem to be very happy people!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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