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Photo Contest – May 4, 2012
Nassau Horse & Carriage Ride - 5/4/12 Photo Contest
We had 54 responses to our May 4th photo contest but very few correct answers! This was a tricky one. We asked you to guess the name of the city in which the horse and carriage photo (shown here) was taken. We hinted that the city is located on the Atlantic Ocean and is a popular cruise port. “Nassau” was the correct answer. The other responses we received were understandable given the hints we provided. These responses included: Hamilton, Bermuda; Charleston, SC; Key West, FL and Saint Jean de Luz, France.
Congratulations to Norm Remer of Southampton, PA whose name was name was randomly drawn from the correct respondents.
Bay Street
Nassau, a usual stop on a Bahamas cruise itinerary (especially on shorter cruises), is both the largest city and the capital of the Bahamas. Bay Street, the main street that runs parallel to the waters edge through Nassau, is filled with a mixture of high end jewelry shops and souvenir shops.
The entrance to the colorful Straw Market is also located along Bay street. Stop here if you don’t mind crowds and you like to haggle for island nick nacks. Our appreciation of the brightly painted shops and government buildings and the view of the looming cruiseships docked along the waterfont is unfortunately trumped by our first-hand experience with occaissional rudeness and, on one trip, a “crooked” taxi driver.
Entrance to Straw Market
Cockeyed stop sign with ship in the background
Local craftsman at work