Monday, April 16, 2012
ST. KITTS BY LAND
ST. KITTS SCENIC RAIL - APRIL 2011
"ARRIVAL - Early morning arrival to Basseterre"
"COLOURFUL BASSETERRE"
"ST. KITTS SCENIC RAIL - The Last Railway in the West Indies, built between 1912 and 1926 to transport sugar cane from the sugar plantations to the sugar factory in Basseterre, makes a 18 mile narrow gauge train trip that provides you with an opportunity to experience the scenery and culture of St. Kitts. Leaving Needsmust station, the train is soon surrounded by fields of sugar cane"
"MOUNT LIAMUIGA - The railway winds around the slopes of Mt. Liamuiga"
"VILLAGE - The journey covers village life"
"FIELDS - Including tobacco"
"PALMS, PINEAPPLES AND BANANA TREES"
"TYPICAL CARIBE"
"HOUSES & CHURCHES"
"MANSION VILLAGE"
"BLACK SAND BEACHES"
"VISTAS OF ST. EUSTATIUS"
"MOO - ST. EUSTATIUS"
"ST. PAUL & BELLEVUE - Including the Old Anglican Church at Bellevue"
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Hi Everybody! The advantage of a cruise, among others, is that the hotel travels by night and every morning you get a new spot to visit... ;)
St. Kitts and Nevis is a wonderful island to travel around!! Enjoy and have a great week ahead!
the view over the port is amazing but the mountains look also impressive!
Life and travelling
Cooking
what a lovely place...love the greenery!!!
http://sushmita-smile.blogspot.in/
Lovely place to stay for a week, at least...
Great photos, Gil, I especially like the shots of the sea and St.Eustatius. Those are great shots.
The island doesn't look very overcrowded, that's a nice change!
I love these scenic views.
Joyce M
that was so wonderful!!
thank you!!
Look like a nice place to relax and enjoy without all the stress of a city life. Thanks for dropping by my travel blog. Have a nice weekend.
Wonderful shots of interesting place.
Wonderful memories again, so green.
Greetings from half sunny half rainy Helsinki. Next week it'll be officially spring here... :)
that is one "sweet" train ride Gil! :)
Awesome pictures. I love the vistas and the beach shots. Cheers, Ruby
Hi Trotter!
You are the most traveled friend of mine!!!
I am delighted for you!
Your pictures are fantastic!!!!
Glad to SEE ....
Many greetings
Have a wonderful weekend!
The wheather here is very nice, spring! (27o C)
Thanks for sharing these wonderful views, Gil! Great images and collages indeed, and those beaches are so fascinating!
Happy weekend :-)
You sure know how to pick'em. Another cool place to visit. Love the pics!
Have a fabulous weekend! :)
Un petit train utilitaire transformé en train touristique, si je comprends bien. Une manière de voir le paysage à un rythme et d'un point de vue différent. Puis de retour à l'hôtel après une bonne douche se gorger de fruits exotiques... Le bonheur !
Hello,
Awesome photos and scenery,very attractive colors and beautiful places.
Best wishes,
Joseph
Wonderful pics from St.Kitts. Looks like you are having a wonderful vacation.
Lovely composition of palms. There is a photo of what looks to be an old chimney and, apart from it, some kind of oven maybe. Do you know what they are far? Thanks for the tour. Happy cruising.
This was so refreshing. I could feel the warm wind and breath in the salty air.
I would have loved to see what kind of black sand this was on the beach.
Such a nice life to be able to live there.
:)
Fantastic place, especially St. Eustatius!
Another place which obviously has been disputed by the Spanish the French, the English… during centuries! Easy to understand when one sees your photos!
St. Paul and Bellevue,
Such beautify to behold through the eyes of you and Mrs. Trotter.
xox
Constance
Train ride, yeayyy!!!! Mansions look incredible. What's missing are wild animals roaming around bcos it does look a bit like somewhere in Africa. I think I watch too much tv :// thanx for visiting my half hearted entry blog. Haven't got much time updating it. You have a good weekend.
Hello GMG!!
Sorry for the long absence! Gorgeous pics as usual. Just updated my blog :)
Very nice post, that train ride sure looks relaxing and very scenic.
Sauvage et en meme temps bien touristique a ce qu'il transparait sur ce blog.
Mais je m'y interesse mais ton billet n'est pas apparu sur ma liste...
J'avais vu une publicite pour Basse Terre quand nous etions a Miami, je pense qu'il doit y avoir des lignes directes de la.
De quoi rever de vacances tranquilles.
Beautiful landscape !
I love the way the colors complement with each other, the way the blues work well with the greens. And those art deco style buildings are such visual delights.
I see you are on a cruise again, Gil! The Virgin Islands are all beautiful --enjoy your visits to each one. St. Kitts and Nevis look beautiful --so green and lush.
Wonderful scenery, Gil.
I've been away from blog life for quite a while, been doing quite bad, but hopefully I'm now back.
Oh, such lovely snaps.
The green is so refreshing, the blue is so scintillating!
Tout au contraire, tes posts sont si remarquables que j'en reste la plupart du temps bouche bée ( et je ne les commente pas très souvent, ce qui est un tort).
Bon week end !
Wow! Looks like you have serious business at home but enjoy your parents as you will miss them once they are gone.
Havent' heard from you in a while and wondered what happened. Hope your wife is better with her elbow. I fell and broke my wrist so I know the drill and its not very pleasant lol Don't recommend it to any one lol
The photos, as usual, are great.
Glad you're back :)
As usual, wonderful montage. Thanks for stopping by. I was just thinking about you. xoxo
Hi Everybody! It has been a long absence, but things have been a bit hard: father 95, mother almost 91 doing radiotherapy, wife broke right elbow and I’m consuming some much needed holidays to take care of all this...
Anyhow, thanks for your support and for your comments that keep this blog alive!!
Ola,
My favourites are the views of St. Eustatius...
Star,
Indeed!!
G@tto,
One week? Well, in good company, ok... ;)
Paul,
They’re my favourites also!! St Eustatius makes a fabulous photo spot!!
Joyce,
Me too...
Magic,
My pleasure!!
Alice,
Relax is the appropriate word for the Caribbean...
Part Two,
Rajesh,
Thanks!
Blogitse,
Oh dear, how far that spring is... ;)
Lynn,
I missed some sugar cane to chew... ;)
Ruby,
You’re a girl of good taste!!
Magda,
Thanks! I’m a bit stuck right now... ;)
Pietro,
My pleasure!!
Yvonne,
It’s your eyes, not my camera...
Part Three,
Lucie,
En plus, l’hôtel se promène pendant la nuit et le lendemain on est déjà à une autre destination… ;)
Joseph,
Thanks! Great that you liked it…
Ram,
One and a half years ago…
Ted,
It seems those were the chimneys of the sugar cane factories…
Lady,
Volcanic origin of the black sand…
Juka,
Fully agreed!!
Peter,
You’re absolutely right!! Amazingly the Portuguese wee a bit out of those disputes… With Brazil and Angola they had enough to care…
Part Four,
Constance,
My pleasure!!
Leo,
Not the big five, but you’ll catch some birds… ;)
Mariposa,
You’re always welcome!!
Ron,
Truly relaxing!!
Thérèse,
Si non directe, au moins via Puerto Rico…
Gattina,
Indeed!!
Eye,
After seeing your colours, the guys are apprentices… ;)
Part Five, and final, for the time being...
Pat,
Oh dear, that was in April 2011... ;)
Susu,
It’s always great to have you back!!
Anapuma,
Thanks!!
Daniel,
Merci!! Du cœur...
Lady,
Thanks!! Things will hardly improve with aging... ;)
Paz,
Thanks!!
xoxo
I never visited, "BLACK SAND BEACHES", so wonderful images, I am lost.
Regards
Seema,
There are many black sand beaches around the World! Maybe you should try Porto Pim Bay in the Island of Faial, Azores, Portugal...
I lived in St. Kitts when I was serving in the Peace Corps. Sometimes I'll get nostalgic and look up pictures of St. Kitts. Imagine my surprise when I come across your blog and see the house I lived in!
It's the top center photo in the "St. Paul & Bellevue" photos. The house is owned by Mr. Edwards and I lived in the lower apartment in the ocean side. It was arguably the best house for any volunteer serving in the Caribbean.
Thanks for the memories!
Hi Will!
Amazing...
All those pictures were taken from the tourist train...
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