Suriname
Paramaribo
While it was cool to be here, I did not want to spend $100 just to go into town for an hour, which is the price of a tourist visa. Although, come to think of it, there may have been a cheaper transit visa available, and I failed to ask. The only annoyance here was that some over-eager security employees decided to check everyone again, including transit passengers, even though we had just come from French Guiana, and were checked there and cleared to fly on the aircraft here. None of us left the airport, so this was a totally unreasonable and superfluous check. |
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| I and the girl working in the restaurant had a good laugh, when I ordered from the list of advertised foods, going down the menu. She had none of the items, only hotdogs, and I don't eat them. I think at the time, waiting for the supply truck to arrive, they didn't even have coffee. |
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At least there was some colorful wall decoration and friendly people in the shops |
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And the journey continues |
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Departing the Paramaribo Airport |
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Leaving the Mainland |
Trinidad & Tobago
Port of Spain
I arrived late in the day and it was raining off and on. Not a great time to visit town. The airport was a busy one, and even the USMC was there with C-130s and tilt-rotor aircraft. Things really quieted down by night, and while not a hotel bed, the airport seats had no armrests between the chairs and one could lie down and get some much needed shut-eye. |
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And here I am, in Trinidad & Tobago |
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A nice display for the South Asian Indian population for the Diwali celebration |
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The extent of going outside of the airport building. You can see, it's raining and evening |
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