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Carnival Liberty, Nassau, Zydecocruiser does a free Nassau shore excursion

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
Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas

Straw Market, Nassau
Straw Market, Nassau, Bahamas

Senior Frogs, Nassau
Senior Frogs, Nassau, Bahamas

Straw Market, Senior Frogs, British Colonial Hilton, Nassau
Straw Market, Senior Frogs, British Colonial Hilton, Nassau, Bahamas

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.

Festival Place, Nassau, Bahamas


Off we go...


Festival Place, Nassau
Festival Place, Nassau, Bahamas


Welcome to Nassau!
Welome to Nassau

Some taxi rates I noticed...

Taxi Rates (2006) Nassau, Bahamas



Taxi Rates, Nassau, Bahamas, 2006

If you must...

Cyber Cafe, Nassau, Bahamas


There is a Harley shop...

Harley-Davidson, Nassau, Bahamas

And the other usuals
 

Hard Rock, Nassau
Hard Rock, Nassau, Bahamas




Parliament Buildings, Nassau
Parliament Buildings, Nassau, Bahamas


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



Sir Milo Butler - First Bahamian Governor-General, 1973-1979
Sir Milo Butler - First Bahamian Governor-General, 1973-1979

Parliament Buildings, House of Assembly, Senate, Nassau
Parliament Buildings, House of Assembly, Senate, Nassau, Bahamas


A young Queen Victoria Statue, Parliament Building (Senate), Nassau
A young Queen Victoria Statue, Parliament Building (Senate), Nassau, Bahamas


Supreme Court behind a tree that has survived much
Supreme Court behind a tree that has survived much, Nassau, Bahamas



Cenotaph for WWI and WWII  Bahamian Veterans, Garden of Remembrance, Nassau
Cenotaph for WWI and WWII  Bahamian Veterans, Garden of Remembrance, Nassau, Bahamas


Nassau Public Library and Museum (former jail)
Nassau Public Library and Museum (former jail), Nassau, Bahamas

Public Library, Nassau
Public Library, Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau Public Library and Museum (and former jail), Nassau
Nassau Public Library and Museum (and former jail), Nassau, Bahamas


Zion Baptist Church, Nassau
Zion Baptist Church, Nassau, Bahamas


Horse and Carriage (Surrey) City Tour, Nassau
Horse and Carriage (Surrey) City Tour, Nassau, Bahamas


The Bahamas Historical Society Museum, Nassau
The Bahamas Historical Society Museum, Nassau, Bahamas

A wall flower of sorts

 


Walk walk walk









Past the vendors


Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas


Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas


Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas


One of the jails, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
One of the  jails, Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas


kaBoom (perhaps to keep too many cruise ships from approaching ???)

Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas

Canon, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Canon, Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas

Canon, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Canon, Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas

Jails, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Jails,  Fort Fincastle, Nassau

Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas

View from the top, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
View from the top, Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas


View from the top, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
View from the top, Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas

Vendors around Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Vendors around Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas


Water Tower, Nassau - Highest Sport on the island!
Water Tower, Nassau, Bahamas, Highest spot on the island


Time to move on...
Those look like Carronades!
Carronades, Nassau, Bahamas

Water Tower, Fort Fincastle, Nassau
Water Tower, Fort Fincastle, Nassau, Bahamas

Atlantics Resort, Paradise Island
Atlantics Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas

The Bahama Journal, Sales and Sports Office, Nassau
The Bahama Journal, Sales and Sports Office, Nassau, Bahamas

Unwala House, Nassau
Unwala House, Nassau, Bahamas


Post office - wasn't sure why on the tour, but I guess for stamp collectors...
Post Office, Nassau, Bahamas



People put items in, so I guess still in use
Mailbox in front of post office, Nassau
Mailbox in front of Post Office, Nassau, Bahamas









Gregory Arch, Nassau
Gregory Arch, Nassau, Bahamas


Balcony House, Nassau. The oldest wooden residence still standing in Nassau
Balcony House, Nassau, Bahamas. 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
Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant No 2, Nassau, Bahamas



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 Menu, Nassau, Bahamas

Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant, Nassau
Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas



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
Conch Fritters, Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas

With beverages

Conch Fritters and Rum Punch, Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant, Nassau
Conch Fritters and Rum Punch, Bahamian Kitchen Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas


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
Government House, Governor's Residence, Government Hill, Nassau, Bahamas



Christ Church Cathedral, Nassau
Christ Church Cathedral, Nassau, Bahamas


Pirates of Nassau, Museum, Gift Shop, and Pub, Nassau
Pirates of Nassau, Museum, Gift Shop, and Pub, Nassau, Bahamas

The famous bus #10
Bus #10, Nassau, Bahamas

Bus #10, Nassau
Bus #10, Nassau, Bahamas




Straw Market, Nassau
Straw Market, Nassau, Bahamas


Straw Market, Nassau, Bahamas
Straw Market, Nassau, Bahamas


Pompey Museum of Slavery and Emancipation, Nassau
Pompey Museum of Slavery and Emancipation, Nassau, Bahamas

Cafe Habana, Nassau
Cafe Habana, Nassau, Bahamas

Da Junkanoo Shak, Nassau
Da Junkanoo Shak, Nassau, Bahamas


Senior Frog's, Nassau
Senior Frog's, Nassau, Bahamas

Senior Frog's, Nassau
Senior Frog's, Nassau, Bahamas

Senior Frog's, Nassau
Senior Frog's, Nassau, Bahamas


The back (front?) - whatever - the waterfront side of Straw Market...
Straw Market, Nassau
Straw Market, Nassau, Bahamas


Cruise ships, Nassau
Cruise ships, Nassau, Bahamas
 

Conch Fritters Bar and Grill, Nassau
Conch Fritters Bar and Grill, Nassau, Bahamas


Imperial Restaurant, Nassau
Imperial Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas


Is that a stop or a yield?

Stop/Yield sign?
Stop/Yield sign? Nassau, Bahamas


And now to backtrack to the staircase.... grrrrr.. should have planned better...
Government House, Governor's Residence, Government Hill, Nassau
Government House, Governor's Residence, Government Hill, Nassau, Bahamas

St Andrews Presbyterian Kirk , Nassau
St Andrews Presbyterian Kirk , Nassau, Bahamas




made it...
Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau, Bahamas

Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau, Bahamas

Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau, Bahamas


Looking back from Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Looking back from Queen's Staircase, Nassau, Bahamas

Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau, Bahamas


Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau, Bahamas


Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Queen's Staircase, Nassau, Bahamas


Looking back from Queen's Staircase, Nassau
Looking back from Queen's Staircase, Nassau, Bahamas






Almost back to the ships

Horse and Carriage (Surrey) City Tour, Nassau
Horse and Carriage (Surrey) City Tour, Nassau, Bahamas


A food store
Food store, Nassau
Food store, Nassau, Bahamas


Conch shells for sale, Nassau
Conch shells for sale, Nassau, Bahamas

Horse and Carriage (Surrey) City Tour, Nassau
Horse and Carriage (Surrey) City Tour, Nassau, Bahamas


And back to the mother ship


 

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