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Details of my trip :)
| Mon, 08-23-2004 - 11:18pm |
So this will probably be a pretty long post, but here it is.
| Mon, 08-23-2004 - 11:18pm |
So this will probably be a pretty long post, but here it is.
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I'm with Shawna on the food... I've been on two cruises before this, and well.. I don't recommend Carnival, unfortunately :( Even the kids got tired of the pizza and fries, if you can believe it!
We made a friend there though.. the cappucino girl! She's from Croatia, and her 8 months are up in a couple months. She's going back home to do family stuff and sit some exams (she's changing majors from lit to teaching) and then probably going back for another tour with Carnival. Her name is Petra, and she gave us each hugs on our last night. BOY she made the best white chocolate mochas I've ever had! I got her email address in case my daughter and I go out that way (Italy, Greece and now perhaps Croatia since it's right there) next summer.
Those potatoes we had in St. Thomas? Also had tomato paste in them... raisins, tomato paste and cinnamon! *shudder* And the rice had mango in it, which I've had before but not thrilled with. I went the boring route and had stewed chicken which was fabulous.
Dominica was gorgeous. Too bad we had to encounter some of the aggressive, suspicious people. On the other hand, the kids selling peanuts and flowers (that they made) to make money for their school books really brought home the reality of their lives.... and *ours*.
Shawna didn't really explain the pigs tail very much, so I'll do it (: She got it from a street vendor, and we both thought they were ribs at first. When they told us it was pigs tail, Shawna jumped all over it. I had a bit of it, and it was waaay too salty for my tastes. I had a regular old cheeseburger there (:
Yeap, I hated Aruba. Can't figure out why people go there. HOT. FLAT! Ugly, in fact. I like the desert... but I guess I don't like desert islands.
All in all, I loved the vacation because Shawna and my daughter were with me (:
- Yav
"What is an 'Oprah'?" - Teal'c, SG-1
"What is an 'Oprah'?" - Teal'c, SG-1
That sounds so FUN!!! But when you said about the men trying to sell you some green and you said "No" ...do you really mean "yes"?? lol, that's what I thought...what happens in the islands, stays in the islands=)
Welcome back and I want lots of pics!!
Sara
Edited 8/23/2004 11:44 pm ET ET by sayruhb02
Keeyah
you cant blame them for being aggressive... thats their lives, its how they live by selling that stuff... if it gets broken, they get no money from it :)
Cindy :o)
I gotta go back to bed now , but I'll catch up more later!
Amy
LOL
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