Living the InCar lifestyle
Our flight back to Suriname leaves from Aruba instead of Curacao. At 9.00 we say goodbye to Bonaire and Little Bonaire and head for the touristically most developed of the Dutch Antilles.
posted by Benjamin at 11/30/2007 01:00:00 PM Permalink
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posted by Benjamin at 11/28/2007 10:15:00 PM Permalink
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If only I could have a view like this every day!!
posted by Benjamin at 11/26/2007 11:08:00 PM Permalink
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Even Frosty the Snowman comes to the Caribbean during the holiday season. The tropical weather is a bit of a problem though....
posted by Benjamin at 11/25/2007 09:41:00 PM Permalink
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posted by Benjamin at 11/24/2007 08:35:00 PM Permalink
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Paramaribo has a few strange shops. One of them is a chain of Christmas shops that sell santas, rudolfs and fake snow all year round! To make up for the fact that Christmas comes only once a year, the shops also carry products for Divali, Id, Sinterklaas and other religious holidays.
posted by Benjamin at 11/22/2007 02:25:00 AM Permalink
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By chance we called Suriname Airways' information number to see if Daisy's flight to Curacao would be on time. To our great surprise we were told that the flight was not scheduled to leave Zanderij at 10 am, as stated on Daisy's e-ticket, but at 6 am! This meant leaving home at 3.30 in the morning for a check-in an hour later. Memories of early morning departures to Bristol came flooding back .
posted by Benjamin at 11/18/2007 09:30:00 AM Permalink
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posted by Benjamin at 11/17/2007 08:40:00 PM Permalink
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Daisy, Rebekka and I have always thought that our sister Melissa was a very special sister with a cocktail of qualities...
posted by Benjamin at 11/17/2007 02:10:00 AM Permalink
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Shopping should always be an enjoyable experience, but for Bremmers it can be hilarious! Whilst walking through the main shopping area of the city, Daisy and I browsed many a clothing shop and ended our shopping excursion in Kirpalani's, Suriname's largest department store. Looking through all the extremely low priced items there were quite a few that made us laugh...
posted by Benjamin at 11/16/2007 10:41:00 PM Permalink
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posted by Benjamin at 11/15/2007 09:32:00 PM Permalink
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This weekend the Health & Beauty Fair was held in the Paramaribo conference centre. The venue is in the heart of the colonial part of town, but the building itself is an ungly reimagining of a colonial building. With not much to do in the city, the fair itself was packed. Local representatives of cosmetic and wellness companies showed their wares and gave people the chance to sample new products. Anand, Daisy and I went home with some free shampoo samples, moisterising creme, toothbrush and soap.
posted by Benjamin at 11/12/2007 03:45:00 AM Permalink
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On the day that Hindus celebrate the victory of Light over Darkness, the skies over tropical Suriname are not their usual blue with a hint of cloud. Since this morning it has rained on and off. It's the first time since my arrival here that it has rained that much. Even for the locals it is unusual weather for this time of year. The 'small' rainy season is supposed to start in a couple of weeks, but perhaps climate change has come to Suriname too...
posted by Benjamin at 11/09/2007 07:18:00 PM Permalink
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After a hard day's work and an afternoon of being a tourist a cocktail at 't Vat is an ideal way to relax the body and mind. 
posted by Benjamin at 11/09/2007 03:10:00 AM Permalink
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On her first day in Suriname Daisy and I casually strolled through Paramaribo and relaxed a while on the pier overlooking the Suriname River at the Torarica hotel.
posted by Benjamin at 11/08/2007 12:34:00 AM Permalink
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As part of her travels in this part of the world, my sister Daisy has come to Suriname to visit me. She'll be staying for two weeks. Flying in from Miami via Curacao and Trinidad she arrived around midnight at Zanderij, the international airport that is about 45 minutes drive from Paramaribo. Although I still have to work during the week, I hope we'll be able to do some fun things and see a bit more of Suriname together.
posted by Benjamin at 11/07/2007 03:48:00 AM Permalink
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This weekend the national art fair was held in Paramaribo. Welknown local artists and new up and coming ones exhibited their works of the past year. The majority of art consisted of painting, but woodwork, photography and ceramics also were to be seen. What struck me was that many of the painters were of Javanese background and that there were hardly any Hindustani artists.
posted by Benjamin at 11/04/2007 01:17:00 AM Permalink
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