The City

I don't know that I've ever seen green so green, or blue so blue. When I walk into town from my current hotel, I come across the most beautiful trees, abstract rocks, stunning architecture and vibrant building colours.

The one thing that I was not anticipating, though I guess it makes sense, is the lack of sidewalks. I walk into town along these naturally formed rock formation, flailing my arms about as I go around sharp corners so that the cars can see me. It's funny to watch all of the people doing the same thing, so they all seem to have a more subtle way of doing it. This is a Bermudian knowledge that I don't have. I look like I'm frantically trying to summon a taxi. People must think I'm insane.

One of the things that I didn't expect to see here was the worldwide headquarters for Bacardi! The building is beautiful, and they have this stunning water fountain/fixture/work of art out front. I met a woman who worked here when I saw a place, and she's been there forever. If you look into the building (which this picture doesn't show you, sorry...), you can see a massive metal mounted wall-piece of their logo in the entranceway. It is quite the sight to see.

These are the shots from my current hotel's window. Is that yellow building not meant for me!? I will find that building and go there one day, that I promise myself!

These guys are building a new house or some other building. I stood and watched for a few minutes, because I have always been enthralled with the building of, well, buildings. I have no idea how people do it. Mine would look like a game of Jenga after twelve beers. I also have no idea how these guys manage, because I was walking at a snails pace and sweating. They're lifting cinder-blocks for eight hours straight. They deserve a big raise!

The other thing that I've learned, which I thought was brilliant, is how they build their roofs. I noticed that there was a tapering pyramid design, and that there was a type of eavesdrop situation going on, all of which look hand-crafted. I thought that it was just the way that Bermuda did their roofs. As it turns out, the reason that this is done is that this is how Bermudians collect their water. There are tanks underneath their homes (this I'm not completely clear on), and the rain water is collected into the tanks by running down their roof structures. I've learned that if the roof is dirty, the place isn't great (to rent or visit, specifically), because that dirt then goes into the water supply for that home. In times when there isn't enough rain, the residence are able to call the water supply people (don't know the proper term, clearly), and have their tank filled, at a cost of course. Roofs are painted (I'd imagine with a certain kind of paint that doesn't poison the water) quite often, in order to keep the surface clean.

These are only two roofs in the entirely of Bermuda, they were pointed out to me by a friend while we rode the ferry across to another part of the island. Apparently those people are rich and don't need to have their water brought to them from the rain. Aren't they just the bee's knees!

This and the next photo are of the cruise ships that seem to be everywhere around Bermuda. Look in the background of the shot above, you can see the city, and then a massive cruise ship just parked right there in the middle. This ship is apparently not actually that large. To me, it looks like the Titanic, but then again, I am new.

The shot below is of a truly huge cruise ship. Look at this thing! This was at the Dockyard last weekend. That is where all of the larger ships dock while people get off and experience Bermuda as part of their vacation.