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Around the world in 2000,
via Asia and Madagascar.
Reunion
Bec2004-09-18 18:31:21
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St-Denis
Upon arrival I was met at the airport by my friend "Dan" whom I had met in Melbourne Australia five years earlier. She drove me to the Pension Amanda in St Denis and invited me for dinner the next day.
St-Denis is a clean modern city small enough to explore by foot. This is rue du Maréchal Leclerc, the main commercial street.
The corner of rue de Paris and rue de la Compagnie could be called the city center That's where the Monument of Dead Heroes and the Hôtel de Ville (city hall) are.
The Cathédrale, below left, is nearby, also on rue de Paris while the Hindu temple on the right is on rue du Maréchal Leclerc not far from the Pension Amanda.
At the end of rue de Paris, one comes to Le Barachois, a sea front park and promenade with many cafés and restaurants where those who can afford it linger and try to impress each other.
Dinner at Dan's place was a lovely experience. In the usual order, Dan's daughter Knoc, Jean-Charles, Dan, Alice, Bryce and Nicole.
Cirque de Salasie
On my second day, Dan's friend Nicole showed me her family's remarkable 18th century plantation house (Domaine de la Confiance) and took me for a tour of the island. I took a whole roll of film which I unfortunately lost the day after while hitch-hiking around the Cirque de Salasie where I took this shot of Hell-Bourg.
Réunion offers a variety of great views like this one looking towards the "Gorge du Mât".
Réunion is beautiful, it is very civilised and very French. I would have liked to stay longer but it was rather expensive so I moved on to Madagascar, less civilised, cheaper and in many ways more interesting for me.
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