Things they left out of the brochure....
In my previous posts, I have shown much of what is beautiful about Antigua, and it is true, it is really a beautiful island. However, it would be misleading of me to let you think that this is all that Antigua has to offer. When you drive around Antigua, you see many things that seemed to have been overlooked when they were putting the travel brochures together. Antigua certainly is made up of some startling contrasts.One example, is the sad condition of many of the suburbs such as Gray's Farm which, as you can see in the picture below, is one of the poorer areas. This suburb is right on the edge of St John's.
The house below is typical of the homes you see in many of the suburbs (well, to tell the truth, this one was actually in the city of St John's itself, but you get the idea). There are plenty of houses that are better (including much much better) than this, but unfortunately there are also many that are worse. Often these tiny houses contain rather large families. I can't imagine what it must be like sharing a house like this - especially with the heat!
"Here Chicky Chicky...." We spotted this little family on a neighbourhood street corner. Aren't they cute?!
And here is the local Chinese restaurant... Forever Thriving? I like their optimistic outlook, but I'm not completely convinced. It's not quite the Flower Drum! (or even Deng's Diner for that matter!)
Driving around, you also see quite a few places like the one below. Places that should have (but haven't) been pulled down. At least this one is still serving a useful purpose - as a billboard for Antigua's Cavallier Rum!
As I mentioned, Antigua is a place of startling contrasts. Just up the hill from Gray's Farm, someone with a whole lot of money is building themselves a mansion (see below), and trust me the view from here of St John's and the Caribbean Sea is spectacular. In fact, most of the hills around the island are dotted with large fancy houses. You do have to wonder, though, what the people in the nearby houses think of this kind of place, and what difference the money that has gone into this single home could do to the entire suburb below.
posted by Nelle @ 12:03 pm
1 Comments:
Nellie, I know I have now made a few comments but this blog entry is brilliant.....I am putting a link in from my blog so my friends can see your blog entries!!!! Very entertaining....Kerri xoxoxo
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