This week promises to be windy and wet so we're doing the city thing as well as some boat jobs. Here are a few more photos of some of the old colonial aspects of the city that we've visited over the past few days:
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| A period photo of the Grand Pacific Hotel, now restored to more than its former glory |
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| The airy central hall |
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| We treated ourselves to a huge and delicious lunch. The glasses contain dessert and water, not alcohol! |
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| The reception team pose for a photo shoot. The staff are impeccably trained and very friendly |
The size of our lunch dictated a long walk so we passed some other interesting sights:
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| The guard at the President's residence |
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| The Suva bowls club - it could be England, apart from the trees |
We also visited the very good National Museum which had a great display of traditional canoes, including a drua catamaran, built in Fulaga in 1906:
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| The beautiful drua |
There was also a display of modern wedding dresses which are made with tapa cloth which is traditional material of beaten bark fibres:
Dianne was given a warm welcome by this chap as we walked around the displays:
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