Category Archives: GuyanaThis is my second ‘Id ul Adha in Guyana. At least this year my sister and niece were also here; last year sister the elder was in Trinidad, bearing the niece in her belly. I seem to be creating new traditions for myself, and these will be reflected in the recipes I will be posting [...]
Kaieteur Falls
This is the world’s largest single drop waterfall - 741-foot drop. And I finally made it to see this in the middle of the rainy season, when it’s at its most awesome, and still the day was sunny and clear. Excellent timing.
See more pictures of my trip.
demerara bridge
Crossing the Demerara River in Guyana, just before sunset (out of a moving car). Some more pictures from that set.
I opened up the last of my non-book boxes today, so now I think I have everything. I haven’t found a few things, but I am sure they are wrapped and stuck in the box marked “bag and pictures” which I think means my framed certificates (which are going nowhere, I told my mother I [...]
Yellow Hibiscus
When I first got my camera, I took many many flower pictures - why not, since my landlady has a very nice garden. This remains one of my favourites. I love hibiscuses. Part of my Flowers set.
A 20 ft container pulled up to my door this morning. With my pots and pans, my books, some furniture, essential groceries from T&T, and most importantly, a real mattress and pillows. There were 42 boxes, 5 pieces of furniture and 1 mattress. However, at least 14 of the 42 boxes belong to my sister [...]
I really must salute the courage of the Guyanese, or at least the ones who live in Georgetown. It’s something I have never appreciated before. Now, I am from Trinidad and Tobago, so I know all about bad driving, and terror-filled roads. I am used to driving through the streets of the shopping mecca of [...]
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