Pictures taken in Martinique, West Indies. This was part of my Caribbean trip in mid-March 2003. See corresponding trip journal.
1: Looking back at Fort-de-France from the ferry to Anse Mitan.
2: An evening view of Fort-de-France. Taken from the northern tip of Point du Bout.
3: Anse à l'Âne. Facing southwest.
4: Anse à l'Âne. Facing northeast. 8:50
5: Grande Anse d'Arlets or Les Anses d'Arlets. [??] 9:06
6: The [??] church in Les Anses d'Arlets [??]. 9:16
7: A modern lookout platform. At Pointe du Diamant. 9:31
8: Looking toward the southeast. From Pointe du Diamant. 9:31
9: The Anse Caffard Memorial near Diamant commemorates the tragic loss of an illegal slave ship in April, 1830. A.k.a. The Slaves Memorial. 9:37
10: DSCN5778 [??] 10:29
11: A wheelchair friendly telephone booth. In [Ste-Luce ??] 10:37
12: A view of Le Marin [??] 10:48
13: A panorama looking down at Le Vanclin. 11:28
14: DSCN5787 2:45 [Le Vanclin or north of it??]
15: DSCN5788 [??] 2:45
16: A panorama. The scene is nice, but clearly I didn't bother with exposure lock and it shows. Looking at [??]. Taken at [??]. DSCN5791b 3:27
17: The ruins of the theatre at Saint-Pierre. Destroyed by the eruption of Mont Pelée in 1902 in . 4:28
18: The ruins of the theatre at Saint-Pierre.
19: At [Schoelcher ??] Looking to the south across Baie de Fort-de-France. [??]
20: The next morning. People on the pier at Anse Mitan waiting for the ferry to Fort-de-France. Fort-de-France is in the distance.
21: The Bibliothèque Schoelcher (in Fort-de-France).
22: Inside the Bibliothèque Schoelcher.
23: A statue of Empress Josephine in La Savane. Years ago the head was lopped off.
24: Palais de Justice, a neoclassical courthouse built in 1906. The statue is of the French abolistionist Victor Schoelcher.
25: Cathèdral Saint-Louis. Built in 1895 in the neo-Byzantine style.
26: Musée Départemental d'Archéologie.
27: Fort Saint-Louis (in Fort-de-France).
28: Ruins of the old mill, across from Musée de la Pagerie (in Trois-Îlets).
29: One of the buildings in Musée de la Pagerie. This former sugar estate was the birthplace of Marie Joseph Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, the future Empress Josephine.
30: Ruins of the old mill, across from Musée de la Pagerie.
31: An early morning view from the dock in Anse Mitan. While I'm waiting for the ferry to Fort-de-France. Looking north.
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