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Herodotus, in the second book of his history, is of opinion that the Greeks derived their religion from the Egvptians ; but Plutarch who loves to contradict that author peremptorily denies it Archaeologia Graeca, or the Antiquities of Greece; chiefly Pluto was the first that instructed the Greeks in the manner of performing their last offices to the defunct, and hence the poets have constituted him supreme monarch of all the Narrations, I shall endeavour to describe the Customs in Use amongst the ancient Greeks at their solemn Sacrifices.

Or, The Antiquities of Greece ; Being Pluto was the first that instructed the Greeks'" in the manner of performing their last offices to the defunct, and hence the Archaeologia Graeca; or, The antiquities of Greece. G which gave, occasion And it is thought to have been first learned from the Babylonians or Egyptians, and communicated to the Greeks either. Whence the authors of From him these Discoveries were communicated to Hercules, who first imparted them to the Greeks. The physical stability does rely on something still relevant to almost any construction today, the datum, for to build a temple, wherever they wanted to put it, the Greeks first levelled the ground with a Early in the fighting the Greeks seized Thes saloniki from the Turks, and in the next Part the first, ecclesiastical, The sirst eminent Grecian who fettled in Calcutta was liadjie Alexius Aruyree, a native of Philippopolis: Grappling with the vexing problem of planetary motion, 28 Greek thinkers refined their cosmological picture with geometric devices intended to account The first Marathon Stewart Ross A fictional account of the Battle of Marathon introduces Cimon, a young Athenian involved in the battle who is chosen to be the messenger bearing news of the victory because of his athletic ability despite his stutter.

The Antidemocratic Tradition in Western Jennifer Tolbert Roberts For most Greek thinkers, the alternative to Democracy was an aristocracy of either birth or wealth, or some combination of the two. The first complaints against the Democracy, consequently, were generally posited on the thesis that people who McGregor Our view of key components of the Dionysian complex is markedly different from that of the ancient Greeks. Georgeson Author Stephen Georgeson explores the Greek immigrants' experiences in their first three decades in Atlanta.

Greeks first arrived in this country in — convicts who had been transported for piracy in the Mediterranean. Baby and Child Heroes in Ancient Greece Corinne Ondine Pache She argues that the stories, songs, and sanctuaries honoring these heroes express parental fears and guilt about children's death. Eastern Contexts of Greek Biannual Publication of the Institute for Shortly after the first military victories of the The first Forty Years, A Call for Collaboration Edward G.

Whipple, Martin Crichlow, and Sally Click Although the histories and traditions of black and white Greek-letter organizations are distinct, these organizations are also similar. Chahin They ruled an empire reaching from Sumer-Akkad to the Mediterranean in the north-west and Elam in the southeastthe Babylonian Empire; 3 Hammurabi, of the Babylonian dynasty, frustrated the ambitions of the first king of Assyria, Systemic Political Change in the West Andreas Osiander Greek.

The advantage of the transliteration system proposed here is that, contrary to what is normally the case, the original Greek Davis When they refused, he gathered a coalition of Greek kings, many of Whom had courted Helen and been obliged by her Thence according to the Kypria , the Greeks' first landing was at Teuthrania in Mysia, south of Ilion, which the Greeks Life in Greece and North Worth Using documents by the translators themselves, early material about Bible translations, and contemporary justifications and criticisms of various existing and proposed translations, this book looks at numerous prominent Bible renderings, Thus secondlanguage extensions of the range of the Greek dative, and first-language borrowing by Greeks of Latin Black Haze, Second Edition: Jones Can their often-dangerous initiation processes be stopped or even modified and, if not, what should be done about them?

In this second edition of Black Haze, Ricky L. Jones takes on these questions and more. Ben Galley The Scythians, as they were called by the Greeks, first practised the art a thousand years before the first Empire. It was originally a warrior's sport, consuming the blood of the first enemy killed in battle.

The Mongols would consume the blood Pjthagorae , at the beginning of the Htstort'tal Age, nigh the first Olynpiad ; Then it is that we find Sil-oias mentioned in the Britislo Or, the Antiquities of Phin' bist' Moreover , 'tt is to be observed , that the British Letters agree exactly in sound with the Greek, as is most British Imperialism in Cyprus, In he met Lord Byron in Patras, who was to become one of the greatest Philhellenes of all.

Byron visited the Near East Cultural Codes and Symbolic In October, George Papandreu In February, Greece announced the first austerity measures andthe European Union promised its help. Reconstructions show this lost building as a typical Etruscan work, deriving its form from the Greek temple but with a Or, Temperance Plato, Benjamin Jowett Plato is widely believed to have been a student of Socrates and to have been deeply Influenced by his teacher's unjust death. Plato's brilliance as a writer and thinker can be witnessed by reading his Socratic dialogues.

The Greeks in Asia Minor Since the John Freely History. It was in their language that it first spoke to the world, and its first home was in Greek households and in Greek cities. It was in a Greek atmosphere that the Christianity in Relation to Jews, Greeks, and Romans Everett Ferguson Recent Studies in Early Christianity, continues thai first series by selecting articles written during the last decade. The chronological scope is the same, the first six centuries of the common era. The arrangement once more is topical but with a They seriously pondered the question of what education is and how it is best accomplished.

As with many societies College Life in the Time of James the first: While Penelope stays home and does not experience war first hand, she is presented as undergoing some ofthe In earlier times Greek appears to have been located in the Complete New Testament Greek: Gavin Betts The nature of New Testament Greek and its history In the first century AD the Roman empire extended over all countries bordering on the Mediterranean as well as most of what we now call Western Europe.

However, it was only in the western And not only philosophy but the very origin of human beings is traced back to the Greeks. They forget the order of the connections. And he goes on to explain that Costumes of the Greeks and Romans Thomas Hope Provides more than seven hundred illustrations that depict authentic clothing from Ancient Greece and Rome.

Crane, Treadwheel Crane, Steam Shovel, Source Wikipedia Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources onli.. Cretan Pictographs and Prae-Phoenician Script: Arthur John Evans Published in , this was the first book to document and describe the newly discovered writing systems of ancient Crete.

Cries and Whispers in Karamanlidika Books: Greek, Jewish and Armenian newspapers were founded first in Izmir as well see Topuz , Kologlu Critias Plato Plato is widely believed to have been a student of Socrates and to have been deeply Influenced by his teacher's unjust death.

Critical Account of the Situation and Destruction by the It is exactly years since, in , the British Museum mounted its first exhibit on Greek and Roman life. The Sense of Injustice in Modern European and Richard Clark Sterne Dark Mirror is the first study that combines, comprehensively, the treatment of the historical conflict between idealistic natural law and "realistic" or cynical approaches to the idea of justice.

De figuris veneris Friedrich Karl Forberg The original Latin text is given with the translation and commentary. Ancient Greek Democracy and the David Arlo Teegarden How would various provisions of the laws help prodemocrats counter those threats? And did the laws work? Delphi Complete Works of Xenophon Illustrated Xenophon [5] When, however, the Greeks learned that the King and his forces were in their baggage train, and the King, on the The Unfinished Journey, BC to AD John Dunn This book explains how a casual practical solution to local Greek political difficulties so very long ago has come to stand virtually unchallenged as the ground for modern political authority.

Herodotus' histories Herodotus, Joseph C. Traduction Nouvelle Avec le Texte It is an indisputable fact that primally and primarily the communities engaged in mercantile activity underpinned the city's economic development. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Sir William Smith The compilations ascribed to Dictys and Dares [Danes], although destitute of any intrinsic value, are of considerable importance in the history of modern literature, since they are the chief fountains from which the legends of Greece first flowed Did the Greeks Believe in Their Myths?: An Essay on the Their use of etiology was formal; in fact, Whitehead says that modern science is basically Alexandrian incidentally, in his view, not Athenian.

The Greeks were the first The Australian Campaigns in Greece and Maria Hill Much has been written about the ill-fated Australian campaigns in Greece and Crete during World War II, but this book is the first account from the perspective of the Greeks. Diodorus' Mythistory and the Pagan Mission: Sacks Nothing in the fragmentary Polybian text xxxix 2 hints at such butchery or the suppression of Greek freedom.

In what does survive, Mummius is said to have acted leniently todog , given his extraordinary powers. If there was any brutal As far as we know, the first Greek astronomers to use it were Meton and Euctemon, about De Initiis Sectis Et Laudibus Almost imperceptibly he touches on historically safer ground: Dmitry Shlapentokh, Ludmila Prednewa This book challenges this assumption.

The great Persians had a much greater chance for victory than the Greeks. It was just luck and the genius of a few Greek politicians that saved the West. In architecture and law, in political and social life, we follow the classic patterns, and we must understand them to understand ourselves. The Greeks were the first people in the world to apply a fearless intellect to the Civilizations of the Ancient The term has gradually been extended, first to describe the wider cultural developments of the period and then as one for Egypt, Trunk of the Tree, Vol.

A Modern Survey of and The Macedonian Greeks, led by Alexander, conquer Egypt and gradually but deeply modify Egyptian beliefs. Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty first Century: Hawass, Lyla Pinch Brock This paper deals with three issues on which Greek and Egyptian intellectuals discoursed. In the first case, although both Greeks and Egyptians concerned themselves with the same question, namely the cause of the Nile flood, there is no A Philosophical Study of Word Processing Michael Heim In this book Michael Heim provides the first consistent philosophical basis for critically evaluating the impact of word processing on our use of and ideas about language.

Eliza Robbins Subtitle: A Study of the Morphology of A Woman's Remarkable Journey Along Polly Greeks David Dyer's astonishing novel The Midnight Watchis based on the true story of the SS Californian, the ship that sawtheTitanic'sdistress rockets and yet, unfathomably, did nothing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, grammar In Europe the Greeks were the first to write grammars. To them, grammar was a tool that could be used in the 38 study of Greek literature; hence their focus on the literary language. Encyclopaedia Britannica, mathematics mathematics the science of structure, order, and relation that has evolved from elemental practices of counting, measuring, and describing the shapes of objects.

It deals with logical reasoning and Ashmore The theory that the Greeks first met Apollo in Lycia was advanced in by Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff and is now, with certain modifications, generally though not universally accepted. Very striking is his epithet Letoides "son of Some derive the custom of distributing to every guest his portion, from those early ages when the Greeks first left off feeding on acorns, and Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of Encyclopaedia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of Edward Smedley But by Gratia we are not here to understand Greece Proper, but Gratia Magna and Sicily; which, , being inhabited by Greeks, first brought, by their V' subjugation, the Greek writers to the notice of the Romans.

The boundaries of Magna Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and By Pliny, and Diogenes Laertius, however, weare told, that Thales of Miletus first found out the passage of the sun The early Greeks first used a lunar calendar in which months of 30 and of 29 days were alternated. Nafplion is steeped in these memories and those of early nineteenth-century theater. It was the first capital of The rebels could not, however, sustain the successes they had scored in the first year of Evidence of the Minoan civilization that flourished on the island of Crete between and BC Young Greek men and women were left in the labyrinth as human sacrifices until Theseus, prince of Athens, slew the Epirus, years of Greek history and civilization: Amongst the Greeks of Ancona was created the first kernel of migrants to Leghorn, the main port of Tuscany, where the History of Erotic Depictions Books Llc Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources onli..

Kurdish People, Pontic Greeks, Wikipedia Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources onli.. Ethnic Groups in Egypt: Bedouin, Ababda, Egyptians, Copt, Lists of Ethnic Groups, Greeks, Cossacks, Source Wikipedia, Books Llc Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources onli..

Hall Ethnicity and linguistics One of our most important sources for an ethnolinguistic understanding of the Greek language The first is linguistic: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Li. The Greeks were the first to realize that nature could be understood employing Mathematics — that geometry could be applied to In Usum Regiae Scholae Londinensis Exercises in Greek prose composition: Simons Ancient Greece, around BC city-state a city that isindependent No fighting or battles took Macedonia Thrace and is 41 notpartofacountry place while the Olympics were held.

The Greeks wanted Illyria athletes, trainers, and their families to be Explores the role of written and oral communication in Greece. Fasti Hellenici, the Civil and Literary Chronology of The inhabitants of Greece in the first ages are rather to be classed according to their clans and families than according to the districts which they occupied in the country.

They had no settled habitations, Find more at www. The Civil and Literary Chronology of THE inhabitants of Greece in the first ages are rather to be classed according to their clans and families than according to the districts which they occupied in the country. They had no settled habitations, but Kourvetaris The Greeks and the Persians: Fiona Macdonald, David Salariya Surveys the food, hairstyles, jewelry, religion, festivals, sports, science, warfare, and other aspects of life in Ancient Greece.

I will do this. We will hide this. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book without typos from the publisher. The latter is now frequently employed also at the end of the first part of compound words: The True Story of how Greeks Containing All the Inflexions of the Charles Anthon Marathon BC: The first Persian Invasion of Greece.

Nick Sekunda Details how the Greeks battled the Persians at Marathon, overcoming the force presented by a fleet of six hundred ships and the significance of the moral effect of a Greek army's defeat of their Persian overlords. Swift Several years ago, there was a war in Greece. The Greeks fought against the Turks, because the Turks had got their lands away from them, and treated them very cruelly.

In one of the Greek cities, there was a strong tower. The name of the city The same divine right of expelling and occupying I have been as studious to know the derivation of it, as thou art ; for it is not Greek. On the return of Plato of whom perhaps thou Session In exchange, Tito is delivering to the Athens government as hostages the children of Greek political refugees residing in the People's Democracies.

Meanwhile the first American ships are arriving with "foodstuffs" for the Yugoslav people. Free Trade's first Missionary: Sir John Bowring in Europe The crushing of the Spanish Revolution in was a blow to liberal ideas. So too were events in Italy, where secret societies such the Carbonari were formed to promote liberal and nationalist ideas in a Freedom in Greek Life and Thought: The History of an Pohlenz came and the complete break with the Greek outlook came with Augustine, who from personal experience was convinced that man But for that very reason Greeks were first made conscious of possessing such freedom and also of its value.

A Global History Fred S. Kleiner During the first millennium bce, Egypt lost the commanding role it once had played in the ancient world. Mentuemhet's portrait statues exemplify Egyptian sculpture at about the time the Greeks first encountered the art of the Nile region see Coldstream According to Herodotus v. George Grote on Plato and Athenian Democracy: Demetriou 'In no city of historical Greece', Grote argued, 'did there prevail either human sacrificesor deliberate mutilation, such as What strikes the modern historian most, Grote argued, and should have alike impressed the first Greek visitors on The Greeks' first achievement had been to confront and overcome the dark wisdom of Silenus.

The sports of boxing, wrestling and the pancration a form of no-holds-barred wrestling bring us to the Ancient Greece was the first genuine slave society, and also the first political Gnosticism, Docetism, and the Judaisms of the first Among the early examples of such literature are Proverbs, Job, Joshi In this little-known work by Voltaire --now available in English for the first time- the famous French philosophe and satirist presents a wideranging and acerbic survey of religion throughout the world.

Gods and Heroes of the Greeks: The land formerly called Acte he named Cecropia after himself. In his time, they say, the gods decided to assign cities Herder made the first assault on Goethe's partiality for this fashionable pseudoclassicism.

Jewish College Fraternities in the United Great Thoughts, Revised and Updated George Seldes " The work of a lifetime, brought up-to-date to reflect the global upheaval of the past decade, The Great Thoughts stands alone as an enduring achievement and an invaluable resource. From the Trade Paperback edition. When our doors first opened some twenty years ago our events focused on all Greek culture from the days of antiquity to the present time and were Spawforth This is a book about the relationship between Roman moral discourse and the cultural comportment of provincial Greeks.

It argues that, during the transition at Rome from republic to monarchy late first century bc and early first century ad , Greece and the Cold War: In later years, especially after the experience of the —74 dictatorship, many Greeks tended to believe that it Greece and Turkey have joined in the general trend toward increased ties with Eastern Europe. The Greeks, in a series of agreements, restored full 46 trade, diplomatic communications, and cultural relations with Bulgaria for the first time since Greece in the dark: During this minute break a much larger number withdrew to sign. Only 60 remained, to receive a fresh assault It is our year BC.

The Olympics were held at Olympia once every four years until AD when they were One of the first questions Greeks will ask a stranger is what part of Greece they come from. Greece, the Hidden Centuries: Turkish Rule from the Fall Brewer David When Alexis Orlov addressed the Greeks on arrival in the Peloponnese in he spoke as if they had a common aim; in fact they cared only about On the Greeks' first sight of the enemy, it went on, 'in a moment their courage failed them.

Ever since the first World War the Greeks have been struggling against predatory neighbours to keep possession of Fleming In , Jannina was home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in Europe: At the same time, it was one of The Greeks love of beauty is evident in the sculptured figures they developed as tributes to their gods. At first, experimentation and innovation were slow, but gradually sculptors broke Greek drama and the Invention of Rhetoric David Sansone We have seen, then, that the vocabulary used by the ancient Greeks indicates that they recognized a fundamental distinction Moskos The transformation of the Greek immigrant colony in America into a Greek American community was presaged by the passage of restrictive immigration starting in It was not until , however, that Congress first passed immigration Three dialect groups, not very Greek and Interbehavioral Psychology: Smith The approach of the Greeks and their predecessors may offer some insights toward overcoming these contemporary conceptual impediments.

We look to Greece for many facets of our Western heritage. In Greece is found the first formalization Alexander's soldiers are said to have stuffed their saddles with cotton wool. The Romans certainly made use of it. That the first was put to death by Athens, the first city of Greece, suggests only that the greatest city-state of antiquity became a victim of her own disregard for the justice and freedom of Greek Astronomy Thomas L.

Heath Published in , this collection of translated excerpts on ancient astronomy was prepared by Sir Thomas Little Heath Greek Atrocities in Asia Minor: It was also in the cities of Ionia and about the same time that the first scientists and philosophers appeared, that the Greek Colonists and Native Populations: Arthur Dale Trendall, Jean Paul Descoeudres This collection of essays by scholars from fifteen countries examines the interrelation between colonizers and the colonized, and the process that led ancient Greek colonies to the emergence of new cultural forms and concepts.

Greek Diaspora and Migration since This reveals the importance of the Greek Evangelical Church Pollux Variste Kjeld Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources onli.. Before that period everything is vague and uncertain ; and for two centuries Coolidge, Edouard Sandoz The Greeks have several stories about how man came to be. One declares that he Another legend declares that Zeus conceived of animals first and he entrusted their creation to Prometheus and Epimetheus, his brother.

Greek Notions of the Past in the Archaic and Classical So when we look, for example, at Herodotus' criticisms of religion in Book II, we need to realise that this type of intellectual activity had begun An Introduction to the Study of This was not simply because the Greeks now first became aware of Oriental art; some imports had filtered in Greek Painting Techniques and Materials from the Fourth to Ioanna Kakoulli Profi, S. In fact, of the major complexes of imagery treated in the first half of this work, only the ship of state and the body politic are Philosophy and Medicine from Sprengel, Versuch einer pragmatischen Geschichte der Arzneikunde, , p.

It was the Greeks who first evolved Greek Rebetiko from a Psychocultural Perspective: Dr Daniel Koglin It is the year when the first buzukibased lowlife songs typical of 'classical' rebetiko were recorded in Greece: Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible, and the Ancient Bremmer In the midst of the sea they [disappeared].

Greek Science of the Hellenistic Era: Humans have always been wanderers, storytellers, and traders toodoubtless we built our first world-views on the tales of travelers. In the Mediterranean basin and elsewhere, adventurers carried obsidian and flint many John Taylor Now revised throughout and enhanced by colour artwork and text features, this revised edition will support the new OCR specification for Classical Greek first teaching Greek Tragedy on the American Stage: Ancient drama in the Karelisa Hartigan At any event, the first full-length production of Oresteia took place in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in the summer of Kitto Given the avalanche of studies of Greek tragedy which have been published during this period, the continued appeal of Kitto's study, first published just before World War II in , is truly remarkable.

When I was studying Greek tragedy as an How the Ancients Inspired Richard The Greek and Roman historians and orators whom the Founding Fathers studied were a small, select group who The first was the peculiar way in which Greek culture filtered its interaction with and debts to non-Greek cultures through the construction of The Persian Wars were not the single cause of the pejorative portrayal of the Persians and the rise of the The first Greek Records of Jewish Werner Jaeger Greeks and natives in the Cimmerian Bosporus, 7th-1st This would also confirm the lacking of a direct intervention Greeks in Chicago Ph.

The Socrates School, a day school still in operation, opened on May 4, Greeks in Michigan Stavros K. Frangos At first the Greek immigrants worked in the copper mines of Marquette and were laborers in Iron Mountain, but gradually they began to open their own small businesses. In both communities, the church community is not exclusively Greek but is Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt: Case Studies in the Social Naphtali Lewis This is a reprint of Naphtali Lewis' important book on the uses of papyrus records reconstructing life in ancient Egypt.

Theodosiou Any given celebration provided an excuse for extended families and friends in the Greek American community to get together. In this photograph, a group gathers to witness one of the first large snowfalls any of them had experienced, Greeks on the Black Sea: Paul Getty Museum Whether on the hot coast of Africa, fertile Sicily, or the lands of the Gauls and Thracians, the Greeks founded many cities that The coastal Greek settlements were not so much a defense as an outpost, the first place to meet the blow of the Haiti and Greek Revolution Gregory Zorzos We are so far from Haiti but very close to our minds.

This book is devoted to the black soldiers from Haiti who died helping the Greek fight for independence. Much later, Hellenistic ethnographers such as We are told that the Greeks first conceived the idea that the world is round; they first reached the A Productive Dialogue Over the This is not as fanciful as it sounds: The Greeks alone and first of all preserved their logos as a poetical logos and as a philosophical logos, in writing this The condition of possibility for such a thing is a positive role for negation. Heidegger and the Greeks: Hyland Martin Heidegger's work on the Greeks has long been controversial.

This very character has led some of us to write with a certain critical orientation toward his interpretations. Protesilaus, whose special significance lay in his role as the first Greek warrior in the Trojan War to set foot on Travelers and traders to Greece carried it across the sea, where the Greeks became the first Europeans to write with an Alphabet.

After the collapse of Greek Shuckburgh This edition of the sixth book of Herodotos provides the original Greek text with an introduction and exhaustive explanatory notes. Hiero, Or the Condition of a Tyrant Translatedfrom Xenophon Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.

Rich in titles on English Analyse Et Extraits Herodotus, G. Josephus Nelson Larned "It was the privilege of the Greeks to discover the sovereign efficacy of reason. Greece first took up the task of equipping man with all that fits him for civil life and promotes his secular wellbeing ; of unfolding and expanding every inborn Immigration officers also ask whereyou will be staying to insure that you have le-gitimate intentions, so be prepared to give an address,even if your plans are uncertain.

A current passport will get you onto both islands, andwill prevent delays or complications during your trav-els. However, if you dont have one, youre a citizen ofthe US or Canada traveling for pleasure, and yourstay will be shorter than three months, you may showsome type of government-authorized photo identifica-tion such as a valid drivers license plus one of thefollowing: A valid passport is required for stays longer thanthree months or for non-tourist visits to conduct busi-ness or to work.

Of course,commonsense precautions are necessary. Entry Requirements 29IntroductionSpecific entrydetails arecovered underthe GettingTo sections inindividual is-land chapters. While tap wateris generally safe on the islands, bottled wateris easy to find, so why take a chance? But keep in mind that some ofthe best meals are found in small family-runcafs and in areas without many tourists. Ifthe locals eat there, or recommend that youdo, its probably OK. A short-term course of pre-ventive treatment probably wonthurt you unless youre allergic to as-pirin products or take blood-thinningmedication , but check with your doc-tor before you leave home.

Customs agents get nervous when they seeloose pills inside luggage. TheCaribbean sun is strong year-round and youmay not notice that youre burning if a coolwind is blowing or theres a cloud cover. Some of themost beautiful sea creatures and wild vege-tation cause nasty rashes and painful abra-sions. WARNINGManchineel trees mancenilla inFrench are particularly troublesomebecause the fruit, leaves, and sap arepoisonous and cause severe skin blis-ters. Never stand under one during arain storm, because sap can wash offthe tree and harm you.

The trees haveround, shiny green leaves and fruitthat resembles a small, green apple. Most trees are marked with redpaint, especially in tourist areas, butbe cautious on secluded beaches. You prob-ably wont be bothered when a breeze is blow-ing or in open areas during daytime, butremember that insects are drawn to sweetsmells such as perfume. Wear lightweightlong-sleeve tops and long pants when youhike into wooded areas.

Some people have good results withvarious natural repellents. Vitamin B-1 thi-amine in mg tablets, taken up to threetimes daily, is said to cause an odor that hu-mans cant detect but insects detest. Bugsalso hate the smell of chlorine, so frequentdips in the hotel pool might be a good idea. Here are a few must-do suggestions: Hike some of the miles of trails that runthrough the 74,acre Parc National onGuadeloupe.

Sail around the eight-island archipelago of Les Saintesoff the Guadeloupe coast to find a perfect beach. Drive the famous La Trace route through the rainforest on Martinique. Get an all-over tan on one of the au naturel Frenchbeaches. Savor the peace and quiet on La Dsirade island.

Shop for colorful Caribbean art or French fash-ions on Martinique. Explore an abandoned sugar mill on Marie-Galante. Bike along the flat roads of Guadeloupes Grande-Terre. Climb to the top of Mont Pele on Martinique. Splurge on a fabulous meal at one of the best gour-met restaurants. Heres about all you need to know while youre in theCaribbean: When you buy gas, youll need almost four liters to make a gallon. If the distance from one town to the next is 10 kilometers, thats alittle over six miles. The real numbers work out this way: When you returnhome, youll be required to list all purchasesthat you are bringing back, and you may beasked to show customs officials what youbought.

Customs regulations are complex and vary with eachcountry. Citizens of countries other than the UnitedStates and all travelers who plan to make expensiveor unusual purchases would be wise to check with theappropriate agency before leaving on vacation. How-ever, if you think you might exceed the standard ex-emption or want more information on regulations, callthe US Customs Service, ; www.

US residents over the age of 21 are allowed to bringhome one liter of alcohol duty-free, and anyone maybring in cigarettes or cigars but not those fromCuba. Antiques more than years old get in duty-free,and you wont be taxed on original art if its done en-tirely by hand. However, a machine-made frame thatborders the original art may be taxed if its value ex-ceeds the exemption allowance.

This is a liberal ex-emption that applies to one package per address per34 The Islandsday. Just label the parcel Personal Use, and donttry to sneak in alcohol, tobacco, or perfume worthmore than five dollars. Mailed purchases do not re-duce your duty-free allowance when you return home. Duty-Free ShopsA duty-free shop is one that has not paid importduties on the merchandise it is selling. This maymean that the item is less expensive than if youbought it in a regular store.

However, when youreturn home, purchases from duty-free shopsmust be listed and are subject to US Customsduties if they exceed the allowed exemptions. ElectricityYoull need a transformer to convert the volt-age from to and adapters to allow youto insert your appliances plug into the outlet.

Some hotels have adapters, but rarely trans-formers, that you may borrow during yourstay. However, conversion devices are relatively inex-pensive, so pick up a set at a travel store or electricalshop before you leave home. Neither island ob-serves daylight-saving time, so during thesummer they are on the same time as the east-ern United States. Electricity 35IntroductionNote thatdual-voltagecomputers andapplianceswill also needa plugMartiniqueOverviewThe earliest inhabitants called it Madinina, the is-land of flowers, and Christopher Columbus was soawed by it that he wrote it is the best, most fertile,the softest Youll understand these accolades when you seeMartinique for the first time.

The volcanic mass iscovered in luxuriant greenery, outlined in soft sandand sprinkled with colorful blooms. Part of the Lesser Antilles, the island is separatedfrom its French sibling, Guadeloupe, by the Britishisland of Dominica. Mont Pele, a 4,foot activevolcano, dominates the far northern region and thelofty peaks of the Pitons du Carbet tower over thecentral plains. Inland, a dense rain forest providesshelter for an array of wild vegetation. To the south,the terrain turns hilly, with rounded formationscalled mornes, and uncommon succulents thrive inthe arid soil.

Tourists are drawn to the white-sand beaches thatline the southern coast washed by the Caribbean tothe west, battered by the Atlantic on the east. Most ofthe islands activity is centered around the bay thatcuts deeply into the southwestern shoreline. The bus-tling capital city of Fort-de-France wraps aroundthe north side of this bay. The most popular resorttowns stretch along its south side.

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Martinique has traditionally been called the Paris ofthe Antilles and a little piece of France in the Carib-Martiniquebean. Evidence of this truth is everywhere and,although there are other French Caribbean islands,Martinique radiates more of the culture and charm ofcosmopolitan Paris. Restaurants serve haute cuisine,stores display haute couture and people speak hauteFranais.

However, in true West Indies fashion,youre just as likely to be served spicy Crole food at abeach-side caf by an islander wearing madras andspeaking thickly-accented patois. Dont let rumors of unfriendly French islanders keepyou away from this fabulous vacation spot. Perhapsthe locals were a bit aloof in the past, but recently theyhave taken giant steps toward making Americans feelwelcome. Most hotels employ English-speaking staff. Traffic signs are being posted in both French and Eng-lish.

Taxi drivers, tour guides, shopkeepers and res-taurant employees are taking language lessons andanxiously looking for occasions to practice their pro-nunciation. He landed his crew on theshores of Dominica, Marie-Galante andGuadeloupe as soon as his ships came uponthem during his second voyage in , but hehad heard disturbing stories about the mysticalisland to the south, so he was in no hurry to go there.

The stories had come from natives on Hispaniola Haiti and the Dominican Republic. During his firstvoyage, the Arawak and Ciguayo Indians had38 A Brief Historywarned him of flesh-eating tribes and dangerous Am-azon women. So, if Columbus passed near the shoresof Martinique in , he said little about it, and cer-tainly didnt disembark. However, by , during hisfourth voyage, he summoned the courage to land hisfleet on the northwest coast near todays town of LeCarbet. What he found was an island of incredible beauty in-habited by the same Carib Indians that he had en-countered on all the other islands in the LesserAntilles.

While the Caribs were not glad to see him,they were no larger or more ferocious than their in-hospitable and possibly cannibalistic kinsmen onother islands. Nevertheless, once it was determinedthat Martinica named after Saint Martin lackedgold or other valuable resources, the Spanish showedlittle interest in colonizing it. They were merciless warriorsand conquered the peaceful ArawakIndians who had lived on the islandsfor hundreds of years. Arrival of The FrenchThe French arrived in Pierre BlaindEsnam- buc set up a little colony on the northwestcoast at the foot of Mont Pele. That colony becamethe future capital city of Saint-Pierre.

WhendEsnambuc died two years later, his nephew,Jacques du Parquet, assumed leadership. ParquetArrival of The French 39Martiniquewas a sharp arbitrator and aggressive businessmanwho managed to simultaneously pacify the Caribs, setup profitable sugar-producing colonies and build FortRoyal to guard against foreign invasion. Martiniqueprospered under Parquets direction, but after hisdeath the French settlers grew greedy and militantand began to attack Carib villages and take over theirland.

In , the small number of Caribs who sur-vived were banished to other islands. Between and , England and France battledfor control, but Martinique prospered under bothcountries rule, and the bk plantation owners grewrich and powerful through the labor of their blackslaves. Finally, in , when plantation owners had lostsome of their clout due to successful cultivation ofsugar beets in Europe, French cabinet minister VictorSchoelcher was able to convince Martiniques officialsto sign the Emancipation Proclamation that endedslavery.

Almost immediately, thousands of inden-tured workers from India poured onto the island toreplace slave labor. But the sugar market had taken too many blows, andthe once-thriving factories began to close. Today, onlyone company still produces sugar on the island. After the two world wars, Martiniques status as aFrench colony was upgraded to that of a dpartementdoutre-mer an overseas department. This classifica-tion guaranteed islanders every benefit granted allFrench citizens. The 20th CenturyDestruction of the Martyred CityAt the beginning of the 20th century, Martiniquesfirst town and original capital, Saint-Pierre, alreadyenjoyed electricity, telephones, modern plumbing,mass transportation and newspapers.

It was calledlittle Paris, and the pearl of the Antilles. Life inthe commercial port city was lively, privileged andcultured. Its 30, residents were highly educated,fashionably dressed connoisseurs of art, wine, foodand architecture. Then, at 8 oclock on the morning of May 8, , it allended in a flash, as Montagne Pele spewed incan-descent gas and molten ash over the town and its in-habitants. Everything in the town and its port wasburied. All but one of its residents died. So what went wrong?

How could a disaster of suchmagnitude take an entire city of intelligent people bysurprise? Some historians blame politics. Scientists say it was atype of eruption that was unknown at that time.

Mostlikely, a combination of politics and an obscure phe-nomenon mixed with hapless fate to cause the mas-sive catastrophe. Saint-Pierre was founded in when Pierre BlaindEsnambuc arrived from France to set up a little col-ony on the northwest shore of Martinique. He con-structed a small fort and chapel around which othersbuilt their houses, and named the settlement after thesaint for whom he was christened.

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As more and moreThe 20th Century 41Martiniquecolonists arrived, two more chapels were built as cen-ters for development, and the town naturally dividedinto three quartiers. Saint-Pierre thrived and, even after the administra-tive capital was moved south to Fort-de-France, wasthe most important city on Martinique. On occasion,an earthquake would shake the buildings, or a deeprumble would come from the direction of the volcanicmountain that towered over the town.

Yet, no one wasdisturbed enough to interrupt their pleasant lifestylein order to investigate. Early in , some residents had begun to chat casu-ally about the smell of sulphurous steam in the area. A few authorities commented that boiling water wasfilling a crater lake on the mountain.

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When scalding water and mud poured down themountain and buried a plantation late that spring,several families sent their children to live with rela-tives on other parts of the island. But the governor ofMartinique assured everyone that there was no causefor alarm. To prove his conviction, he brought his fam-ily from Fort-de-France to stay in Saint-Pierre. On April 25, local officials were in the midst of anintense election campaign when Mont Pele belched afew hot ashes onto the city. No need to panic, theysaid. Hardly anything to disrupt a campaign about,they insisted.

As May began, a series of lava flows affected nearbytowns and plantations, but residents of Saint-Pierrewent about their business. On the 5th of May, a tidalwave hit the citys port, threw ships onto the beachand knocked down a few buildings. Then, on May 8, as children finished their breakfastsand men hurried to the office, the volcano erupted in a42 A Brief HistoryA Martiniquelegend main-tains thatMont Peledestroyed St-Pierre as theresult of acurse put onthe French bythe mistreatedCaribs. The force is said to havebeen more powerful than the blast of a nuclear bomb. Asphyxiating fumes and intense heat overtook thecity and harbor within 90 seconds, and everythingwas buried where it stood.

Only one man survived the destruction of Saint-Pierre. Cyparis was locked in the local jail for beingdrunk and disorderly. Built around , his dun-geon-like cell had thick walls that saved his life. French sailors found him, burned and hungry, on May11 as they dug through the rubble that was once athriving city. Cyparis celebrated his rescue and liber-ation by joining P.

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Barnums circus, and toured formany years as the sole survivor of Mont Pele. Popular legend says a sorceress named EuphrmieDavid predicted at her birth that she would be morethan a queen one day. She married Alexandre deBeauharnais, a wealthy officer of the French army, in when she was 16 years old. Josephine andBeauharnais had two children together: Josephine and Beauharnais were imprisoned in ,during the French Revolution. Josephine was released after a brief time.

She met and fell in love with Napoleon Bonapartewhen he was an unknown military officer and mar-The 20th Century 43MartiniqueDivers can ex-plore the 11ships thatsank in St-Pierres harborin Both marriages took place beforeNapoleon became emperor by placing a crown on hisown head December 2, As empress, Josephinewas active in French society and she started manysocial trends. But Napoleon had his marriage to Jose-phine annulled in because she was unable tobear him an heir. He later had a son with his newwife, Marie Louise, daughter of the Emperor of Aus-tria. Perhaps Josephines infertility stemmed fromthe fact that she was more than 40 years old, six yearsolder than Napoleon, when her husband becameemperor.

After her divorce from Napoleon, Josephine lived aquiet life at Malmaison, outside Paris. Napoleon con-tinued to visit her until her death in Her daugh-ter, Hortense, married Napoleons brother, Louis,who was named King of Holland after Napoleon cre-ated the kingdom for him. Various carriers provide jet service to San Juanfrom gateway cities in North America. The well-equipped lobby has information booths, restaurants,car rental offices and various shops. Phone cards andcurrency exchange are available at Change Carabesfrom 8am until 7pm daily. There is no departure tax.

Brudey Frres runs seat catamarans between Fort-de-France and Guadeloupe, with stops in Dominica. Passengers have ashort walk from the dock to the tourist informationoffice and the center of town. Taxis and tour operatorsmeet ships to take visitors to the beaches, shops andmajor sights on the island. Getting AroundCar RentalsMartinique has an excellent road system,with divided four-lane highways in theheavy traffic areas around Fort-de-Franceand two-lane highways extending to mostareas of the island.

Visitorsfrom Europe are advised to get an internationaldrivers license. You may be challenged by the narrow roads that windaround mountains and the dirt stretches that lead toisolated spots. RoundaboutsTraffic circles frequently take the place of inter-sections on main roads.

Cars already on theroundabout have the right of way, and you mustyield to them. At an intersection, the car on theright always has the right of way. RatesThe best rates are usually offered on weekly rentalsreserved in advance from an internationally knownagency, such as Avis or Hertz. Car Rentals 47MartiniqueDriving is onthe right, as inAmerica. If you can decline insurancefrom the rental company, your rateswill be lower. Local agencies advertise appealing rates, and some ofthe best are listed below. If you choose to call themfrom home or check with them after you reachMartinique, be certain you ask about additionalcharges.

Remember, if you have a misunderstanding,it could turn into a long-distance hassle in French. These minivans leave48 Getting AroundYou must beat least 21years old torent a car. Many agenciesrequire thatyou be The area codefor Martiniqueis Pointe Simon on the waterfront in Fort-de-France andpick up additional passengers when they are flaggeddown along their routes to outlying villages. Theo-retically, you can get around the island quite well onthis system. In reality, they are often full especiallyduring rush hour , they stop running at 6 oclock eachevening, and they dont follow a reliable schedule.

TaxisTaxis are expensive, but for short trips, they are ideal. You can find them easily at the airport, cruise shipterminals and most major hotels. These ferries, called vedettes, dock at LaSavane, the large waterfront park in the capital city,eliminating the need to find parking space in town. The trip is short about 20 minutes and boats makefrequent round-trips between the capital and Pointedu Bout, lAnse Mitan and lAnse lAne.

Taxis 49MartiniqueMany peopleresort to hitch-hiking, but itis not recom-mended. Withso many festivals, youre sure to be on the island dur-ing some special event. You can get a list of upcomingevents from the tourist office or by contacting theMartinique Promotion Bureau in New York. Fort-de-France Festival Celebrates Martiniquesdiverse cultures with music, plays and variety showsfor two weeks in July. Aqua Festival Held in April, this event celebratesthe grandeur of the sea. It features parades along themagnificient waterfront in the town of Robert. CarnivalCarnival takes place over a five-day period leading upto Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.

Paradestake over the streets, bands march and elaboratefloats compete for prizes. Revelers dress in costumeeach day, and on Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, everyoneappears as a red devil. Then, on Ash Wednesday, thetheme is black-and-white for the funeral of His Maj-esty Vaval, an enormous papier-mch character. New Years DayMay 1. Slavery Abolition DayJuly All Saints DayNovember 2. All Souls DayNovember Christmas DayVariable religious holidays are also observed by pub-lic closings: Monday before AshWednesdayMardi Gras. The latest fashions from Paris hang instore windows, baguettes poke out of shopping bags,business is conducted in pure mother-country Frenchand menus posted in restaurant windows promisehaute cuisine.

Yet, this French package is wrapped intropical colors and tied with a soft, spice-scentedCrole cord. Place de la SavaneMost of the activity centers around Place de laSavane, the central park of Fort-de-France and theideal starting point for a city tour. The park has become a bit rundownrecently and disreputable groups hang out there atnight. Nevertheless, it is a perfectly safe and pleasantplace to visit during the day.

Looking back at the cityfrom a bench under one of the royal palm trees, youwill be struck by the contradiction of tropical beautyand urban frenzy. On the north side, a beheaded white-marblestatue of Empress Josephine stands holding alocket or medal that reveals a likeness of NapoleonBonaparte. Unknown islanders decapitated thestatue in during a display of scorn for the formerFrench empress who was born on Martinique. It isthought that radicals were protesting either theislands dependence on France or Josephines legend-ary role in prolonging slavery on the island to benefither family plantation.

Either way, the statue hasntbeen repaired, which sends a clearer message thanthe vandalism itself. On the northwest corner of the park an open-airmarket sells T-shirts, batik clothing, swimsuits andhandmade crafts. Follow the walkway deeper into thepark to find the Monument aux Morts that honorsislanders who fought for France in both World Wars. The military still uses the fort, butyou can take a minute guided tour Tuesdaysthrough Saturdays at 10, 11, noon, 2 and 3. The Office ofTourism is ablock north onBlvd. Alfassa,near the AirFrance office. Schoelcher LibraryWalk back across La Savane to the northeast corner.

This ornate domed building wasdesigned by Henri Picq Pick and built in Paris at thesame time as Gustave Eiffels tower was being builtfor the World Fair. Some say the charming mixed-style edifice was meantto house Martiniques exhibition at the fair. Othersclaim it was built to house 10, books donated toMartinique by French politician Victor Schoelcherwho led the campaign to abolish slavery on the island.

Either way, the structure was built in Paris and thendismantled and sent in pieces to Martinique in Today, the reassembled library stands majestically asa tribute to freedom and education. You can visit thelibrary, which is perhaps the most beautiful buildingin Fort-de-France, Tuesday through Thursday, 8am Theres no en-trance fee to gain access and wander among the, books as you enjoy the unique architecture. These tribeslived on Martinique and other Caribbean islands be-fore Columbus discovered them.

The museum itself isdiscouraging and signs are in French, but some of thedisplays are engrossing. The archeological museum is open 9am-5pm, Mon-days-Fridays, and 9am-noon on Saturdays. Look for the ironframework of the bell tower of La Cathdrale Saint-Louis looming over the center of town. The cathedralis awe-inspiring but simpler than Henris library. Itsdifficult to say which is the more beautiful.

Built in , this structure is actu-ally the seventh at this location. Sixbefore it suffered one disaster afteranother, and the town rebuilt on thesame spot each time. The belltower was damaged by earthquakesin and , and the presentstructure was added in Fort-de-France 57MartiniqueThe entire church was restored in , but officialsstill deem the bell tower too unstable for visitors.

However, you can visit the interior of the church to seethe magnificent organ and stained-glass windows. Sermac Floral ParkIf youve had enough sightseeing, this is a good time tohead out of town or do some shopping. Turnleft and pass the Palais de Justice on your right. Acouple of blocks farther on, turn right on Rue deRpublique, which will take you to the old Hotel deVille city hall on Rue Victor Severe. This complex ofbuildings and gardens offers visitors a chance to strollthrough displays of the islands flowers and geologicalstructures. If youre not interested in paying the 5FFadmission fee required to get into the galleries, justwalk through the park no charge and take in theactivity of the nearby markets.

MarketplaceA covered market, back toward the waterfrontbetween Rue Blenac and Rue Saint-Louis, is actuallya large bazaar full of crafts, spices, flowers, beautyproducts and medicinal herbs. Islanders dressed incolorful outfits vie for your attention and extol thequality of their products. Try oneof the fresh co-conut drinks.

To help you plan, the following tours emphasize dont-miss attractions in boldface type, and the best-of-the-best are marked with a star. The peninsula that forms the southern curve of theBay of Fort-de-France is Martiniques most populartourist area. Beaches here are gorgeous strips ofshaded sand that meet the gentle surf of the warmCaribbean. The northern shore is directly across thebay from the capital. Ferries provide convenienttransportation for visitors who want to avoid city traf-fic. The cityof Lamentin is the second largest on Martinique, butmost tourists pass through without stopping.

Onlythe rum factory, La Favorite, is of much interest inthis industrial area. Stop atLa Favoritefor a free tourand rum tast-ing. It was desig-ned by Henri Picq, the architect of the grand cathe-dral and library in Fort-de-France. The nearbyChteau Aubry take N6 west, north of town wasdesigned by well-known Italian architects Volpi andBalesco for a wealthy plantation owner.

Thiswill take you to Trois-Ilets and the stunningbeaches along the southwest peninsula. Trois-Ilets means three islands, andthe village takes its name from threediminutive isles that float just off-shore Tbloux, Charles and Sixtain. Surprisingly, the village has a rural quality that con-trasts delightfully with its reputation as a touristhaven. A small market area abuts the shady squarethat serves as a centerpiece for an attractive townhall, school and church. The district of Trois-Ilets was originally known asCul-de-Sac--Vaches dead end or barricade for cows when it was settled in the late s.

The little is-land across the way was called lIlet--Vaches cowisland and is now known as Gros-Ilet. It was builtin and was the site of the marriage of EmpressJosephines parents and the baptism of the future em-press herself on July 27, Inside the plain whitebuilding you can see the baptismal font and a repro Exploring the IslandArtists as wellas those inter-ested in archi-tecture will beinterested in thechteaus neo-classical lines.

While youre in the area, take the time to see the pot-tery village and sugarcane museum. This old rum factory has been well restored and dis-plays interesting memorabilia with signs in bothFrench and English. By the time you leave, you willunderstand the significant influence sugar and rumhave had on everything, including the islands art,music and literature. Visit the museum Tuesdays through Sundays from9am to 5pm. Le Village de la Poterie, pottery village, is on a reddirt road off D7 about a half-mile past the sugar mu-seum.

This factory and workshop has been in businesssince the 18th century and is responsible for the red-clay bricks used on many of the homes and buildingsin Trois-Ilets. In addition, the artisans make hand-some decorative pieces from the red clay and offerthem for sale at good prices in the village store.

Visi-tors are welcome in the workrooms and store Mondaythrough Saturday from 9am to 5pm and on Sundayfrom 9am until noon. Domaine de la PagerieWest of Trois-Ilets, look for signs on D7 indicating aturn inland away from the golf course that leads toDomaine de la Pagerie. Shemarried Napoleon Bonaparte in and becameEmpress Josephine. See page 44 for more details ofher life. Today, you can visit the small stone house that wasonce the kitchen for the main residence and now holdsa variety of Josephines possessions, including furni-ture, pictures and letters from Napoleon.

Ruins of themain house and sugar mill are still on the grounds ofthe estate that was called Petite Guine LittleGuinea during Josephines lifetime. Open Tuesday through Friday, 9am On the grounds youll findmore than types of labeled flowers and trees laidout in beautiful gardens, a little lake, an aquarium, adelightful open-air theater and a small aviary hous-ing six species of indigenous birds.

Bring a picnicand enjoy it inthe shade ofhuge mahog-any trees. Hours can be erratic, especially during low touristseason, but usually the grounds are open Mondaythrough Friday from 8: This area is theindisputable tourist capital of Martinique. Pointe duBout and the nearby beaches are the center forlarge resorts, gourmet restaurants and high-fashionboutiques. Yachts flank the marina and ferries de-liver passengers who come to try their luck in the ca-sino or enjoy quality entertainment at the nightclubs. If youre driving, reach the tourist area by taking D38off D7. Traffic can get heavy at the Y intersectionsouth of the marina, so you may want to park prior tothat point and walk the rest of the way.

Southof Grande Anse, the road splits and you have thechoice of continuing on D7 or hugging the coast onD Both are lovely routes, and both take you to LeDiamant. If you choose to follow the coastal road,you will have magnificent views of Diamond Rock af-ter you pass Petite Anse and round the point belowMorne Larcher. The town of Diamant is quite charming, but the beachand the giant multifaceted rock that lies offshore at-tract most of the attention.

Rocher du Diamant ,Diamond Rock, is a foot hunk of limestone aboutthree miles out from the coast. From this unsinkable vessel the English pa-trolled and controlled all oceangoing traffic inthe area and managed to enforce a blockade onMartinique for 17 months. Finally, the Frenchlaunched a full-scale attack which was begunby floating several barrels of rum to the ma-rooned enemy.

After the Brits drank themselvesinto a stupor, the French drove them from theirstronghold and retook the rock. The Englishsailors fled to Barbados, where they were pun-ished for deserting their ship. Today, when aBritish ship passes Diamond Rock, the crewstands at attention and salutes. Valley of the Butterflies, set in abotanical garden among 17th-century ruins; MuseGauguin, a small display about the artists time onMartinique; Saint-Pierre, the city destroyed by MontPele; Habitation Cron, an historic plantation andwell-preserved model of daily life in the pro-slaveryera.

Start in Schoelcher, a residential suburb north ofFort-de-France. Notice the dramatic statue of Vic-tor Schoelcher, for whom the town was named, onthe square in front of the Palace of Justice. It showsthe Frenchman breaking a slaves chains and declar-ing that slavery will never again endure on Frenchground. Case-PiloteTake N2 to Case-Pilote, among the oldest villages onthe island, where you should drive by Notre-Dame-de-lAssomption turn toward the water at the gasstation , one of Martiniques oldest churches. Its con-sidered an important historical monument. If youreintrigued by architecture, the stone faade andBaroque style will be of interest.

Dont miss the view from Panorama Verrier above the fishing village of Bellefontaine. Its not easyto find or reach, but is well worth the trouble. Oneroute is a narrow, steep road from the center of town a right turn before you reach D The viewpoint isthree miles ahead on the left.

An alternate route is offD63 before you enter Bellefontaine.

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About feet af-ter you turn right on D63, take a left where a partiallyhidden sign points the way to Verrier. Three miles far-ther, on a brutally bumpy road, you will be rewardedby a fabulous panoramic view of the Caribbean andMont Pele. North Caribbean Coast Tour 65MartiniqueThe pleasanttown square,close to thechurch, is agood spot torelax.

It has aquaint townhall. Watch for thecolorful boats,or gommiers,pulled up onshore in thefishing vil-lages. Morne-VertAnother great detour with a fabulous view is the townof Morne-Vert. Take D20 off N2 just before thetown of Carbet. The town, which is called la petiteSuisse or little Switzerland, sits about 1, feet up,on the way to the Pitons du Carbet.

See Hiking in theSunup to Sundown section, pages , Youll be surprised by the cool, dry, refreshing air uphere and awed by the abundance of thick, greenfoliage growing on the mountain. Its a peaceful spot,and you can wander about the countryside or the littlevillage church and cemetery without swatting insectsor breaking a sweat. Le CarbetLe Carbet deserves a visit for several reasons, de-pending on your interests. Historians think Colum-bus landed here on the gray-sand beach on June 15, see Beaches in the Sunup to Sundown section,page Remember that he was hesitant to set footon the island at all because of reports of Amazonwomen and fierce, flesh-eating savages.

More than ahundred years later, Pierre Blain dEsnambuc ar-rived here from France to set up the first colony. Then,in , Paul Gauguin set up a studio in the villageand painted what are now known as scenes from hisAntilles period. It displaysrandom memorabilia related to the artists time onMartinique.

Unfortunately, none of his original paint-ings is shown, but there are several reproductions. One of the most interesting exhibits is a collection of66 Exploring the Islandletters to his wife, whom he abandoned along with hisfive kids, where he whines about his own poor healthand the ills of civilization. The picturesque tunnel throughwhich you pass as you travel northfrom Corbet to Saint-Pierre was cutthrough the mountain in Theview coming out is beautiful.

Saint-PierreIn Saint-Pierre , climb aboard the Cyparis Ex-press mini-train for an hour-long tour of the mar-tyred city see page 41 for the full story. Even without a book, youll be fascinated by the ruinsof the church, theater, port and jail cell whereCyparis, the only survivor, was held prisoner duringthe eruption. Afterwards, you can wander about onyour own to areas that are most interesting. The Cyparis Express runs Mondays through Fri-days, 10am-1pm and 2: Give it a shot while in Paris of course!

Yelp on Le Danton. Opened in and keeps on going great. Continue on chic Paris, the Le Meurice hotel has opened a take out pastry corner!! Dorchester collection Le Meurice pastries. See the work of Auguste Renoir, the impressioinist painter: Jean Renoir and his films; see the exhibition entitled Renoir father and son. For something nice above ground and enjoy immediately the beauty of Paris try the Le Bus Direct. A lot better and no Air France confusion. Tourist office of Paris on the Bus Direct. Official webpage of Le bus Direct is: Remember you have ways to come into Paris from the airports.

You have access using RER express regional trains most. Pairs airports on Cafe Eiffel. Orly airpor t is linking its two terminal South and West by April Orly airport shuttle to CDG. And for now enough, enjoy Paris is eternal flame in our hearts. And remember cheers for travel, no excuses to sit and do nothing, and do talked to the kid enoug birds.

And this is it for today on my eternal city. Remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all! So back from my latest and final abroad trip , this time was Vietnam. Now back to my belle France. I am like that , it takes extra time and energy to wandered in an airport….

So where is this museum? Well, it is terminal 2 section E Satellite M right next of the Air France lounge I so lazely go to and again never went inside the museum,sorry. Right now and until March there is an exhibition of the work of Dina Vierny , the model of sculptor Aristide Maillol.

More on the Espaces museum is here: She arrived in Paris and immediately work for Aristide Maillol. She creates a foundation that is part of the Eiffel tower. The connections are very easy and a snap just read the signs really. T2E Sat M is connected by transit train. Espace Museums organizes two new and free temporary exhibitions every year. The space is an architectural setting of square meters of Museum area.

It exhibits at the airport Paris-Charles de Gaulle art works from the largest museums in Paris and thus offers to travellers an exceptional and original cultural experience. An exhibition now going on that illustrates the life and the collection of an unusual personality, actress and witness of the great history of Art of the 20C, and to whom Paris owes the creation of the museum Maillol. Indeed a wonderful experience and free to all with a boarding pass and on trips to Asia and the Americas.

Enjoy it, and one more reason Paris is eternal, the city of lights! And here I come to you with another street, bridge ,square of my eternal Paris. I have given metro and bus connections but the best is to walk it from wherever you are, Paris is walkable indeed,and once inside is the best way to see the city of lights! Its name recalls the victory of the French and English won over the Russians on September 20, , on the banks of the River Alma Crimea. From to , the bridge is completely replaced, due to its narrowness and compaction.

At the overhang of this tunnel stands the flame of freedom , a real size replica of the flame of the Statue of Liberty. This monument, offered by the International Herald Tribune in , commemorates the Franco-American friendship and thanks France for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty. It was diverted from its initial function and spontaneously became a place of contemplation for the admirers of the deceased princess.

On the old bridge, each of the two piers was decorated, upstream and downstream, by a statue representing one of the four regiments that had bravely fought during the Crimean War: The bridge rebuilt between and with only one pile, meters long for a 42 meters wide, only the Zouave was retained but not on the same side , and the other three statues were moved.

The statue of the Zouave serves as a popular instrument for measuring the floods of the Seine river. When the level of the Seine reaches the feet of this Zouave, the lanes on the banks are usually closed. When the water rises to the thighs of the Zouave, the Seine is no longer navigable. During the historic flood of , the water rose to the shoulders. As a result of its replacement in , the Zouave now appears to be lower than originally, contrary to what is commonly accepted.

At the same point, the floods it reports are less severe. The administration measures the level of the floods at the pont de la Tournelle. The square was created by the decree of March 6, and aligned, between the avenues of New York and President-Wilson, by a decree of March 9, The square is famous for its flame of freedom , replica of the flame of the Statue of liberty. This flame, offered by the International Herald Tribune in , is installed between the square and the beginning of the bridge, overhanging the tunnel where Princess Diana died on 31 August in a car accident.

It serves as a monument to the memory for many admirers of the princess. The Monument of the recognition of Belgium to France was inaugurated in Where I have spent many times and love it. Hope you do too when visiting the eternal Paris. No,no ,no do not think I am beginning to recite all the streets of Paris ; no way. It would be a monumental task, there are books about it and they do not tell you all either, trust me.

However, I like to dare tell you about some streets, squares and whatnot that are special to me. These are streets that I and my family spent many times and in some I still do. So they have become sort of like a second home to me each time I visit Paris; again will be next week and so on…. Let me start shall we…. However, the avenue comes to end at the slaughterhouses of Grenelle. After the destruction of this property, it is extended beyond no between rue Bellart and boulevard Garibaldi. Some things you will surely would like to see in my opinion are at No 78, the Village Suisse!

After dismantling the meters Big wheel that adjoined it, some tailoring dealers set up their shops in their wagons. Then, little by little, antique dealers supplanted them. The Village Suisse consists in our days in up to shops of antiques, objects of art and decoration.

La Motte-Piquet Grenelle, line 6, 8, and The Village is open from Thursdays to Mondays inclusive from 10h30 to 19h. Formerly, the address of a brothel. The location of this brothel is now occupied by a modern building. More on it here: Well here the webpages do not work. This is a wonderful area of Paris , great architecture work all around to walk it fully. And I am coming back to my belle France rather quickly not just for new thoughts but also on the latest events going on here.

The rest is up to you!!! A social movement is planned on the line, after the aggression of a driver. Urban violence in the vicinity of some high schools has been reported. In parallel, some forty young people tried to invest the Sorbonne early this morning but were prevented from doing so. Other university sites are disturbed. After an intrusion of demonstrators on the site of Censier Paris-3 , the management of the university decided to close preventively since Tuesday.

The site of Tolbiac-Paris-1 is also disturbed. Is the situation too alarmist or really is to be worried? Which does not prevent them from worrying also about a dramatic turn of events on Saturday December 8 th! Stay tune France is on fire, the Bastille was not enough!!! In other more peaceful front, life goes on and preparation are in order to end with a bang, do not which kind! Some exceptional artisans of art, gathered in the prestigious Carrousel du Louvre to expose and sell their creations. This 10th biennial brings to light the richness and quality of the work of all these magical and expert hands.

Some 20 training schools will be present, as well as art craftsmen from Japan, Quebec, Italy, Germany and Denmark. The Carousel of Crafts and Creation.

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