Nassau, The Bahamas, 21st November 2009

I was in the Bahamas for the weekend 20th–22nd November, and was only taking photos on Saturday 21st. Nassau is a very small town, and contrary to the image which the Bahamas presents of itself to the world’s tourists, its people are often quite poor. Only one rather small area of the city is particularly tourist-friendly, and it’s not too difficult to get to the ‘wrong side of the tracks’ and the rather more seedy and dangerous neighbourhoods. In fact, as I was exploring up on the hill away from the waterfront, a man came up to me to warn me not to go any further since I would be in danger!

A tour boat moored along the shore in Nassau, waiting to take on passengers.
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Cruise vessels at Nassau.
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Tourists pass a house in Nassau on motorcycles. When choosing photos to publish, I was vacillating over this one and one of the house on its own with the top of the tree visible.
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A government building in Nassau’s Parliament Square, next to a Bahamian War Memorial.
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A Bahamian War Memorial in Parliament Square, Nassau, commemorating ‘the sons of this colony who made the supreme sacrifice in the great war.’

It goes on to read (with eccentric punctuation):
“Bahamians: Let this of you be said
‘That you who live are worthy of your dead’.
These gave their lives that you who live, may reap
A richer harvest ere you fall asleep.”
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Palm trees and the top of the war memorial.
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Ansbacher House, which houses a private bank.
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A statue of Queen Victoria in Nassau.
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View from the north side of New Providence island at sunset.
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Panoramic view from the north side of New Providence island at sunset.
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Sunset on the beach of the Hilton British Colonial hotel in Nassau. I think this is one of the most striking HDR images I’ve produced.
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A residential street in Nassau after sunset. This is still in the ‘seemly’ part of town. Without moving much further south you come into much more ‘seedy’ places.
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A house in Nassau after sunset.
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A house in Nassau after sunset.
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St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Nassau. Six photos stitched together.
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A statue outside the Bahamian National Art Gallery in Nassau after sunset.
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Another residential street in Nassau at dusk.
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A residential street in Nassau after sunset.
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A red pillar-box in Nassau at dusk.
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This statue of Columbus stands on the steps of the Bahamian Parliament building.
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