Bahamas
Bahamas
Transprot: To get to the Bahamas is easiest from the U.S.. The
flight from Miami to Nassau will take about 35 minutes from New York to
Nassau - 2,5 hours, from Philadelphia - 2 hours and 45 minutes from
Toronto (Canada) - 3:00. If airfare seems too high, you can buy tickets for charter flights or fly firms rebeytorov (rebators). Taxis, rental cars, motorbikes and scooters, taxis in Nassau. A foreign driver's license is valid for 3 months. Note - in the Bahamas drive on the left.
Kitchen: To get acquainted with Bahamian cuisine is not necessary to visit expensive restaurants. Bahamian chefs borrowed much from the Caribbean, American, British, European and African cuisine, but all the recipes were adapted them to local conditions and possibilities, all of which constitutes the Bahamian cuisine.
Fish chowder in a Bahamian prepared in different ways. Old cooks recommend cooking it from the sea bass. It added celery, onion, tomatoes and all sorts of flavorings, including sauce Worcester, thyme, culinary cherry, dark rum and lemon juice. On the outer islands for a long time the main course was turtle soup and other dishes of meat turtle (turtle populations in the area there is a real threat).
National food dish of Bahamians are clam conch (local pronunciation - "Conques"). Of this mollusc, which is also called the marine snail, preparing snacks, main dish salads. Conch chowder is prepared with the addition of tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, onions, carrots, bacon or bacon, bay leaf, thyme, pepper and salt. Some cooks, instead of individual spices listed add barbecue sauce and chicken meat. Fried Conch (snail meat pieces, fried in the shape of balls) served with spicy sauce and garnished with sweet peppers, onions and tomato paste. Sonch salad made from marinated in a sauce Old Sour (spicy pepper sauce), clams, mixed with diced red or green pepper and finely chopped onions. Sonch prepared fried, steamed, and spread on toast as a cream, the menu can be found even Conchburgers.
The most expensive food in the Bahamas is a spiny lobster local. Fishing for lobster is from April to August. Well cooked lobster in a Bahamian can be ordered in a restaurant at Graycliff Nassau. Preparing it with curry sauce, lemon sauce and fresh coconut pulp, along with other ingredients.
Dishes from the sea bass prepared in various ways, including steamed, served with Creole sauce, flavored or white wine sauce, mushrooms, onions and thyme. Popular baked fish and baked crab. The menu of seafood dishes are very varied.
Local meat dishes are mainly of chicken, lamb and mutton. The other types of meat imported from them, as a rule, cook chef, Europeans and Americans.
National food is a dish of peas and rice. It is prepared from local varieties of peas, bacon, tomatoes, celery, rice, thyme, green pepper, onion, pepper and salt. Bahamians are added to a hot sauce.
An integral part of Bahamian table rolls are jonnycakes. Fishermen take such rolls in the sea and kept them in a drawer with hot sand so as not to cool down.
Dessert, which can be tasted only in the Bahamas - guava pudding. Preparation of the pudding - a fairly lengthy process, so that Bahamians prepare it for guests. For dessert, offer a wide selection of tropical fruits, including melon, pineapple, passion fruit, mango and papaya. Papaya made a variety of dishes and drink Bahama Mama, she is also part of marmalade Goombay, along with pineapple and green ginger. Drinks on the Bahamas as part almost always involve rum. Along with the Bahama Mama popular Yellow Bird and Goombay Smash.
Kitchen: To get acquainted with Bahamian cuisine is not necessary to visit expensive restaurants. Bahamian chefs borrowed much from the Caribbean, American, British, European and African cuisine, but all the recipes were adapted them to local conditions and possibilities, all of which constitutes the Bahamian cuisine.
Fish chowder in a Bahamian prepared in different ways. Old cooks recommend cooking it from the sea bass. It added celery, onion, tomatoes and all sorts of flavorings, including sauce Worcester, thyme, culinary cherry, dark rum and lemon juice. On the outer islands for a long time the main course was turtle soup and other dishes of meat turtle (turtle populations in the area there is a real threat).
National food dish of Bahamians are clam conch (local pronunciation - "Conques"). Of this mollusc, which is also called the marine snail, preparing snacks, main dish salads. Conch chowder is prepared with the addition of tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, onions, carrots, bacon or bacon, bay leaf, thyme, pepper and salt. Some cooks, instead of individual spices listed add barbecue sauce and chicken meat. Fried Conch (snail meat pieces, fried in the shape of balls) served with spicy sauce and garnished with sweet peppers, onions and tomato paste. Sonch salad made from marinated in a sauce Old Sour (spicy pepper sauce), clams, mixed with diced red or green pepper and finely chopped onions. Sonch prepared fried, steamed, and spread on toast as a cream, the menu can be found even Conchburgers.
The most expensive food in the Bahamas is a spiny lobster local. Fishing for lobster is from April to August. Well cooked lobster in a Bahamian can be ordered in a restaurant at Graycliff Nassau. Preparing it with curry sauce, lemon sauce and fresh coconut pulp, along with other ingredients.
Dishes from the sea bass prepared in various ways, including steamed, served with Creole sauce, flavored or white wine sauce, mushrooms, onions and thyme. Popular baked fish and baked crab. The menu of seafood dishes are very varied.
Local meat dishes are mainly of chicken, lamb and mutton. The other types of meat imported from them, as a rule, cook chef, Europeans and Americans.
National food is a dish of peas and rice. It is prepared from local varieties of peas, bacon, tomatoes, celery, rice, thyme, green pepper, onion, pepper and salt. Bahamians are added to a hot sauce.
An integral part of Bahamian table rolls are jonnycakes. Fishermen take such rolls in the sea and kept them in a drawer with hot sand so as not to cool down.
Dessert, which can be tasted only in the Bahamas - guava pudding. Preparation of the pudding - a fairly lengthy process, so that Bahamians prepare it for guests. For dessert, offer a wide selection of tropical fruits, including melon, pineapple, passion fruit, mango and papaya. Papaya made a variety of dishes and drink Bahama Mama, she is also part of marmalade Goombay, along with pineapple and green ginger. Drinks on the Bahamas as part almost always involve rum. Along with the Bahama Mama popular Yellow Bird and Goombay Smash.
Customs
and Traditions: Traditional culture of the Bahamas is far from the
urban centers of Nassau and Freeport, subject to strong influence of
America. Popular island creativity is
reflected in a large number of tales, natural medicine, music and
religious rites, introduced here the slaves from Africa. Despite
the fact that The Bahamas has not give birth to writers who acquire
international fame, and visual art also develops slowly, the island
formed a distinctive musical culture. This
country was born several traditional forms of music, including gumbo,
the synthesis of calypso, juice and English folk songs, as well as
scraping tsarapayusche-style working class, with a typical guitar
sounds, accordion and rattles made from the pods of the tree poinsiana.
Bahamian children have great pleasure in playing basketball. They literally live on the basketball field, and most towns have their own small basketball court with makeshift baskets. Bahamas with great zeal follow the U.S. basketball (and baseball) teams.
Bahamian children have great pleasure in playing basketball. They literally live on the basketball field, and most towns have their own small basketball court with makeshift baskets. Bahamas with great zeal follow the U.S. basketball (and baseball) teams.
Attractions: One of the richest countries in the region, a symbol of luxury, prestige and success. This
is the "Caribbean, Switzerland", a major offshore center (more than 400
banks), on New Providence (the main island), bustling around the clock -
luxury shopping duty free, a straw market with lots of souvenirs, and
in the evening opens the doors at night numerous restaurants, bars,
cabarets and casinos. Bahamas - a major center of gambling. All casinos are open 24 hours a day. There is also the largest casino in the Caribbean (at Atlantis).
The main thing is that everybody likes, without exception, the tourists - the beauty of magnificent nature (the island of Grand Bahama), underwater hunting and fishing (the island of Andros, Berry, Bimini), diving on coral reefs (Abakos Islands, Eleuthera), yachting (Island Ekzumas, Long Island) or the monitoring of a unique pink flamingos (o.Inagua), exotic iguanas, the ability to swim with dolphins, feed sharks and enjoy the atmosphere of the Caribbean Carnival.
Nassau - The underwater aquarium, governmental residence, the garden Adastra Gardens and Forest Retreat Gardens, Water Tower, the shopping street, Bay Street, the famous Cable Beach - the area of luxury hotels, casinos and beautiful sandy beaches. Preserved and the castle, erected in the XVIII century, and the world famous Royal staircase of 66 steps leads up high, with a magnificent view over the bay and the city. Center city is the area of the Parliament. At the beginning of the XIX century were built the Houses of Parliament, the colonial administration, the Supreme Court, surrounding a marble statue of Queen Victoria.
Near the center of town is Fort Charlotte, built in 1788 and the Atlantis hotel complex with 14 acres of the park with five artificial lagoons (one of the largest aquariums in the open air), as well as a maze that simulates the ruins of Atlantis, a copy of the Mayan pyramids with water slides and a transparent underwater tunnel.
To the east of Nassau is an island "Paradise", coupled with the capital of a long bridge, with world-class resorts, casinos and nightlife.
City of Freeport on about. Grand Bahama - a paradise for those who enjoy outdoor activities, golf, tennis, snorkeling and fishing. One should visit the international market in Freeport, small towns west coast, where he once hid pirates and clandestine producers of Roma, the monuments of ancient Indian culture Arawaks, a huge underwater caves and beautiful beaches of the eastern coast of the island, a garden, Garden-of-the-Groves, park Rand Memorial Nature Reserve, and the cave of the preacher.
Coral Island - the world's largest artificially created a coral reef with an underwater observatory.
What is really interesting in the Bahamas, so it's local handicrafts made of straw and shells, batik and inexpensive, but high-quality local alcoholic beverages.
In the Bahamas banned spearfishing using underwater guns and other devices. Permission is granted to sports fishing, for one exit to the sea you have to pay U.S. $ 20 or $ 150 for the entire year, provided that your board is set up to six reels and line.
Praznichnye days: New Year (January 1) Good Friday (at different times), the second day after Easter (at different times), Whit Monday (seven weeks after Easter), Labour Day (first Friday in June) Independence Day (July 10 ), Liberation Day (first Monday in August) Discovery Day (October 12), Christmas (December 25) Boxing Day (December 26).
One of the most colorful festivals, coinciding with the celebration of Christmas and New Year is a festival of Junkanoo. This carnival parade and pageant, and festivities at the same time. Participants demonstrate fantastic costumes, which delight the audience. Big entertainment are the regatta, held annually in April in Elizabeth Harbour for Family Island, and The Goombay Summer Festival, which is arranged to travel in June.
The main thing is that everybody likes, without exception, the tourists - the beauty of magnificent nature (the island of Grand Bahama), underwater hunting and fishing (the island of Andros, Berry, Bimini), diving on coral reefs (Abakos Islands, Eleuthera), yachting (Island Ekzumas, Long Island) or the monitoring of a unique pink flamingos (o.Inagua), exotic iguanas, the ability to swim with dolphins, feed sharks and enjoy the atmosphere of the Caribbean Carnival.
Nassau - The underwater aquarium, governmental residence, the garden Adastra Gardens and Forest Retreat Gardens, Water Tower, the shopping street, Bay Street, the famous Cable Beach - the area of luxury hotels, casinos and beautiful sandy beaches. Preserved and the castle, erected in the XVIII century, and the world famous Royal staircase of 66 steps leads up high, with a magnificent view over the bay and the city. Center city is the area of the Parliament. At the beginning of the XIX century were built the Houses of Parliament, the colonial administration, the Supreme Court, surrounding a marble statue of Queen Victoria.
Near the center of town is Fort Charlotte, built in 1788 and the Atlantis hotel complex with 14 acres of the park with five artificial lagoons (one of the largest aquariums in the open air), as well as a maze that simulates the ruins of Atlantis, a copy of the Mayan pyramids with water slides and a transparent underwater tunnel.
To the east of Nassau is an island "Paradise", coupled with the capital of a long bridge, with world-class resorts, casinos and nightlife.
City of Freeport on about. Grand Bahama - a paradise for those who enjoy outdoor activities, golf, tennis, snorkeling and fishing. One should visit the international market in Freeport, small towns west coast, where he once hid pirates and clandestine producers of Roma, the monuments of ancient Indian culture Arawaks, a huge underwater caves and beautiful beaches of the eastern coast of the island, a garden, Garden-of-the-Groves, park Rand Memorial Nature Reserve, and the cave of the preacher.
Coral Island - the world's largest artificially created a coral reef with an underwater observatory.
What is really interesting in the Bahamas, so it's local handicrafts made of straw and shells, batik and inexpensive, but high-quality local alcoholic beverages.
In the Bahamas banned spearfishing using underwater guns and other devices. Permission is granted to sports fishing, for one exit to the sea you have to pay U.S. $ 20 or $ 150 for the entire year, provided that your board is set up to six reels and line.
Praznichnye days: New Year (January 1) Good Friday (at different times), the second day after Easter (at different times), Whit Monday (seven weeks after Easter), Labour Day (first Friday in June) Independence Day (July 10 ), Liberation Day (first Monday in August) Discovery Day (October 12), Christmas (December 25) Boxing Day (December 26).
One of the most colorful festivals, coinciding with the celebration of Christmas and New Year is a festival of Junkanoo. This carnival parade and pageant, and festivities at the same time. Participants demonstrate fantastic costumes, which delight the audience. Big entertainment are the regatta, held annually in April in Elizabeth Harbour for Family Island, and The Goombay Summer Festival, which is arranged to travel in June.
