Apia, Samoa

15 February 2013
  • sunrise over Apia : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Coastline, Holidays, Nature, Places, Samoa, Sunrise, World Cruise 2013
  • P1000924 : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Coastline, Holidays, Places, Samoa, World Cruise 2013
  • our welcome party : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Folk music and dance, Holidays, International dance, Places, Samoa, World Cruise 2013
  • L1090644 : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Folk music and dance, Holidays, International dance, Places, Samoa, World Cruise 2013
  • buses waiting for the first excursions : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, Transport, World Cruise 2013, buses
  • a view across the marina : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, MS Queen Victoria, Places, Samoa, Transport, World Cruise 2013
  • rainbow over Samoa; there were several short but very heavy rain showers during the day - it is the rainy season : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Nature, Places, Samoa, World Cruise 2013, rainbow
  • a traditional Samoan house, used as a shelter for taxi drivers now : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Coastline, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, World Cruise 2013, houses
  • another bus : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, Transport, World Cruise 2013, buses
  • this hotel was damaged by the cyclone and is still under repair : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Holidays, Other, Places, Public buildings, Samoa, Street scenes, World Cruise 2013
  • town "signpost" : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, World Cruise 2013
  • town Clock Tower : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, Towers and gates, World Cruise 2013
  • the badly damaged cathedral also being repaired : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Churches, Churches - Samoa, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, World Cruise 2013
  • bells salvaged from the cathedral : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Churches, Churches - Samoa, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, World Cruise 2013, bells
  • we were quite taken by the slogans on the sides of buses, and the opening windows! : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, Transport, World Cruise 2013, buses
  • another inevitable photo of the ship : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, MS Queen Victoria, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, Transport, World Cruise 2013
  • road side views from our afternoon excursion, traditional style houses : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, World Cruise 2013, houses
  • some houses were a mix of traditional Samoa with the poles; and European : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, World Cruise 2013
  • there are many road side churches : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Other, Places, Samoa, Street scenes, World Cruise 2013
  • Cathedral of St Anthony : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Churches, Churches - Samoa, Holidays, Places, Samoa, World Cruise 2013
  • the stained glass was equisite : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Churches, Churches - Samoa, Holidays, Places, Samoa, World Cruise 2013, stained glass
  • inside St Anthony's : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Churches, Churches - Samoa, Holidays, Places, Samoa, World Cruise 2013
  • our bus waiting for us - the lady in purple is our tour guide - she also worked at Aggie Grey's hotel, one of Samoa's most famous hotels : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Places, Samoa, Transport, World Cruise 2013, buses
  • more roadside houses : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Nature, Other, Places, Plants and shrubs, Samoa, Street scenes, World Cruise 2013
  • the custom is for Somaon people to bury their loved ones in the front garden : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Nature, Other, Places, Plants and shrubs, Samoa, Street scenes, World Cruise 2013
  • Robert Louis Stevenson museum : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Holidays, Places, Public buildings, Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, Samoa, World Cruise 2013, museums
  • museum gardens : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Places, Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, Samoa, World Cruise 2013, museums
  • P1010060 : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Holidays, Places, Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, Samoa, World Cruise 2013, museums
  • a view from the back, the wing just out of view on the left of this picture was added after Stevenson died, the centre and right wing are original : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Holidays, Places, Public buildings, Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, Samoa, World Cruise 2013, museums
  • Aggie Grey's hotel and restaurant. The hotel is still under repair following the cyclone and earthquake of 2012 : 2013 Holidays, Apia, Buildings, Holidays, Other, Places, Public buildings, Samoa, Street scenes, World Cruise 2013