 | Day 10 Fiji |
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| Buses & boats |
| Suva city |
| Government offices Suva |
| Parliament Buildings |
| Parkland in Suva City |
| Affluent areas to the SE |
| Wonderful views for these well-to-dos |
| Suva Grammar School |
Overlooking the bay
| Fiji's national stadium |
| Black Watch from above Suva |
| Lush views across Suva Bay |
| Suva has quite civilised suburbs |
| Black Watch from across the bay |
| Fijian fishermen |
| View from the coast road |
| Mangrove swamps |
| Rich red soil |
| A roadside stall |
| A small farming community |
| Ten to fifteen families live here |
| Natural landscape |
| That deep red soil again |
| Fijian Lawyers practise |
| Fiji mountain divide |
| Farmland in Fiji |
| Jungle view over Suva Bay |
| The Arts Village pond |
| Arts village - calling the audience |
| Mrs Old Git heading for the boutiques |
| Water lilies at the Arts Centre |
| More lilies - so much bigger than in our pond |
| Drumming up an audience |
| Touristy but elegantly done |
| A pleasant watering hole |
| Gaugin didn't paint these though |
| Atmospheric walkway |
| Nut lands on lawn |
| Yes, it came from up there |
| Old Git feeling the humidity |
| Cannibal cooking pot ! |
| A Fijian bure |
| Flora |
| Pacific Harbour shopping |
| Pacific Harbour local crafts |
| Koi in the pond |
| Lovely spot for the boutiques and shops |
| Hardly Bluewater or Lakeside |
| Does exactly what it says on the sign |
| A Bank not yet owned by HMG |
| Arts village entrance |
| Traditional Fijian Masks |
| All hand made crafts |
| A bure Kalou (temple or spirit house) |
| Firing up the stones |
| The chiefs bure or Vale Letu ,again |
| Creation of a traditional Fijian village |
| The arena |
| The chief magic man approaches |
| Preparing the stones |
| Chief tries them for temperature |
| The lackeys burn their feet |
| Hot stones rather than fire walking |
| All done - you can clap now |
| The girls come out to play |
| The Meke show begins |
| Fijian dancing |
| The rival chief arrives |
| Round up the women |
| If you get out of that pond, I'll bang your head ! |
| The Fijian coastal countryside |
| Towards the wet side of Fiji |
| Mangroves aplenty |
| A small smallholding |
| Another road sign to ignore |
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