We decided to play Tommy Tourists today so we took the bus from our marina to down town. We had traveled through the area with my friend Ian yesterday and decided there were some places we wanted to visit on foot.
For those of you who are familiar with English history you will know that prior to WWII King George 6th of England abdicated his thrown under pressure because he fell in love with an American commoner, Wallis Simpson, whom he later married. It has been rumored throughout history that he was also a Nazi sympathizer and he was given the post of Governor of the Bahamas to get him away from England and the European situation. We visited the governor’s mansion where they lived and it was surreal walking in the steps of such famous and controversial people. On the long stairway leading up the hill to the mansion is a life size statue of Christopher Columbus.
The city holds so much history within its streets and buildings. At the moment Peter is reading ‘The Republic of Pirates’ and it is amazing to read the history of the golden age of pirates and their association with Nassau and the surrounding islands where we have spent the past 3 months. Having read a substantial amount of the book it is easy to see why so many sailors turned to piracy in that period of history. The cruelty inflicted on sailors by the British navy and the merchant captains at that time was beyond belief and many turned to piracy just to survive. The golden age only lasted for 10 years from 1715 to 1725 
but during that time the course of history was changed for Europe and the colonies forever.
Across the harbor from our marina is Paradise Island. The hotel area and casino are free to enter but if you want to avail of the other amenities such as the pool etc. it costs $108 a day. That is much more than Disney; I wonder what they offer for that? I think we will look from afar this time around!! As usual there were several cruise ships at the docks with lots of passengers roaming the shopping areas.
Starbucks is just across the street from our marina with free wifi so we can check our email every day and do updates to the blog. Of course it is
nice to have a Latte again 
after two months. We may be here until early next week due to a few more weather fronts coming our way. I guess it is not a bad place to spend a week!!
but during that time the course of history was changed for Europe and the colonies forever.Across the harbor from our marina is Paradise Island. The hotel area and casino are free to enter but if you want to avail of the other amenities such as the pool etc. it costs $108 a day. That is much more than Disney; I wonder what they offer for that? I think we will look from afar this time around!! As usual there were several cruise ships at the docks with lots of passengers roaming the shopping areas.
Starbucks is just across the street from our marina with free wifi so we can check our email every day and do updates to the blog. Of course it is
nice to have a Latte again 
after two months. We may be here until early next week due to a few more weather fronts coming our way. I guess it is not a bad place to spend a week!!
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