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Re: Boy, how things change
[Re: Colour1]
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08/09/2015 07:53 AM
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====================== I needed some "Island shirts" and ordered from their on-line store - beautifully colored shirts delivered by FedEx in a few days plus a bonus shirt...too bad the store on the island closed but at least one can still order on line.
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/09/2015 08:32 AM
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Dick,
I believe you're speaking of Paradise Cafe. I mentioned it earlier referencing the exquisite throne-like chairs that made you feel like royalty when seated in them - great food and great atmosphere and when it got a little later and the dinner crowd thinned out, the music and the waiters could really rock that place. They made a seafood app served in/on a seashell shaped tortilla that was out of this world. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water to this day! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/09/2015 08:39 AM
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ronwald1 said: West Indians Cafe, Sam's (sigh ) Oh how could I fail to mention West Indies Tavern on Front St.! The .99 happy hour gin and I guess gin because I never tasted tonic. And sitting on the porch there getting a lecture from a reverend about the ills of drink! That was great. And the corned beef & cabbage dinner served there on St Pat's Day.
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Re: Boy, how things change
[Re: Bobcat]
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08/09/2015 08:58 AM
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Their stuff for women online sucks. Nothing like the selection that they had in the store.
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/09/2015 11:40 AM
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All the beach vendors and the market stalls still sell the sun dresses from Rima for a decent price so they are still available. I bought several in Nov/Dec.
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/09/2015 01:01 PM
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Yes, but their prices are still higher and there is much less choice than was in the store.
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/09/2015 04:37 PM
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They always appear as if they're closed during the day, and while I don't know their summer vacation schedule, it would seem that most places do return and reopen by early November at the latest. Just make sure you don't get there before 6:00 as they open their doors promptly at that time and generally not before. '73 for us.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Joy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Joy.gif" alt="" />
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pat
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/09/2015 04:50 PM
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What I miss is rising early at the Atrium and walking down the street for breakfast and coffee. (Photo taken in 2000) William and Philippe's Village Baker was always my favorite.
“Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere!” José Andrés
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/10/2015 03:22 PM
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LINK =========== Here's a great restaurant long forgotten by me that I do not think was mentioned earlier. The Wajang Doll
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/10/2015 05:15 PM
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Bobcat said: LINK =========== Here's a great restaurant long forgotten by me that I do not think was mentioned earlier. Yes, with their 12, 18, 22 little dishes. Never really knew what was in them but it was all good! The Wajang Doll
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/13/2015 09:15 AM
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Was that the place that featured the huge grilled Oisseau (sp?) and if yes, it was a great place. We had friends with us one year and we stumbled on it quite by accident and absolutely loved it. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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pat
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/13/2015 07:26 PM
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january said: Pat Oiseau means bird in French and does not refer to any specific type. Perhaps Pat was referring to Ouassous, those delicious giant shrimp from (I believe) Guadeloupe?
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/13/2015 07:40 PM
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Pretty sure that is what pat was referring to. That place was really nice at one time but went downhill and was not good the last time I ate there many years ago.
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/13/2015 08:09 PM
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January,
TY - and clearly French is not my tongue. I was referring to the extremely large shrimp Alaskan and ruralcarrier referenced. It was a long time ago, possibly the very early nineties, and those shrimp still linger in my mind. It was a fun place and setting and extremely popular in its time.
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pat
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Re: Boy, how things change
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08/14/2015 04:21 AM
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Thank you!! It was driving me crazy for the name of this amazing restaurant!!Le Bar de La Mer We loved it!! Sometimes when we drive past it, I think why?? Great location, Why did it close. The menu was great food was fresh and fun people watching place!! Sadly missed.
Sand Gravity, got to love it!
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Re: Boy, how things change
[Re: pat]
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08/14/2015 07:11 AM
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And on another note, can anyone recall the name of the current RIU Resort before it became the Radisson? I'm having a total brain freeze this morning? It's right there on the tip of my tongue........ but that's as close as it seems to want to come!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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pat
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Re: Boy, how things change
[Re: GaKaye]
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08/14/2015 07:51 AM
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TY..... I was all over and around it - LeMer, LeMans and others but couldn't quite come up with the right name.
In the very late eighties (Perhap 1990?) friends of ours, a professional wedding photographer and his wife, joined us for a week in St. Maarten. The Saturday before we headed down he shot a wedding and during the day discovered the couple was honeymooning at LeMeridian and would be on island at the same time as us. He agreed to meet them there and shoot a few photos on the beach to add an interesting footnote to their wedding album.
That was the first time we ever made it inside the resort proper - to that point we'd only lunched at the top of the hill by the pool which was pretty cool because we got to watch the helicopter land and take off a few times taking guests and sight-seers wherever. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Boy, how things change
[Re: GaKaye]
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08/14/2015 11:43 AM
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GaKaye,
I think the helicopter may have been a private chartering company that may (or may not?) have worked with LeMeridian on occasion. The landing pad for it was at the very top of the hill fairly near the restaurant and pool area.
We wandered up there the first time quite by mistake, basically trying to see where the road went, and ended up staying for lunch as the pool area was lovely and the view was incredible. John particularly enjoyed the view around the pool (of the bikini clad topless young women bathers) until he saw the menu prices, in Francs at the time and realized how much he was paying for same, but it was well worth it and another page in our book of island memories and experiences.
We later found a flyer somewhere from the company offering sight-seeing tours and near island trips from there via helicopter. And trust me, it wasn't inexpensive..... so I doubt it was a resort freebie, for sure. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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