Bermuda Alive! (Hunter Travel Guides)

243 Pages·2000·2.18 MB·English

by  Harriet Greenberg

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Harriet Greenberg
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About the Alive! Guides
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andArnoldGreenberg.
This accomplished travel-writing team also operates a re-
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Each is a complete travel guide to the destination, but
Alive! Guides place special emphasis on the hotels, shop-
ping, restaurants and entertainment, with full descrip-
tionsbasedontheauthors’repeatvisits.
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Contents
Introduction ................................1
(cid:2)GettingThere............................4
ByAir..................................4
ByCruiseShip...........................5
PrivateYachts ...........................6
(cid:2)GettingReady ...........................7
EntryRequirements ......................7
(cid:2)Customs ................................7
EnteringBermuda........................7
LeavingBermuda ........................7
(cid:2)Climate.................................8
(cid:2)PackingtoGo............................9
(cid:2)MoneyMatters..........................10
(cid:2)GettingAround .........................11
FromtheAirport ........................11
(cid:2)NavigatingtheIsland ....................12
ByCar.................................12
ByBus ................................13
Passes&Tokens.......................14
Mini-BusService ........................15
Ferries ................................15
Mopeds&MotorScooters .................17
ShouldYouRentaCycle?................17
Rates ................................18
Rentals...............................18
Taxis..................................19
SightseeingTaxis ......................19
OtherMeansofTransport.................20
Bicycles ..............................20
Horse-DrawnCarriages .................20
(cid:2)Orientation.............................22
St.George’sParish ......................24
HamiltonParish ........................24
Smith’sParish ..........................25
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DevonshireParish.......................25
PembrokeParish........................26
PagetParish............................26
WarwickParish.........................27
SouthamptonParish .....................28
Sandy’sParish(Somerset) ................28
(cid:2)AConciseHistory .......................30
FirstArrivals...........................30
ADevelopingColony .....................33
TheWarYears..........................34
Self-Government ........................35
ModernTimes ..........................36
(cid:2)Flora&Fauna ..........................37
Trees&Flowers.........................37
LandAnimals...........................37
MarineLife.............................38
WheretoSeeWhat ......................38
SunuptoSundown..........................39
(cid:2)KeyBusRoutes .........................41
(cid:2)Watersports ............................42
Beaches................................42
NorthShoreBeaches ...................43
SouthShoreBeaches ...................43
ScubaDiving–Wrecksn’Reef.............46
SomeoftheMostVisitedWrecks..........46
TheDiveSeason .......................47
DiveOperators&Programs..............48
HelmetDiving.........................49
Snorkeling&Snorkel/SightseeingCruises..49
MotorYachts..........................50
SailingYachts.........................51
Fishing ................................52
IndependentCaptains...................52
FishingEquipmentRentals..............53
WatersportsRentals .....................54
Self-DriveBoatRentals .................54
Water-Skiing..........................54
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Kiteskiing ............................55
Windsurfing...........................55
BoardSurfing .........................56
Para-Sailing...........................56
JetSkiing.............................57
KayakTours............................57
Rentals...............................57
Tours ................................58
(cid:2)SportsonLand..........................58
Golf...................................58
TheGrass.............................58
Rules ................................60
TeeTimes&Fees ......................60
Tournaments..........................61
GolfCourses ..........................61
DrivingRange.........................65
Tennis ................................65
HotelCourts ..........................66
Non-HotelFacilities ....................67
Tournaments..........................67
Squash ................................67
TheRailwayTrail .......................68
Bicycling&Jogging......................70
HorsebackRiding........................71
Fitness&SpaServices ...................71
(cid:2)SpectatorSports.........................72
Cricket ................................72
Soccer .................................72
Rugby .................................73
(cid:2)Sightseeing.............................73
ExploringHamilton......................73
Orientation ...........................75
HamiltonSights .......................76
ExploringtheTownofSt.George...........81
Orientation ...........................84
StrollingThroughSt.George.............84
OtherSightsinTown ...................87
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ExploringSt.George’sParish..............88
FortSt.Catherine......................89
St.David’sIsland ......................89
ExploringtheRoyalNavalDockyard........90
SomeBackground......................90
TheDockyardToday....................92
FortressKeep-BermudaMaritimeMuseum92
TheCooperage.........................94
TheVictuallingYard....................94
Rigger’sShop/BermudaClayworks ........95
GreatEasternStorehouse ...............95
OtherDockyardActivityCenters..........96
DockyardShopping.....................96
GettingThere .........................97
ExploringtheWestEnd ..................98
TransportationTips ...................100
ExploringFlatt’sVillage.................100
BermudaAquarium ...................102
Zoo .................................102
NaturalHistoryMuseum...............103
SightseeingwithChildren................103
UniqueTours..........................109
Shopping.................................111
(cid:2)ShoppinginHamilton...................112
DepartmentStores .....................113
FineChina&Crystal ...................115
Arts&Crafts ..........................115
Linens................................116
Jewelry...............................117
Sweaters&Woolens ....................118
Boutiques.............................119
Gifts .................................120
Cigars................................120
Liquor ...............................121
(cid:2)ShoppinginSt.George’s.................121
BestPlacestoStay.........................123
BookingYourAccommodation ............125
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(cid:2)LodgingOptions........................126
CottageColonies .......................126
ResortHotels ..........................126
SmallHotels...........................127
HousekeepingCottages&Apartments .....127
GuestHouses..........................127
HotelDiningPlans .....................128
Dine-AroundPrograms.................129
HotelPrices ...........................129
(cid:2)CottageColonies .......................130
(cid:2)ResortHotels ..........................138
(cid:2)PrivateClubs..........................148
(cid:2)SmallHotels ..........................149
(cid:2)HousekeepingCottages&Apartments .....162
(cid:2)GuestHouses..........................170
(cid:2)OtherGuestHouses ....................172
BestPlacestoEat .........................175
DressCodes ...........................175
HotelMealPlans.......................176
DiningHours ..........................177
DiningSavvy ..........................178
AlivePriceScale .......................178
(cid:2)ExceptionalDining .....................179
(cid:2)DininginHamilton .....................187
HamiltonPubs.........................196
Cafés,TeaRooms&Off-BeatStops........199
(cid:2)DininginSt.George ....................200
(cid:2)DininginSt.David’s....................204
(cid:2)DiningattheDockyard..................204
(cid:2)DiningintheWestEnd .................206
(cid:2)DininginOtherParishes ................207
AfterDark................................213
CulturalEvents........................213
ConcertsinthePark ....................214
Theater...............................214
ClassicalMusic ........................215
Dance ................................215