Maybe Suva doesn't have much going on

One thing you can always guarantee on there being in pretty much most cities is a cinema. It has become our go to place when we run out of buildings or sites to see and are just wanting to escape back into rural or island life. After extensive googling we couldn't find much that we wanted to actually see in Suva that we didn't visit yesterday. There are trips to places outside of the city but these need to be booked in advance unfortunately so that wasn't an option for today. Instead we took everything at a leisurely pace with no real rush of needing to be anywhere fast. The one thing we had considered doing was going to visit the markets. Although I'd read they were mainly food stalls, I felt it might be a nice experience for us. How wrong I was! We were approached outside when we got there and initially assumed it was for a photo or to try and scam us but surprisingly the guy warned us to be on our guard with our bags if we were venturing into the market. This dramatically changed how we felt about the idea and although we stepped into the area it was then instantly affirmed that this wasn't a good idea. Not only did it feel very intimidating with everyone staring at us but with it's narrow walkways covered in food waste, thick tent coverings trapping the heat in and the overwhelming smell of rotting fish/fruit/potentiallly a person, we opted to take a photo and make a dash back out the way we came where we took the biggest gulp of fresh air we could. That's when it was confirmed that we'd need to fall back on our trusty backup of going to the cinema. Before heading there we went back to our lovely air-conditioned mall and had some more vegetable fried rice. It wasn't quite as good as yesterday but it was still enjoyable. Although we are here to experience other cultures, places and really get a feel for a country it does get tiring being constantly overwhelmed. At the cinema Aquaman has just been released so the place was heaving however we opted to see a film called Mortal Engines and we were 2 of the 4 people who decided to choose this film. The cinema as expected wasn't exactly pleasant to be in but we enjoyed just switching off from the chaos outside and letting our guard down a little. After the film we did have a wonder around some shops in an area we hadn't been too yet before buying some snack food from a shop to take back to have for tea. Travelling has definitely put us out of so many comfort zones but we are still so reserved and don't take many risks compared to other travellers we have met. I do feel our past experiences have put us more on edge but I'd rather that than risk anything bad happening that spoils the whole experience for us.Read more