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Traveler AIDAblu
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- Feb 23, 2020, 10:55am
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 41 m
- Seychelles English River Victoria Red Hill -4.62541, 55.44894°37’31” S 55°26’56” E
Day 2
Blauer Wärmer Sonnenbrand
February 23, 2020 on the Seychelles ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Nach verlorenem Koffer erst mal an den Strand. Ohne Badesachen nicht so geil aber trotzdem schön türkis und warm.
Mit Sonnenbrand ins Hotel und erst mal ausruhen bis zum Abendessen.
Achja zur deutschen Zeit +3h! Wir haben es also jetzt 15 Uhr.Read more
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Traveler Koffer taucht bestimmt wieder auf. 😚
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A Sojourn in the Seychelles
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- Apr 24, 2023, 10:39am
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 82 ft
- Seychelles English River Victoria Red Hill -4.6289, 55.45364°37’44” S 55°27’13” E
Day 9
More drama!
April 24, 2023 on the Seychelles ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
This morning, we went out to catch the bus just before 9am. We didn't forget the water, and I had a firm grip on my phone! 😂 We decided to get on the first bus that came along. If it was stopping at Eden Island, we would go there. If it wasn't, we would visit the museum in Victoria. We didn't have to wait very long before a bus appeared. It was one for Eden Island. Delighted, Mark stuck his arm out for it to stop. I shouted to him that I had my phone. We were good to go!! But, for whatever reason, the bus 🚌 didn't stop!! It just sailed past us!! We were gutted!

While we were still trying to make sense of what just happened, another bus turned up. It was going straight to Victoria, but we decided that was OK, so we flagged it down and got on. We were pleased that it was an almost-empty bus!! We sat by an open window and looked forward to the journey. Almost immediately, I realised I had done it again!! I had left my phone on the bench at the bus stop! How incredibly stupid am I??!! We rang the bell and jumped off at the next stop, much to the bafflement of the other passengers! Long-suffering Mark (how on earth does he put up with me?) then ran 🏃‍♂️ back up the hill to our stop. I stayed with the bags. Unbelievably, and so luckily, my phone was still there!! Mark retrieved it and came back to where I was, sweating profusely after his exertions in the 32° heat!! I really, really, must be more careful - I'm sure I wouldn't be so lucky if I did it a third time!!

When the next bus turned up, it was really crowded. It was going straight to Victoria, so Eden Island was off the agenda for today. It was an uncomfortable ride into town. Just before we got to the city, we stopped at the Botanic Gardens. On the spur of the moment, we decided to get off and visit there instead! It turned out to be a good decision. I'm adding some photos 📸 to this footprint 👣 and will describe the gardens in the next one.

The photo 📸 of Mark with his cap on backwards is not a sign that he's regressing to his childhood! It's because he can't use the camera when he's wearing it correctly 😂.Read more
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A Sojourn in the Seychelles
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- Apr 24, 2023, 10:52am
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 85 ft
- Seychelles English River Victoria Red Hill -4.6288, 55.45394°37’44” S 55°27’14” E
Day 9
Botanical Gardens, Victoria
April 24, 2023 on the Seychelles ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The Victoria Botanical Gardens were established in 1901 by Mr. Paul Evenor Rivalz Dupont, Director of Agricultural Services and Naturalist of Seychelles. Today, the Ministry of Environment is responsible for the gardens and has its headquarters within the grounds. The main objective of the gardens is to contribute towards the Seychelles' efforts in environmental education, plant conservation, landscape management, passive recreation, and eco-tourism.

For us, on such a hot, sticky day, it was nice to find a bit of respite in the shade of magnificent trees. It was lovely to see plants and flowers that we saw at the Eden Project in Cornwall a few weeks ago thriving in their natural environment!

A highlight was an impressive 40 foot tall Coco de Mer tree, which was planted by the Duke of Edinburgh as a sapling in 1956. I'm sure he would be impressed with how well it's done! 😀

The Coco de Mer tree (scientific name 'lodoicea') is only found naturally in the Seychelles. It generally grows to around 30 to 40 metres tall. The tallest on record, measured on the ground after felling, was 56.7 metres. The leaves are fan-shaped, 7 to 10 metres long and 4.5 metres wide. It is dioecious, meaning that it has separate male and female plants. The one planted by the Duke is female. There is a male standing nearby. The mature fruit is 40 to 50 centimetres in diameter and weighs 15 to 30 kilograms. It contains the largest seed in the plant kingdom. This seed is synonymous with the Seychelles. You see representations of it everywhere - on advertising hoardings, on packaging, and on countless souvenirs. If you want to take an actual seed home with you, you need a special licence - and it will cost you a huge amount of money!Read more
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- Apr 24, 2023, 11:30am
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 82 ft
- Seychelles English River Victoria Red Hill -4.628942, 55.4536544°37’44” S 55°27’13” E
Day 9
Tortoises at the Botanic Gardens
April 24, 2023 on the Seychelles ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The Botanic Gardens is also home to a large group of native Aldabra Giant Tortoises 🐢. These are the world's longest lived animals with a lifespan of 250 years. The oldest in the gardens is 95. They are able to survive up to 3 months without food and water. This made them a valuable commodity as fresh meat on the ships that plied the waters of the Indian Ocean in the 16th and 17th centuries. They almost became extinct at that time. Conservation programmes, like the one in the Botanic Gardens, have ensured their future. It was good to get close to them. They didn't seem perturbed by the group of screaming schoolchildren who followed us into their enclosure. I was, but the turtles weren't! 😂🤣

After exploring the gardens, we went for a cold drink in the café, erroneously named the Wildflour Café! Despite the spelling mistake, we enjoyed our Slow Turtle 🐢 cider (Mark) and rum and raisin ice cream 🍦 (me) 😂.Read more
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Manu around the World Kreuzfahrt mit AIDAblu
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- Dec 4, 2023, 10:09am
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 243 m
- Seychelles English River Victoria Red Hill -4.642322, 55.4515554°38’32” S 55°27’6” E
Day 15
MORNE SEYCHELLOIS NATIONAL PARK
December 4, 2023 on the Seychelles ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Der Morne Seychellois Nationalpark ist der größte Nationalpark der Seychellen und wurde 1979 geschaffen. Er bedeckt eine Fläche von 3.045ha.
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