Barbados
Barbados should it remain in the Commonwealth , or become a republic ? The question on everyone's lips.
Remains to reinvent an identity, more Caribbean , more festive. That encountered in the evenings fish fry at a barbecue on the beach, and the rum shops that compete for great games of dominoes. Our favorite Barbados .
Traditions Barbados
Dominos
The Bajans are so crazy that they have launched an annual international competition, Slam -a- Dom Extravaganza .
And you wonder does it if we told you that the World Council of Domino Federations is based in Barbados ? Program: dominoes with three hands , four hands or couple. Phew, after losing to St. Lucia , Barbados is world champion again in 2010!
Rum shop
Well, while we're ... Rum shop , the corner boozer . Except that it does not go her little white filed, but his little rum. Statistics show more than a thousand rum shops on the island, some even say 1500 . To quench many thirsts !
There are all kinds : Simple wooden desk in a tin shack , shed so Chattel house along a house frequented by old timers , hang outs for kitesurfers , domino players or karaoke enthusiasts ... it talks about cricket or politics, in a tone often inflamed. It draws from the bottle to the exhaust , alternating occasionally with a chaser history to blow ( a cut or rum for the fainthearted , a Coke or a glass of water).
In many rum shops , you can grab a piece , especially on weekends : roast pork , pudding and souse , grilled chicken ...
Ready to fire one? ( Ready to throw you one? )
A selection of 10 of the best rum shops .
holidays
- January 1: New Year
- January 21: Errol Barrow Day .
- March-April: Good Friday and Easter Monday.
- April 28 : National Heroes ' Day .
- May 1 : Labour Day .
- June : Pentecost Monday ( Whit Monday ) .
- AUGUST 1: Emancipation Day .
- The first Monday in August : Kadooment Day ( Crop Over Festival) .
- November 30: Independence Day.
- December 25-26 : Christmas and Boxing Day .
Good manners
Warning , do not tan topless in Barbados. It is not only frowned upon , but also against the law !
