Mauritius in Images – my initial impressions
Mauritius – the love story
I am currently in Mauritius, a tropical island on the Indian ocean, and a 4.5 hour flight from Cape Town.
The tale of Paul and Virginia (Paul et Virginie) by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in 1787, is recounted by the locals fondly around the island, from the luxurious One and Only Le St Geran, a property named after the legendary ship, the Saint Geran, that sank in a cyclone with Virginie aboard in front of Paul’s despairing eyes, to the sign boards in the Pamplemousse National Botanical gardens and a popular restaurant by the same name.
In 1787, the author was exploring the themes of class, slavery and values such as virtue. How do you prepare yourself and your expectations when exploring a land whose main remaining population are all descendants of slaves or poorly treated indentured labourers?
Today, Mauritius is known as an small island at roughly 65 km in length, and an ocean paradise that caters to families, lovers who want a romantic hideaway and increasingly adventure-seekers.
It is also an island of a relatively harmonious mix of people from Malagasy (Creole), Indian, French, British and Dutch origin. You can find a curry and a puri everywhere, you can drink a good cup of Earl grey with a scone or enjoy fresh fish grilled with nothing but herbs and butter in the French style too.
These are some very initial impressions in images of my first few days on picture perfect Mauritius. I’ll be posting more soon.
The faces of Mauritius
Pooja at Tamassa Resorts
vendors at St Louis market
Chef Vinay Tamassa Lux Resorts
Cindy and colleague at One and only St Geran
Therapists at Tamassa
Sommeiier and Chef at Prime, One and Only St Geran
The Setting
Sunset at Intercontinental Mauritius
spa area Tamassa
beach at Tamassa
One & Only St Geran
pool at Tamassa
seats for two
Let’s dine
Grilled fish in rum at the L’aventure-du-sucre
Mauritian Chicken Curry at Tamassa
Rhum cocktail
The #MyMauritius campaign in chocolates, courtesy of Intercontinental Mauritius
scallops at Rasoi, le St Geran
The far side
With Keith Jenkins, bloggers pondering serious stuff
music at Le St Geran
Taste testing with Keith Jenkins and Emiel van den Boomen at Prime Le Saint Geran
At Tamassa. Lux Resorts
Cheers!
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