Image via WikipediaDallas Morning News: "What to expect? Crystal waters lap white sand beaches on the west and south sides; rugged coasts etch the north and east. There's golf, nightlife, wind-surfing, helicopter and boat tours, and the island's 167 square miles pack almost as many rum shops (one source estimates 1,500) as restaurants. Don't miss the tasting tours at Mount Gay Rum Distillery, and don't leave without trying Barbados' unofficial national meal: flying fish, served steamed or fried, with a side of spicy cornmeal-and-okra cou cou."
I hate to look at the Barbados tourists site that give the history of Barbados.The ones that talk of Columbus discovering these islands and the other foolish tales that the Bob Marley and Burning Spear called 'mis-education'.I agree with them as a matter of fact Burning Spear referred to Christopher Columbus as a 'damn blasted liar'.Thank god for Rastafari. One of the funniest stories is the one of the bearded fig tree and the name Los Barbados which was supposed to mean 'the bearded one'. In the words of Gary Cole from the book reflections; The Colonization of Barbados is one of the darkest events and evil stories of modern history.Four centuries ago,Spanish and Portuguese slavers started to kidnap,kill and drive out the thousands of peaceful Indians found on the island the Indians called Ichirouganaim.The exact location of the island was a carefully kept secret but Spanish and Portuguese soldiers and sailors knew the island as the barbarous island,"Los B...
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