HEY ZANE MY NAME IS TRAE AND I’M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THINGS YOU CAN DO IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE YOU AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND’S STAY HERE COMFORTABLE. Map of Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD • TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO IS APPROXIMATELY 5128 SQUARE KILOMETRES AND IS SURROUNDED BY FOUR BODIES OF WATERS : THE GULF OF PARIA TO THE WEST, THE CARRIBEAN SEA TO THE NORTH , THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE EAST AND THE COLOMBUS CHANNEL TO THE WEST. 5 star hotels The courtyard Marriott # 1 place to stay!!!! The Hyatt regency The Hilton hotel PLACES OF INTEREST • THERE ARE MANY PLACES OF INTEREST IN TRINIDAD THAT YOU SHOULD VISIT AND MANY ACTIVITIES TO DO SUCH AS: MARACAS WATERFALL • THESE ARE SOME PICTURES OF MARACAS WATERFALLS. THE BOTANICAL GARDENS • WHERE YOU CAN TAKE A LONG STROLL AND OBSERVE THE DIFFERENT FLORA & FAUNA THAT LIVE THERE. CARONI AND NARIVA SWAMP • CARONI [LEFT] AND NARIVA [RIGHT] ARE TWO MAGNIFICENT SWAMPS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. THE CARONI SWAMP IS HOME TO OUR NATIONAL BIRD THE SCARLET IBIS AND THE NARIVA SWAMP IS HOME TO THE SCARLET MACAW [RIGHT] . MARACAS BAY • ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AND BEAUTIFUL BEACHES IN TRINIDAD WHERE BAKE AND SHARK IS SOLD A LOT. AND THIS SIGHT IS LOCATED IN MARACAS, ST. JOSEPH, TRINIDAD. ACTIVITIES • LET’S TAKE A BREAK FROM SIGHT SEEING AND MOVE ON TO THE ACTIVITIES SHALL WE: FISHING • RELAX YOURSELF WITH THE PEACE AND SERENITY OF THE OUTDOORS WHEN YOU GO FISHING BY THE SEASIDE OR RIVER. Scuba diving • Take a dip into the ocean and see what flora and fauna live on the ocean floor. MORE SIGHTS • THIS IS OUR MUD VOLCANO THAT IS LOCATED IN HINDUSTAN. SOMETIMES PEOPLE BATHE IN THE MUD THAT THE VOLCANO RELEASES. MAGNIFICENT 7 OF P.O.S • TOP [LEFT TO RIGHT] QUEENS ROYAL COLLEGE, WHITE HOUSE, ARCBISHOP’S RESIDENCE, HAYE’S COURT, STOLLMEYER’S CASTLE, AMBRAD’S RESIDENCE AND MILLEFLEUR’S RESIDENCE. THEY ALL SURROUND THE QUEEN’S PARK SAVANNAH IN PORT OF SPAIN {ST. JAMES}. N.A.P.A [NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS] • A NEWLY BUILT MONUMENT IN PORT OF SPAIN, TRINDAD. WHERE PEOPLE GO TO WATCH RECITALS AND PLAYS. IT ALSO LOOKS THE SAME TO SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE IN AUSTRALIA. A PICTURE OF SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE AUSTRALIA. THE MALLS • THERE ARE MANY MALLS IN TRINIDAD SUCH AS: • TRINCITY MALL: • MOVIE TOWNE: • THE FALLS [WEST MALL] The festivals • Here are some festivals that you would enjoy, that take place in Trinidad. CARNIVAL • CARNIVAL IS ONE OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S MOST FAMOUS FESTIVALS AND BRINGS IN THE MOST TOURISTS TO OUR ISLE AND IT ALSO BRINGS IN MOST FOREIGN CURRENCY. EID-UL-FITR • THIS IS A RELIGOUS FESTIVAL CELEBRATED BY ALL MUSLIMS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WHERE THEY PAY HOMAGE TO THEIR GOD ALLAH. DIVALI • DIVALI ALSO KNOWN AS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IS CELEBRATED BY ALL HINDUS IN TRINIDAD AND TTOBAGO WHERE HINDUS PAY Homage to the god mother Lakshmi by lighting earthen pots called deyas and also putting on a display of fireworks. • THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF MUSIC IN TRINIDAD SUCH AS CALYPSO[RIGHT], SOCA[MIDDLE] AND CHUTNEY[LEFT] AND THE THING THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT THEY ALL SOUND GREAT. THESE ARE SOME FAMOUS ARTISTES SHOWN ABOVE FROM LEFT RAVI B, IWER GEORGE AND CHALKDUST. The Steel pan • THE STEELPAN IS THE NATIONAL INSTRUMENT OF T&T. IT IS USED TO PLAY A VARIETY A OF MUSIC TO SOOTHE THE EARS OF MANY PEOPLE. LOCATIONS • HERE’S A BASIC GUIDE TO WHERE THE PLACES THAT I HAVE MENTIONED ARE LOCATED. • Marriot – located near invaders bay on the Audrey's Jeffrey highway, port of Spain, Trinidad. Tel: 868 627 5555 • Hyatt- located on # 1 Wrightson road, port of Spain, Trinidad. Tel: 868 623 2222 • MALLS : trincity mall located in trincity. • movie towne located in chaguanas and next to the Marriott mentioned Above. • thE MARACAS WATERFALLS: LOCATED IN MARACAS ST. JOSEPH • BOTANICAL GARDENS: LOCATED NORTH OF THE QUEEN’S PARK SAVANNAH, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD. • SCUBA DIVING: YOU CAN DO THIS BY GOING TO THE BUCOO REEF, TOBAGO, AND TO GET THERE YOU CAN TAKE THE T&T SPIRIT. • THE NARIVA SWAMP IS LOCATED IN NARIVA WHICH IS SOUT OF MY HOME TOWN SANGRE GRANDE AND THE CARONI SWAMP IS LOCATED IN CARONI WHICH IS NORTH OF CHAGUANAS. • WEST MALL IS LOCATED BY WEST MOORINGS IN PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD. PRECAUTIONS • THANKS TO GOOGLE IMAGES FOR THE PICS • THANKS TO THE HYATT REGENCY. COM FOR LOCATION AND CONTACT. • THANKS TO THE MARRIOT COURTYARD. COM FOR THE LOCATION AND CONTACT • AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU • HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT TIME IN OUR COUNTRY ZANE.