Saturday, Nov 23rd, Ramada Paramaribo Princess, Suriname

 

Desmond, our guide for the day, gave us one of the best city tours of our destination - Paramaribo.   We arrived in the City after driving to the border from French Guiana, getting our exit papers checked and passports stamped, and climbing into our motorized dugout canoe.  The short ride across the river separating French Guiana from Suriname was followed by a three and half hour bus ride to our hotel in Paramaribo (Ramada Paramaribo Princess).  

Four days earlier, we stopped at the hotel to drop off our large luggage in order to lighten our flight weight for the small planes which took us into the rainforest.  Now, we were headed back home and needed the extra clean clothes, a shower, and could finally get a look at the City of Paramaribo.  

More than the other cities we have visited, Paramaribo's buildings and city layout tell the story of the many ethnic and national influences which have occupied Suriname.  Mosques, synagogues, Protestant churches built near each other, and streets which reflect the neighborhoods which operated the City.

This is the last day of the tour, and we ended it with a Goodbye dinner even though most of us will share an extra day waiting for our flights out.  To see all of the photos taken today, click on Saturday, Nov 23rd, Ramada Paramaribo Princess, Suriname.