To market

Last night was the weekly market at Beau Vallon so for a bit of entertainment I went along to see what was on offer. It is mostly local foods cooked there and then some jewelery and souvenir stalls. The market attracts both locals and tourists a like and it was a beautiful evening to be roaming around near the beach. There was not a sunset as such because clouds were obscuring the actual place where the sun went down but the sky was still beautiful a little to the north.


The market area - on the left are some local musicians entertaining everyone.

I did not succumb to anything for sale except for a slice of carrot cake which there is not much chance of me passing by without having some. I think I like carrot cake more than chocolate cake which is saying something!

The night out also provided an opportunity to try out a bit of night photography although I was limited by only having my little Canon compact camera and no tripod. Below though is my best effort of  Beau Vallon.


The market provides the backdrop for the young Seychellois' Wednesday night out. There were groups of young people hanging out at the beach, drinking and having a good time and if the groups were near a car then the music was pumping out. It is such a pleasant environment and nobody seems to get annoyed with anyone else and everyone just has a good time.

This morning the driver collected me first before he collected the EU delegation that are here and we got to their hotel early so we had time to look around. They are staying at the Sun Resort which is build on a rock outcrop that extends into the ocean. It is a really beautiful setting. Below are photos showing the view to the south of Beau Vallon Bay and the view from the hotel's bar looking back at the beach.



The hotel is really nice but the EU people were complaining that there is no Internet access - you can't have everything all the time!

So there is one work day left!

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  1. AnonymousApril 17, 2010 at 8:05 AM

    Hi there. Glad to hear that the week was good - beautiful scenery. Will be thinking of you while you are travelling today. Lots of love, Jo

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