How beautiful are these Bermudian dollars? It does a great job representing all of the country's colors: blue, pink, purple, green, red and yellow. I brought a few back home with me and a few more to mail out to friends and family.
Wherever we went, there was guaranteed rum. Sometimes small bottles of rum were placed in the middle of restaurant tables as if to substitute salt and pepper shakers. Once I drizzled a little into my Fish Chowder, which mixed wonderfully with the stew. Then there are the drinks. Bermuda's national drink, the rum swizzle (basically a concoction of different rums and falernum, a local sweet syrup), was delicious to have along with meals. Oh, and the 'Dark and Stormy' was another popular one. Who would've thought this trip would make me develop an affinity for rum?
L: I took advantage of all the British snack foods available in grocery stores and grabbed packs of Walkers potato chips.
R: My beautiful friend Anna during our morning picnic.
We were unaware of our hotel view when we booked our room, but our veranda was right along the cliffside perch, facing the ocean. There was nothing but tranquil ocean waves to feel and gaze at. For a split second I felt convinced we had stepped into the wrong room (I totally had a moment of "This is too good to be true!"), but nope... it was my view for the whole entire week.
We dined at the Swizzle Inn the most. For lunch one day, we ordered the crab dip with pita wedges and rock fish. The fish was a pan-fried filet with grilled bananas and toasted almonds over lemon butter sauce–one of our best meals on the island.
L: Did you guys know bananas taste like real bananas in Bermuda? That may sound like an idiotic statement, but it made me realize how bananas in the U.S. are a little diluted in flavor. So sad, but eye-opening!?
R: Ice cream flavors I'm missing– rum n' raisin and Bermuda banana
Bermuda - rum, food, memories
