Sunday, January 6, 2013

Fiji Day 3: Exploring Suva!

Since 3 of the 6 Papua New Guinea staff have never been to Fiji (and two had never been outside the country or used a passport before,) we decided to have a look around town this afternoon.

Lillian & Ronald
We took taxis to MacDonald's (PNG doesn't have one) and had our lunch.  Most of the stores were closed since it's Sunday, but the group did find one small kiosk that sold top-ups for their mobile phones!  (It seems you can do without a lot of things in life, but a cell phone borders on a necessity around the world!)
Elton, Lillian, Jasmine, & Greg
Eva and me

One of the big cultural differences were the buses.  In PNG, buses are vans.  In Fiji, they're the big diesel-engine vehicles we're used to in the States and New Zealand.  What makes the Fiji buses unique is that there is no glass in the windows.  When it rains, there's a clear plastic covering that can be rolled down.  So, we took a big, windowless bus back home at the end or our "explore!"   AND, best of all, we didn't get lost! 

hiking up the drive to the house!








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