On the town with the men!

Today we spent the day touring through a large part of Port au Prince.  We left early in the morning to make it downtown before most of the traffic hit.  We saw the Palace that is still in ruins and the four major parks that are still full of tent cities.


Preparing to walk through the downtown core.

 

The eternal flame that Aristide build that was never lit.

A gentleman trying to sell water.

 

A famous statue in the middle of a tent city, the "free slave" blowing the conch to call the Haitians
to the war for independence, a machete in his hand and a broken chain on his ankle.

After we spent some time downtown we went to the Basketshop.  This is a place where people can buy souvenirs for those they love at a good price without bartering.  The men spent a lot of time buying for those that they love back at home in Canada.  As Karen put it, "They shopped like girls!"  We spent at least an hour in the shop.  So expect something good, loved ones.

After that we went to the lookout point.  This over looks a huge part of the city of Port au Prince.  There we took pictures and had a good time hanging out with some UN soldiers from Jordan. 

Part of Port au Prince



The guys getting some pictures

Maia and Chloe showing some love.



Cornelius with some UN soldiers from Jordan

After we finished our time at the lookout point we went up to the Baptist Mission where we had a delicious lunch.  Going to the Baptist Mission one must spend some time at the petting zoo or else three children would not be so happy.  We then went to Fort Jacques.  This fort was built to help protect the Haitians in case the French decided to come back and attack them.

This was a good day.  We really enjoyed the time that was spent travelling throughout Port au Prince.  The guys got to see the sights, the sounds and the smells of Haiti.  Praise God for safe travels and good company.