VP9KF   Paul Evans, Baileys Bay
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Information and Links

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Our favourite restaurants and  otherwise.......
Carriage House - St. George - CLOSED
Cafe Gio - St. George - loud music on entry - CLOSED
Flanagans - Front Street - VERY good
East Meets West - Bermudiana Arcade - very, very good! The best Indian food ANYWHERE. Yes, anywhere. Awesome..... GO THERE!
Miles Market - Pitts Bay Road - lunch picks good
Henry VIII - Southampton- part of Robin Hood - good.
Mrs. T's Victorian Tea Room at Willowbank - Sandys
Beethoven's at Ireland Island (Dockyard) - CLOSED, now a pizza place
Frog and Onion at Ireland Island (Dockyard) - VERY good.
Bistro 12 - Washington Arcade - CLOSED, changed hands, doesn't look good - reserving judgement.
Tavern by the Sea - Slow service, wrong orders, tasteless food. Good coffee and beer.
George and Dragon - St. George - CLOSED
Robin Hood our new favourite in Hamilton (after East meets West!) . Part of the same group as Henry VIII.

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Our favourite places
Tarrafal
Railway Trail
St. George
St. David's Lighthouse
Gibb's Hill Lighthouse area (the lighthouse is only $5 to go up, but make sure it isn't windy).
Hodge Podge - Albouy's Point (Point Finger Road) - talk to Violet
E. R. Aubreys - Ireland Island (Dockyard)
Coopers - Ireland Ireland - talk to Mary
Rum Cake Factory - Ireland Island (Dockyard) - talk to Wendy

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Our favourite web pages
Bermuda Masterworks
Bermuda Society of Art

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News, etc.
Royal Gazette - Daily newspaper
Bermuda Sun - Weekly newspaper
Bernews - Online "newspaper"
Bermuda.com - information
Bermuda Government - Main Government Portal
Department of Tourism - Everything you need to know about tourism
Tourism Map - Map of Bermuda in detail
DXholiday - Another link for VP9GE
Current conditions - Real time wind, temperature and tide data
Visitor Information Centres - no longer run by BCoC. They keep changing locations, so ask in case this weblink is wrong.

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Tips for transportation
Shop carefully for your bus passes. If you are stopping more than 1 week, buy the one month pass. Always use passes and not money or single trip vouchers. It is a lot cheaper to buy what you need (or more), than to try to pay-per-trip. DON'T RENT SCOOTERS. Driving is bad. The chances of injury and treatment costs are NOT worth it. Stay at a place where bus or ferry is easily available.

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More
May to October, the island is very crowded with cruise ship visitors. They overload the buses, the ferries and restaurants. The buses also run their air conditioning too low at this time of year. They are freezing!

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More
There is virtually no electrical noise. LF bands are super. However, bring noise-cancelling headphones as most places are hard walled and tiled, so noise is carried easily and in echoes.

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More
Bring a good folding umbrella for the sun and the frequent Bermuda showers.

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More
SAVE WATER!!!! Ask a local why. Shower with a friend :-)

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Bermuda Fish Chowder - ratings by Paul.
1) Landfall Restaurant - Clear View (Hamilton Parish up Crawl Hill) - awesome, Ruth!
2) Mrs T's Victorian Teahouse - lunch menu (Sandys Parish)
3) Flanagans (Front Street, Hamilton) - good Sherry Pepper and Rum servings.
4) Henry VIII (South Shore Road, Southampton)
5) Carriage House (St.George) - CLOSED
6) Tavern by the Sea (St.George)
7) Frog and Onion (Ireland Island / Dockyard)
8) Freeport (Ireland Island / Dockyard)
9) White Horse (St. George) - awful and Sherry Pepper and Rum aren't right! Service is also 0 stars.

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