{"id":3719,"date":"2025-11-27T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backeman.se\/?p=3719"},"modified":"2025-11-28T02:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T02:00:39","slug":"barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2025\/11\/27\/barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a quick breakfast at Windjammer Market (the buffet), I left the ship at 9.\u00a0There were four cruise ships docked, so quite many people in circulation. At least one ship had this as its home port, so people were checking in and out. I had to walk around that operation, but just a couple of minutes to the terminal. When I saw signs saying customs, I got worried that I would need a passport to exit. However, I followed the signs saying “just to exit” (the other said, “to shore excursions”), and I ended up at a customs desk, but they just waved me through when I asked if I needed to present something. Another couple of minutes to leave the port area, and then just follow the coastline into the town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After half an hour, I had reached the destination I had in mind, the Exchange Museum. It’s next to the central bank, so there were a few guards outside from G4S. Even though it was cloudy outside, it was still quite warm, so stepping into the AC-controlled environment of the museum felt pretty nice. Paid the entry fee of BDS$20, and then she escorted me up to the second floor. I guess they don’t get that many visitors. I was alone the whole 45 minutes I spent there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was quite interesting to learn about their history of sugar plantation, exports, and slavery. The third floor had a small exhibition about Freemasons in Barbados. I stayed a bit longer just to enjoy the temperature and a bench I found. Even though the day had just started, my feet felt pretty tired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I left the museum and kept walking around in the city center. There are a few more expensive cars here like BMW, Mercedes, and a couple of Audis, but many of the buildings seemed pretty worn down, and except for 100 meters of Broad street, no clear main street with shopping or alike. Or maybe it was further in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I saw three Volvos on this island, the first ones in the Caribbean!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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