The view from the hill is at Shirley Heights. They used to have live reggae every Sunday afternoon into the evening - called "Sunday School". Not sure if they still do that. Nelson's Dockyard is just down the hill a ways - very interesting historical place to visit for an afternoon and then maybe take in the party up on Shirley Heights.
We spent 5 weeks in Antigua back in 93. We were on a really tight budget so did not get out that much in the evenings, although we were there for Carnival, which was over the top! The beaches are beautiful but not within walking distance unless you are able to afford to stay in one of the ***** hotels. Buses do run the length of the island, however, so you can visit the beaches that way, or hire a driver. The full circle navigation of the island is a must-do - try to hire a private driver and take the whole day- it's well worth the $$. There is a casino right at the cruise ship dock in town so it gets busy when the ships are in. We took in a night at the casino, which turned out to be quite fun. One of the guys in the casino house band lived in the apt. next door to us and encouraged us to go, otherwise would have probably passed it up. I still have a "souvenir" ashtray from the casino bar, lol (don't use it anymore - gave that addiction up several years ago). I found downtown St. John's to be very dirty - sewage running in the gutters, that sort of thing. It could get pretty nasty when it rained. But that was many years ago and haven't been back since, so I'm sure they've improved on the sewage system since then.
We had Montserrat in our travel plans when we were in Antigua, but the volcano changed our plans and we ended up going to St. Lucia instead. I'd still love to see Montserrat.
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Montserrat won over Belize. - jeannieb - 02-20-2012, 03:00 PM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - suzengrace - 02-20-2012, 03:51 PM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - Jenny - 02-20-2012, 05:25 PM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - suzengrace - 02-20-2012, 06:17 PM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - Sheba - 02-20-2012, 07:04 PM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - Pineapple - 02-21-2012, 12:32 AM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - venusdemilos - 02-21-2012, 03:41 AM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - Rambo - 02-21-2012, 12:07 PM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - venusdemilos - 02-21-2012, 01:04 PM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - Sundowner - 02-21-2012, 01:24 PM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - suzengrace - 02-21-2012, 03:46 PM
Re: Montserrat won over Belize. - Sundowner - 02-22-2012, 02:04 PM
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