Tien and Paul's Travels: Bermuda

Late Septermber, we took a five day cruise to Bermuda, a British island territory in the North Atlantic. It's a short cruise with Royal Caribbean, round trip from Baltimore port. It's also our fourth and last cruise of the year. With only five day round trip, it seems we spent a lot of time on the ship instead on land. We docked at the Royal Naval Dockyard, aka King's Wharf for an overnight with less than twenty four hours for land excursion. We had just enough time to visit Hamilton and the famous Horse Shoe Bay the first day and the King's Wharf area the next day before the ship sailed back to Baltimore.

Ready to set sail from Baltimore port.

We won the "Ports of Call" geography trivia contest.

Arriving in the Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda.

The Keep, the largest fort in Bermuda, right across the street from the cruise ship. It houses the National Museum of Bermuda.

From the Royal Naval Dockyard, we took a ferry to Hamilton, the capital city of Bermuda.. It takes about twenty five minutes to cross the bay.

Ferry terminal in Hamilton.

Front Street Hamilton, the waterfront promenade, in the heart of the capital where quaint colonial buildings painted in yellows, pink, blue overlooking the harbor.

The parliament in Hamilton.

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

Fort Hamilton.

Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity on Church street, a Restoration Gothic-style Anglican church and the seat of the Bishop of Bermuda.

Hamilton City Hall.

From Hamilton bus depot near the city hall, we took the bus to Horseshoe Bay, a well known beach on the main island's south coast. The beach is famous for its pink-hued sands.