Day 6 (March 11, 2025): Apia - the Capital

 



Parliament

Government building adjacent to Parliament 


Apia only has a few office ‘towers’. This one houses government offices. Can you imagine, in the heat and humidity of this place, this office tower is not air-conditioned! Individual offices have air conditioning units in the windows, but apart from that, the building isn’t equipped with central AC. 

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception 



They is the immaculate conception as an incredible wooden ceiling and a cupola depicting The Last Supper.



Samoa cultural Centee











At the Samoa Cultural Center, we had to make a ‘plate’ out of a palm branch. True confessions: mine flopped, so the helper made that one for me. 

Each of the women in the audience had to make a palm headpiece. 








Fish market. Tuna, snapper and lobster. 

Town clock

Chaotic bus terminal 





The market


Taro root. A major production item for Samoa. 

Vendor selling taco root on the side of the highway 

Tavo crop



A wonderful lunch was had at Nourish Cafe: Pam had crepes and I had pad Thai. 


The dangers of coconuts:  for starters, coconuts are heavy. And if they fall from waaaay up there and hit your car — or worse, if they hit you — they will do much damage. 


Our last sunset in Samoa:










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