Government Buildings - Parliament Suva

... . Before saying goodbye to Fiji we made a quick visit to the capital, Suva which is a huge busy harbour/port and the usual government buildings and not much else. It did mean we got to have our fix of McDonalds before flying off to the Cook Islands - ...

... had a negative travel advisory out for the upcoming Coup, no signs of unrest or tensions was to be found. Even around the government buildings all seemed peaceful and quite. At night I met up with the group from the bus with whom I would travel back ...

... into Suva early Saturday afternoon. Businesses close early on Saturdays in Suva, but we had time to see the Museum and some government buildings. Actually, there's not a lot to see here. So we picked up a paper from a street vender and retired out of ...

... as "Moderate. With a Somerset Maugham atmosphere." We found it along the waterfront, right across from the soccer field, near the government buildings and the residence of the Governor General. (With a very alert guard - he didn't move, but his eyes ...

... and that I could calm down slightly - to about Toronto level. Still on guard, but much more relaxed.   Suva is a mixture of shops, some government buildings and markets. It is quite interesting but I did not veer too far off the main strip, even ...