Hamilton is the name of the capital
city of Bermuda. Note that there is also a parish named
Hamilton, and the city is not located there. The capital moved
here from St. George in 1815.
It's a fairly typical city by most
standards. Perhaps a little shorter, and more spread out than
most. It is made up of a grid of streets on the side of a
hill, where the main street ,Front Street, runs along
the water at the bottom. Front street is really only
the main street for tourists. Most of the real businesses are located up the hill
some. Generally there are two cruise ships docked in Hamilton, right on
front street(see the picture). It's a bit disappointing to have the
view blocked, but it's also an impressive sight. Those things are
huge.
I really don't know a whole lot about
Hamilton, to be honest. We usually spend one day there.
It's a bit of a hike from St. George on the bus.
The normal day in Hamilton goes
something like this... Shop a little bit(Front street is
COVERED with shops), eat at the Hog Penny Pub, and shop some
more.
For those that are interested, the
T-shirt shop I buy all my T-shirts from is located in Hamilton(I
can't remember the name, but it's on Queen Street, just up from
Front Street).
The Hog Penny pub is located on
Burnaby street, a couple doors up from Front Street. It's a
pretty typical English style pub. They even have bread pudding
for desert. One interesting note is that there is no such
thing as a Hog Penny...
This year we spent two days in Hamilton. The first followed the
typical day, while the second was so we could visit
one of the new attractions, the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Ironically abbreviated
to B.U.E.I.(pronounced the same as buoy).
They've got some good displays there, including a HUGE shell
collection, artifacts recovered from some of the many(40 something I
think) ship wrecks off the island, and some general information on
sea exploration. Be aware though that it's quite a walk down
front street from the main part. Keep walking, and when you
think you must have gone too far... keep walking. You can't
miss it.
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