Haiti 2015
DRH-15 - DOMINIKANSKA REPUBLIKA a HAITI Termin cesty: 17.1.- 29.1. 2015 PROGRAM: Vecer 17.1.2015 jedu autem od Enterprise z Visty naletiste do San Diega. Tam nastupuji do letadla Delta Airlines k nocnimu letu do Atlanty. V Atlante pristavam casne rano. Zde se schazim s Joanne, ktera priletela z Filadelfie. My jsme spolu cestovali s ruznymi skupinami jiz nekolikrat. Protoze jsme nenasli vhodny zajezd do Dominikanske republiky a na Haiti, zaridili jsme si samostatnou cestu. Zatimco ja jsem navrhl cestu, Joanna nasal lidi, kteri nam s tim pomohli. Dalsim Delta letadlem letime z Atlanty do Santo Domingo hlavniho mesta DOMINIKANSKE REPUBLIKY (dale DR). Tam nas mistni ridic veze z letiste do naseho hotelu v Zona Colonial. 19.1., protoze jsme uprostred stareho mesta, jdeme pesky do Calle El Conde, ktera je pro pesi a plan lidi. Na konci teto ulice navstevujeme katedralu “Primada de America,” jez byla prvnim kostelem v Novem Svete. Zpet do hotelu se vracime jinymi ulicemi stareho mesta. Dalsi den jedeme do krapnikovych jeskyni “Cueva de las Maravillas” asi hodinu jizdy vychodne od Santo Dominga. Zpet ve meste se v restauraci setkavame s Ken-em, ktery pro nas zaridil dopravu v DR. Pak s name projizdi mestem vc. “Faro a Colon,”ve kterem si mistni lide mysli, ze je pohrbenKolumbus. 21.1. taxikem na “Plaza Espana.” Zde navstevujeme “Museo Alcazar de Colon,” pevnost zbudovana synem Kolumbuse. Pak jdeme do “Museo de las Casas Reales.” Odtud Spanele vladli Karibiku. Na nedaleke ulici Las Damas vidime “Pantheon Nacional,” kde jsou pohrbeni hrdinove DR. Pres ulici je hotel “Nicolas de Ovando,” ktery Lonely Planet doporucuje k navstiveni a my tam jdeme na (drahou) kavu.Nakonec delame fotky pevnosti “Ozama.” Pak se vracime pesky do hotelu. 22.1. odjizdime do druheho mesta DR Santiaga. Po 2 hodinach jizdy jsme pred nasim hotelem v Santiagu. Odpoledne jedeme taxikem ke katedrale “Santiago Apostol.” Pak jdeme podel reky Yaque del Norte k pevnosti “San Luis.” Vychodnim smerem na kopci je dobre viditelny “Monumento a los Heroes.” 23.1. odpoledne odjizdime v pohodlnem a poloprazdnem autobusu ze Santiaga do Cap-Haitian v severnim Haiti. Jedeme plochym udolim casto s ananasovymi poli. Vidim akacie v krajine. Tu a tam projizdime vesnickami. Po 2 hod. Jizdy prijizdime na hranici v mestecku Dajabon. Zde dostavame do nasich pasu razitko odjezdu z DR. Po prejeti mostu jsme v HAITI. Mesto na haitske strane je Quanaminthe. Take zde dostavame razitko do pasu. Brzy pokracujeme v jizde. Pozdeji odpoledne jsme v Cap-Haitian. Mistni pruvodce s autem nas veze do naseho hotelu nad mestem. Rano 24.1. jedeme k Citadele a Sans Sousi Palaci. Autem s pruvodcem jedeme do vesnice Milot na upati hor. Auto nas veze do urcite vysky. Zbytek vystupujeme na konich. Krajine vevodici pevnost “Citadel.” Byla dokoncena v roce 1820. Jejich 160 kanonu nikdy nevystrelilo v hnevu. Zpet v Milotsi prohlizime ruiny “Palace Sans Sousi.” Palac byl postaveny kralem Christoperem v roce 1813. Byl zniceny zemetresenim v roce 1842. Po obede na ploche strese jednoho domu se vracime do Cap-Haitian. Pristi rano letime 20 min.malym letadlem z Cap-Haitian do hlavniho mesta zeme, Port-au-Prince. Z letiste autem do hotelu. V roce 2010 bylo v Haiti zemetreseni o sile 7.0, ktere zabilo 230 tisic lidi a zpusobilo skody, ktere jsou videt jeste dnes. Odpoledne mame poznavaci cestu mestem. Neni moc zajimava. Tura dalsi den je daleko lepsi. Vidime zdejsi gingerbread domy, ktere byly vystaveny v letech 1881 az 1912, pak zastavka na “Champs de Mars” a pozdeji u ruiny katedraly. Dale navstevujeme “Musee du Pantheon National” postavene castecne pod zemi. Pak jedeme do hor. Zde pijeme kavu s krasnym vyhledem z vysky 700 m nad Port-au-Prince. Brzy pokracujeme v jizde horami az do nadmorske vysky 1.300 m. Dale kolem vily Papa Doc zpet do Port-au-Prince. 27.1. jedeme autem do Jacmel-u, ktery lezi jihozapadne od hlavniho mesta. Byl to velmi dulezity pristav. Nyni zije z turistiky. S mistnim pruvodcem prochazime starym mestem, ktere bylo take poskozeno nedavnym zemetresenim. Zde je mnoho gingerbread domu. Prohlizime si hotel “Florita” ukazujici zarizeni hotelu kolem roku 1900. Dale navstevujeme “Marche de Fer” (Zeleznytrh, jmeno odvozene od konstrukce budovy). Jacmel ma velmi hezkou plaz. Pak se vracime do Port-au-Prince. Vecerime s Jacqui, ktera zaridila nasi cesti po Haiti. 28.1.navstevujeme misto v Port-au-Prince, kde vyrabeji a prodavaji z plechu vytepana umelecka dila. Oba si zde kupujeme par kusu. Pri projizdeni mestem registrujeme silnou stavebni aktivitu v rodinnych domcich. Vsechny jsou staveny z betonu, aby odolaly zemetreseni. Po obede 29.1. opousti Joanna a ja nas hotel v Port-au-Prince. Jedeme na letiste. Tam nastupujeme do letadla Delty na 3-hod. let do Atlanty, kde se Joanna a ja loucime. Ona leti domu do Filadelfie, zatimco ja letim s Delta Airlines do San Diega, kde pristavam vecer. Beru si auto u Hertz-e a jedu domu do Visty, kam prijizdim po pulnoci. Cestovni kancelar: Zaridili jsme si cestu s nezavislymi agenty v DR a na Haiti. Ucast: Joanna a ja jsme cestovali sami.
Haiti - Ouanaminthe (border town with DR) 2015
Haiti - between Ouanaminthe and Cap Haitien 2015
Haiti - Cap Haitien - our hotel Habitation Jouissant 2015
Haiti - Cap Haitien - from our hotel Habitation Jouissant 2015
Haiti - Cap Haitien - our hotel Habitation Jouissant 2015
Haiti - Cap Haitien 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - village Milot 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - Citadelle 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - Citadelle 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - the rest of the claim to Citadelle is on a horse 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - Citadelle 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - Citadelle 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - Citadelle 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - Citadelle 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - Citadelle 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - San Souci Palace 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - San Souci Palace - Val and our guide 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - San Souci Palace 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - above village Milot - San Souci Palace 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - village Milot - view from San Souci Palace 2015
Haiti - south of Cap Haitien - village Milot 2015
Haiti - between Milot and Cap Haitien - local transportation 2015
Haiti - Cap Haitien 2015
Haiti - Cap Haitien 2015
Haiti - Cap Haitien 2015
Haiti - Cap Haitien - view from our hotel Habitation Jouissant 2015
Haiti - Cap Haitien - airport - our plane to Port-au-Prince 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing - Joanne and our guide 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing - metal market building 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - gingerbread houses 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - gingerbread houses 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - gingerbread houses 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing - statue of Petion 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing - Notre Dame Catholic Cathedral - after earthquake 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - another church near Notre Dame Catholic Cathedral 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing - Notre Dame Catholic Cathedral - after earthquake 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing - Musee du Pantheon National 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - view from Hotel Florita - ruins after 2010 earthquake 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing - Musee du Pantheon National 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - sightseeing - statue of Christophe 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Haiti car licence plate 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - from a mountain restaurant 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - from a mountain restaurant 2015
Haiti - from Port-au-Prince to Jakmel 2015
Haiti - from Port-au-Prince to Jakmel 2015
Haiti - from Port-au-Prince to Jakmel - our driver and car 2015
Haiti - from Port-au-Prince to Jakmel - local transportation 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - view from Hotel Florita - ruins after 2010 earthquake 2015
Haiti - Jakmel 2015
Haiti - Jakmel 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - another gingerbread house 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - Place Toussaint L'Ouverture 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - Place Toussaint L'Ouverture - market 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - Bay of Jackmel 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - Bay of Jackmel 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - at Bay of Jackmel 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - at Bay of Jackmel 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - at Bay of Jackmel - new hotel 2015
Haiti - Jakmel - Hotel Florita - restaurant 2015
Haiti - from Jakmel back to Port-au-Prince 2015
Haiti - from Jakmel back to Port-au-Prince - corn hanging on a palm tree to dry 2015
Haiti - greater Port-au-Prince - local metal work art 2015
Haiti - greater Port-au-Prince - local metal work art 2015
Haiti - Port-au-Prince - Petion-ville - Best Western Hotel 2015