Supermarket goods on Guadeloupe are as expensive as in Europe, if not even more because of import costs from France and French colonies in Central and south America. This is a solid excuse for tasting local recipes based on sea food. Still… same same but different. If you ask for a Dorade in Guadeloupe, you get it sliced like if it was a sword fish. If you think a Lambi (conch shell) might be a good snack with beer, don’t order dinner later. Everything grows unexpectedly larger here in Gwada, especially for a tourist used to the Mediterranean environment. Gwada, Lambi, Bokit (aka “bucket” sandwich) and Gwo-ka (drum music) are some of the creole words you will easily stumble upon during your stay.
Les Métropolitains, town beach of Sainte-Anne with (mostly?) European tourists
Fisherman at work on local-sized Dorade fishes at the harbor, Saint-François
Romance on the beach of Saint-Anne
Lambi (conch shell) and beer, an appreciated combo in Saint-François
The cemetery-beach or the beach-cemetery of Saint-François
Promenada Pointe-à-Pitre, whatever-fish-I-catched daily market
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