Mauritius in images – Part 1

Mauritius in Images – my initial impressions

Mauritius – the love story

 I am currently in Mauritius, a tropical island on the Indian ocean, and a 4.5 hour flight from Cape Town.

The tale of Paul and Virginia (Paul et Virginie) by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in 1787, is recounted by the locals fondly around the island, from the luxurious One and Only Le St Geran, a property named after the legendary ship, the Saint Geran, that sank in a cyclone with Virginie aboard in front of Paul’s despairing eyes, to the sign boards in the Pamplemousse National Botanical gardens and a popular restaurant by the same name.

In 1787, the author was exploring the themes of class, slavery and values such as virtue. How do you prepare yourself and your expectations when exploring a land whose main remaining population are all descendants of slaves or poorly treated indentured labourers?

Today, Mauritius is known as an small island at roughly 65 km in length, and an ocean paradise that caters to families, lovers who want a romantic hideaway and increasingly adventure-seekers.

It is also an island of a relatively harmonious mix of people from Malagasy (Creole), Indian, French, British and Dutch origin. You can find a curry and a puri everywhere, you can drink a good cup of Earl grey with a scone or enjoy fresh fish grilled with nothing but herbs and butter in the French style too.

These are some very initial impressions in images of my first few days on picture perfect Mauritius. I’ll be posting more soon.

The faces of Mauritius

Pooja at Tamassa Resorts

vendors at St Louis market

Chef Vinay Tamassa Lux Resorts

Cindy and colleague at One and only St Geran

Therapists at Tamassa

Sommeiier and Chef at Prime, One and Only St Geran

 The Setting

Sunset at Intercontinental Mauritius

spa area Tamassa

beach at Tamassa

One & Only St Geran

pool at Tamassa

seats for two

 Let’s dine

Grilled fish in rum at the L’aventure-du-sucre

Mauritian Chicken Curry at Tamassa

Rhum cocktail

The #MyMauritius campaign in chocolates, courtesy of Intercontinental Mauritius

scallops at Rasoi, le St Geran

The far side

With Keith Jenkins, bloggers pondering serious stuff

music at Le St Geran

Taste testing with Keith Jenkins and Emiel van den Boomen at Prime Le Saint Geran

At Tamassa. Lux Resorts

Cheers!

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