Sunday, October 9, 2011

SURINAME

ATJONI
Hotels
Anaula – c/o 55 Wagenwegstraat (Paramaribo); 011-597-410-700; anaulanatureresort.com; actually located 4.5 hours north of Paramaribo.

PARAMARIBO
Bars & Nightclubs
Joke’s Crab House – 108 Verlengde Gemenelandsweg; 011-597-532-024; live jazz upon occasion.
’t Vat – 1 Kleine Waterstraat; 011-597-424-631; hetvatsuriname.com; beer garden.
Hotels
Hotel Krasnapolsky – 39 Domineestraat; 011-597-475-050; krasnapolsky.sr; 84 rooms.
Royal Torarica – 10 Kleine Waterstraat; 011-597-473-500; royaltorarica.com; Suriname’s most comfortable hotel.
Hotel Zeelandia Suites – 1 Kleine Waterstraat; 011-597-424-631; hetvatsuriname.com; comfortable.
Restaurants
Joke’s Crab House – 108 Verlengde Gemenelandsweg; 011-597-532-024; seafood.
’t Vat – 1 Kleine Waterstraat; 011-597-424-631; hetvatsuriname.com; sidewalk cafe.
Warung Felicia – J. Samson Greenstraat (Blauwgrond); 011-597-453-257; try coconut, lemongrass, and milk drink; also, saoto (bean sprouts, chicken, eggs, fried potatoes, and spice soup).
Spice Quest – 107 Nassylaan; 011-597-520-747; Japanse and Surinamese.
Services
Access Suriname – 37 Prinsessenstraat; 011-597-424-533; surinametravel.com; arranges rain forest excursions (largely for Dutch tourists).
Shopping
Central Market – Waterfront; dozens stalls with crafts and food.
Sights & Sites
Fort Nieuw Amsterdam – Wilhelminastraat (Commewijne); 011-597-322-225; fortnieuwamsterdam.com; built by Dutch in 18th Century; now museum.
Independence Square – City center; where government buildings are.
Shri Radha Krishna Mandir – Commissaris Roblesweg 1299; Hindu temple.
Waterkant – Waterfront; dozens stalls with crafts and food.

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