Dominican Republic – Travelling through town
We landed in the city of La Romana in the Dominican Republic, which is on the south-eastern side of the island. It’s about 100 km east of Santo Domingo, which is the capital city of the Dominican Republic. We stayed in the city of Juan DOlio, which is about an hour and a half bus ride from the airport in La Romana. We got a good chance to see the countryside and a few towns as well.
The roads are in fairly good condition for the most part, but there are some exceptions. The rules of the road are not strictly enforced, or perhaps they are non-existent. Drivers pass other vehicles at any time, drive at their own pace, and often carry more passengers than their vehicle was ever intended to support. Many people drive
dirtbikes, as they are more inexpensive to purchase and operate. It was not uncommon to see young children riding motorcycles or dirtbikes carrying 4 or 5 passengers. Most of the automobiles are imports that we don’t usually see in Canada. There were a lot of Mitsubishis, Daihatsus and Daewoos.
When travelling through populated areas, many dwellings and businesses were rather small, and often had bars instead of glass windows. But everything is so colourful. The buildings aren’t all grey or dull – they are bright blue or pink or green. Below are a few pictures I managed to snap while on the bus ride through town:
And of course, like everywhere else in the world, there was a McDonald’s…
Spencer "a small boy" McCormack says:
Haha. Travelling through town!
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March 13th, 2006 at 1:28 am
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March 13th, 2006 at 3:55 pm
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Regards,
Marcin
March 23rd, 2006 at 5:31 pm
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December 18th, 2006 at 10:56 am