Getting around Georgetown is about the craziest experience ever. You basically have 2 options- minibus or taxi. Neither of which drive in their lanes or obey the speed limit. And to top it off, there are tons of potholes and basically no street signs or traffic lights. I'm sorry I lied. There are about 4 stoplights but i've only seen one of them working. The mini-buses are perhaps my favorite mode of transport but they're hit or miss in terms of niceness. One day you might ride in one that has the crappiest seats ever and only a tapedeck for music. By the way, it's almost a prerequisite for these vehicles to be blaring music at the loudest decibel. The other type of mini-bus looks like X-Zibit from MTV's pimp my ride got his hands on it. And they all have names of some sort on them. For example, yesterday I rode in one called So Seductive. It was a nice neon green and blue color, cd player blaring 50 cent, and a public service announcement "No Rubber No Ride" imprinted onthe walls. I'll try and get a pic of the bus to put online. Basically everyone packs the hell in- 4 rows of 3 people in like one ofthose old box early 80's minivans. no seatbelt. Taxis arent quite a grab bag as the minibuses which is probably why I dont like them as much. But on the occasion that you want to get somewhere fast (without stops), I opt for thelatter. The cost difference is huge though. From where we stay to town on a mini is $60 Guyana ($.30 American) and $600 ($3 American).
Last night some of us went to the seawall. Every Sunday night the people of Gtown go to the Seawall for a end of weekend or beginning ofthe week commisseration. The atmosphere feels a fair with food vendors, games, music and people everywhere. The only difference is youre on a boardwalk and there are lots of semi-pimped out cars parked alongside where the road meets the boardwalk/seawall. I'll take pics next weekend. so that was my little bit of culture.
sorry to be abrupt, but time is up.
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