{"id":4160,"date":"2020-04-15T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T00:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/?p=4160"},"modified":"2020-04-15T10:25:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T01:25:06","slug":"mu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/mu\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at Mauritius, with &#8220;Seven Coloured Earths&#8221; and a Ganges River, But We&#8217;re Not in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMauritius was made first, and then heaven; and heaven was copied after Mauritius.\u201d<br \/>\nThese are the words of Mark Twain, author of &#8220;The Adventures of Tom Sawyer&#8221;. Can this island really be so wonderful? I wanted to go and see, hoping to catch a glimpse of heaven while still alive. The ccTLD (country code top level domain) for Mauritius is &#8220;.mu&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4166\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_0-371x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_0-371x500.jpg 371w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_0.jpg 581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u25c6Where is Mauritius?<\/h3>\n<p>The Republic of Mauritius is an island nation of Africa, located about 900 km east of Madagascar. The island covers an area of 2,040 square meters, with about 1.2 million people living on an area almost the size of Tokyo. Like the Virgin Islands, Mauritius is known as a tax haven, and it is popular among celebrities from around the world as a place to go on vacation. The currency used is the Mauritius Rupee (MUR).<\/p>\n<p>* This article was published in November 2019.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1hrsRgnkYOyuYKdQMq9V4lYUBpK6LVMCp\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>= Table of Contents =<\/h4>\n<div id=\"mu1\"><\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#mu1\">\u25c6Is the Dodo the Ancestor of Orville from &#8220;Animal Crossing&#8221;?<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#mu2\">\u25c6Closure of the Capital? Port Louis is Shut Down<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#mu3\">\u25c6The Seven Coloured Earths; Ideals and Realities<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#mu4\">\u25c6Minor Attractions Recommended by the Locals<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#mu5\">\u25c6The Ganges River in Mauritius<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#mu6\">\u25c6Reservoirs and National Parks \/ Interesting Things Around Mauritius<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#mu7\">\u25c6How to Purchase a SIM &amp; Test the Internet Speed<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"#mu8\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u25c6Finding &#8220;.mu&#8221; Around Town<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6Is the Dodo the Ancestor of Orville from &#8220;Animal Crossing&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<p>We arrive at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. The cabin attendant walked around the cabin spaying something. It doesn&#8217;t land directly on the passengers and it doesn&#8217;t smell bad, but it\u2019s not a good feeling in an enclosed space. This spraying is done on the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) prevent contagions and infectious diseases carried by insects and other VOCs. I understand that the insecticides used are those specified by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and should not cause harm or discomfort to passengers and crew.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u203breference\u3000<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/airplane-cabin-spraying\/\">http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/airplane-cabin-spraying\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4153\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-5-375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-5-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-5.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-5-767x1023.jpeg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The airport is named for the 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4149\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-1-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-1-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking closely, I found the dodo (Raphus cucullatus) a national bird, on the immigration stamp.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4151\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-3-500x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-3-500x352.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-3-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-3.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dodo is a now extinct bird that once lived in Mauritius. The wild dodo was not a very suspicious bird, it couldn&#8217;t fly and it walked around and built its nests on the ground. Sadly, it was driven to extinction by the humans that invaded the island. A sketch of the dodo is on the back of the immigration card.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4152\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-4-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-4.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"mu2\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4150\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-2-500x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-2-500x341.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-2-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu2-2.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Orville, a character in &#8220;Animal Crossing&#8221; and staff of &#8220;Dodo Airlines&#8221; may be a descendant of the dodo. Unfortunately, there was no real Dodo Airlines at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6Closure of the Capital? Port Louis is Shut Down<\/h3>\n<p>We chartered a taxi to check out Mauritius. Our driver is named Rakesh. One day&#8217;s fare, including pick up at the airport and drop off in the capital, Port Louis, was 100 euros. We told our driver that we only visit islands with their own domain, and only spend a few hours in each place. He told us: &#8220;You need at least 8 days to see Mauritius!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_6-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4172\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_6-1-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_6-1-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_6-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_6-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First, we head for the capital Port Louis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4173\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_7-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_7-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_7-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_7-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_7.jpg 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have arrived in the beautiful port city of Port Louis. In December 1852, the East India Squadron of the United States Navy, led by Admiral Perry, departed for the coast of Uraga to ask Japan to open its shores, and also called at Mauritius on the way. At that time, there was no suitable island in the Pacific Ocean for steamboats to refill their supply of coal, and the Port of San Francisco was unfinished, so after crossing the Atlantic, they called at Madeira Island, St. Helena and Cape Town, finally arriving in Mauritius on February 18, 1853 where they had a 10-day rest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4174\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_8-500x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_8-500x373.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_8-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_8-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_8.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At 4 pm, we take a stroll through the capital of Mauritius. There are only a few people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_9.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4175\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_9-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_9-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_9-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_9.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are very few people here and it is very quiet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_10.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4176\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_10-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_10-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_10-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_10.jpeg 985w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What&#8230;? There are no people at all. If you look closely, almost all the shop have their shutters down, even though it&#8217;s a Thursday!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_11.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4177\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_11-500x281.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_11-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_11-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_11-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_11.jpeg 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we asked Rakesh, he told us it&#8217;s the day of the parliamentary elections, the police have ordered all shops to stay closed except for a few commercial facilities, like restaurants and casinos. Ah, yes, there are some posters of candidates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4178\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_12-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_12-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_12-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even in Chinatown, there were only a few street vendors.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u9078\u6319\u306e\u65e5\u306e\u30c1\u30e3\u30a4\u30ca\u30bf\u30a6\u30f3\uff08\u30e2\u30fc\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u30b9\u5171\u548c\u56fd\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b1lnn396sP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Actually, I was hoping to see the &#8220;waterfall in the sea&#8221; and had booked a helicopter tour before leaving on this trip, but later I got an email saying that the company was not open on that day and the tour was canceled. Probably that was because of the election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4253\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mus-500x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mus-500x357.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mus.jpg 544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elections are held every five years. Before you travel to Mauritius, I recommend that you check in advance about this.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mu3\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"ricoh-theta-spherical-image\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"375\"><p>Umbrella Square (Republic of Mauritius) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theta360.com\/s\/iSEa3VXFBbP5AsYFR07CSHL0q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spherical Image &#8211; RICOH THETA<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/theta360.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6The Seven Coloured Earths; Ideals and Realities<\/h3>\n<p>About 45 km south of Port Louis, or an hour&#8217;s drive, there is a place in Chamarel village where you can see a place with seven coloured earth. One of the main attractions of Mauritius, which is an active volcanic island, is this &#8220;7 Coloured Earth Geopark&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_14.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4179\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_14-375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_14-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_14.jpeg 738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Admission is 250 MUR for adults. It&#8217;s open all year round, and the closing times are 17:30 in summer and 17:00 in winter. There&#8217;s a car to take you around the park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_15.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4180\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_15-500x374.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_15-500x374.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_15-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_15.jpeg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Drones are prohibited.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_16.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4181\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_16-281x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_16-281x500.jpeg 281w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_16-575x1023.jpeg 575w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_16.jpeg 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This park doesn&#8217;t just have the Seven Coloured Earth. Water cascades 100 meters down the Chamarel falls. This is the highest waterfall in Mauritius.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_17.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4182\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_17-375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_17-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_17.jpeg 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They say that the amount of water flowing down during peak times is 40,000m\u00b3 per minute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_18.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4183\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_18-375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_18-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_18.jpeg 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was an Aldabra giant tortoise. Also called the Seychelles giant tortoise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4184\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_19-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_19-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_19-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_19-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30a2\u30eb\u30c0\u30d6\u30e9\u30be\u30a6\u30ac\u30e1\uff08\u30e2\u30fc\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u30b9\u5171\u548c\u56fd\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d_2wSzdW1jM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan, the giant tortoise we met on Saint Helena, was an Aldabra giant tortoise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_20.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4185\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_20-375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_20-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_20.jpeg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We arrive at the Seven Coloured Earth. Awesome! I have never seen nor heard of soil coloured like this. I&#8217;ve got a lot of expectations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_21.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4186\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_21-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_21-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_21-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_21.jpeg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From this spot, I can&#8217;t see much colour. At first glance it just looks like dirt, like on a construction site. So I get a bit closer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_22.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4187\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_22-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_22-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_22-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_22.jpeg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What&#8230;? I check it out from different angles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_23.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4188\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_23-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_23-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_23-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_23.jpeg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the vivid colors I was expecting, but you can see some color if you look closely at the pictures I took.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_24.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4189\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_24-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_24-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_24-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_24.jpeg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But compared to the Seven Coloured Earths promotion photos in the park and on the net, the color doesn&#8217;t seem remarkable at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4190\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_25-500x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_25-500x164.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_25-768x251.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_25.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look at the previous photo and the photo edited by iPhone. Now you can see the real Seven Coloured Earth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_23.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4188\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_23-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_23-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_23-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_23.jpeg 989w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_27.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4192\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_27-500x268.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_27-500x268.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_27-768x412.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_27-1024x550.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_27.jpeg 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lava sands that make up the Seven Coloured Earth are estimated to be between 3.5 and 7 million years old. It seems if you want to see them at their best you must come in the morning when the morning sun shines on the dew. In other words, if you don&#8217;t come in the morning, you will need to edit your photos like I did. So, please check it out in the morning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mu4\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"ricoh-theta-spherical-image\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"375\"><p>The Seven Colors of the Earth (Republic of Mauritius) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theta360.com\/s\/q8ApI5ENxFI7s2JQqONvy89qa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spherical Image &#8211; RICOH THETA<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/theta360.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6Minor Attractions Recommended by the Locals, Model Ship and Glass Workshops<\/h3>\n<p>On election day, we were able to visit minor attractions recommended by the locals. The name of the model ship workshop is &#8220;Le Port Ship Model&#8221; (https:\/\/le-port-ship-model-factory-and-showroom.business.site\/)\u3002 Compared to &#8220;.com&#8221; and &#8220;.net&#8221;, you can still get short domain names with &#8220;.site&#8221;, so I wondered why the address was so long &#8230; anyhow, we went into the workshop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4193\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_28-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_28-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_28-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_28-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are no fees to go in. You are not allowed to take pictures in the souvenir shop side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4194\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_29-500x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_29-500x373.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_29-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_29-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_29.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The craftsmen \/ craftswomen make all the parts by hand, from tiny to bigger etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_30-e1586397947350.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4195\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_30-e1586397947350-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_30-e1586397947350-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_30-e1586397947350-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_30-e1586397947350-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_31-e1586510131615.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4196\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_31-e1586510131615-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_31-e1586510131615-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_31-e1586510131615-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_31-e1586510131615-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Intricately made hulls are lined up on the shelves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4197\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_32-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_32-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_32-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_32-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_32.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One with a mast attached.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4198\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_33-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_33-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_33-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_33-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_33.jpg 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4199\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_34-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_34-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_34-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_34-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_34.jpg 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The captain of the Domain Island Tour was fascinated by the work of a particularly skilled craftsman, and since he has some education in marine engineering, he bought a model of the Royal Navy&#8217;s HMS Bounty. Of course, he put it in his carry-on and took it home with great care.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_35-e1586397974707.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4200\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_35-e1586397974707-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_35-e1586397974707-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_35-e1586397974707-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_35-e1586397974707-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A similar model ship was for sale at the airport, but it was more expensive than the one at the workshop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_36.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4201\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_36-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_36-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_36.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_37.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4202\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_37-500x372.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_37-500x372.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_37-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_37-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_37.jpg 1123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u8239\u8236\u6a21\u578b\u306e\u5de5\u623f\uff08\u30e2\u30fc\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u30b9\u5171\u548c\u56fd\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jcST85h5-kA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next, another minor attraction recommended by the locals is a glass workshop, called the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/B3nmtBEQUuYYj14u6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Mauritius Glass Gallery<\/span><\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4203\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_38-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_38-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_38-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_38-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_38.jpg 1046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rakesh talked with the lady at the reception desk. Here too, there were no fees for admission. The lady says, &#8220;We also make Coca-Cola bottles here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_39.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4204\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_39-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_39-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_39-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_39.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_40.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4205\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_40-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_40-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_40-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_40.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I found a spot with hand prints in glass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_41.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4206\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_41-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_41-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_41-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_41.jpeg 979w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Percy Montgomery (former rugby player) and Tilda Swinton (Hollywood actress) were on display.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4207\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_42-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_42-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_42.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_43.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4208\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_43-374x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_43-374x500.jpeg 374w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_43.jpeg 715w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beverage bottles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_44.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4209\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_44-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_44-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_44-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_44.jpeg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A variety of glass crafts are on display.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_45.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4210\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_45-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_45-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_45-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_45.jpeg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dodo figurines (130MUR) and shot glasses with dodo pictures on them were on sale starting at 100MUR.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4211\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_46-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_46-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_46-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_46-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_46.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_47.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4212\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_47-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_47-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_47-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_47.jpeg 965w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An item that seems to be a spherical paper weight starts at 300MUR.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_48.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4213\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_48-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_48-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_48-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_48.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mauritius is known as the lady of the Indian ocean, because of her beautiful beaches and crystal-clear waters, but visiting these craft workshops is a lot of fun as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mu5\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30ac\u30e9\u30b9\u5de5\u623f\uff08\u30e2\u30fc\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u30b9\u5171\u548c\u56fd\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L4XNS7Bab6I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6The Ganges River in Mauritius<\/h3>\n<p>In Mauritius, where a variety of religions co-exist, Hinduism is the most popular, accounting for 52% of the total. Mauritius is the only country in Africa with Hinduism as the major religion. At first, we were planning to go see the Hindu Temple &#8220;Sockalingum Meenatchee Ammen Kovil&#8221;, but Rakesh recommended we visit &#8220;Ganga Talao&#8221; also known as &#8220;Grand Bassin&#8221; instead.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_49.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4214\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_49-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_49-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_49-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_49.jpeg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_50.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4215\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_50-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_50-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_50-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_50.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rakesh himself is a devout Hindu. The reason he recommends Ganga Talao is because it is the only holy ground outside of India, and every February a festival is held there called the &#8220;Maha Shivaratri&#8221; when all the Hindus on Mauritius walk for miles to gather together at the temple. In the parking lot, there is a statue of the goddess Durga, which is 108 feet (approximately 33 m) high, resembling the Ushiku Great Buddha. Behind is the lion on which the goddess rides.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_51.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4216\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_51-375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_51-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_51-768x1023.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_51.jpeg 769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lake on site is called Ganga Talao because the first Prime Minister of Mauritius, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, brought water from the Ganges river and poured it into the water of the lake, linking it to the sacred Ganges river and making the site a &#8220;most sacred place&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_52.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4217\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_52-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_52-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_52-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_52.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are many statues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_53.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4218\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_53-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_53-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_53-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_53.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4219\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_54-374x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_54-374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_54.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the mix of tourists, there were some people praying.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_55.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4220\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_55-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_55-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_55-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_55.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A statue displaying &#8220;Sathya Sai Baba&#8221;. Sathya Sai Baba is a spiritual leader in India known for purportedly materializing vibhuti (holy ash), and is famous in Japan under the name Saibaba. This statue seems to be a model of him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_56.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4221\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_56-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_56-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_56-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_56.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_57.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4222\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_57-377x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_57-377x500.jpg 377w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_57.jpg 628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At some statues, bare feet are required to worship. There was a sign saying &#8220;please take off your shoes here&#8221; but many people were worshipping with their shoes on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_58.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4223\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_58-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_58-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_58-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_58.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4224\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_59-363x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_59-363x500.jpg 363w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_59.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a shower in the bathroom. Maybe it\u2019s to wash before praying? One might hesitate before trying to get clean here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_60.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4225\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_60-375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_60-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_60.jpeg 738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We ran into some wild monkeys in the parking lot, probably because the temple is in the mountain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_61.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4226\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_61-375x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_61-375x500.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_61.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_61-767x1023.jpeg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"mu6\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30e2\u30fc\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u30b9\u306e\u30ac\u30f3\u30b8\u30b9\u5ddd\u3001\u30ac\u30f3\u30ac\u30fb\u30bf\u30e9\u30aa\u306e\u6e56 \uff08\u30e2\u30fc\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u30b9\u5171\u548c\u56fd\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uwIXmQcgcDE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6Reservoirs and National Parks \/ Interesting Things Around Mauritius<\/h3>\n<p>As the central market in Port Louis was closed for the election, we decide to go to the March\u00e9 de Curepipe. Curepipe is in the higher plateaus of Mauritius, it&#8217;s cooler than the coastal areas so many of the Europeans that colonized the island developed the area as a summer resort \/ luxury residential area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_62.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4227\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_62-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_62-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_62-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_62.jpeg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_63.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4228\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_63-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_63-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_63-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_63.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Its crowded today, probably because the central market is closed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_63-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4229\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_63-1-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_63-1-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_63-1-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_63-1.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u5e02\u5834\uff08\u30e2\u30fc\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u30b9\u5171\u548c\u56fd\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mkpuPGy4dHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Next to the market is an arcade style alley of shops, selling clothing and other items. The location is almost in the center of the island and access is good, so besides the locals, many tourists visit this place.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u8863\u985e\u5e97\u304c\u96c6\u307e\u308b\u30a2\u30fc\u30b1\u30fc\u30c9\uff08\u30e2\u30fc\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u30b9\u5171\u548c\u56fd\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ddqxxLKWeyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The farmland around Curepipe is not cultivated with sugarcane, as is common in Mauritius and other tropical places, but taking advantage of the cooler climate, there are many tea plantations, as well as farms growing cabbage and potatoes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_64.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4230\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_64-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_64-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_64-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_64.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trou aux Cerfs&#8221; is an extinct volcano in Curepipe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_65.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4231\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_65-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_65-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_65-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_65.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here there were no shops, just a gentleman with a parasol hat and the Mauritius flag on his head, selling dodo figurines to tourists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_66.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4232\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_66-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_66-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_66-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_66.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mare aux Vacoas, the largest reservoir in Mauritius, was built in 1885. It&#8217;s a freshwater lake about 9 minutes by car from Ganga Talao.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_67.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4233\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_67-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_67-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_67-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_67.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/cHCsJzhct5WdNaXN7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Gorge de Riviere Noir National Park<\/span><\/a>(Black River Gorges National Park) \u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_68.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4234\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_68-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_68-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_68-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_68.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_69.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4235\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_69-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_69-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_69-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_69.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There used to be an observation deck to see the waterfall, but the stairs had rotted away and could it no longer be used.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_70.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4236\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_70-500x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_70-500x373.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_70-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_70-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_70.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were no shops here either, just a van selling ice cream etc. in the parking lot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mu7\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_71.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4237\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_71-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_71-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_71-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_71.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6How to Purchase a SIM &amp; Test the Internet Speed<\/h3>\n<p>SIM cards can be bought at the airport or in town. The communications company was &#8220;EMTEL&#8221;, but I couldn&#8217;t see their homepage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_72.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4238\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_72-500x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_72-500x310.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_72-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_72-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_72.jpg 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We bought it at a gas station near the airport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_73.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4239\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_73-500x374.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_73-500x374.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_73-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_73.jpeg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3GB for 7 days, and the price was 559MUR. Although the clerk set it up, it didn&#8217;t work and I couldn&#8217;t check out the speed etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_74.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4240\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_74-231x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_74-231x500.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_74-472x1023.jpeg 472w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_74.jpeg 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Softbank roaming was 870kbps, and the hotel Wi-Fi environment was 34Mbps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_75.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4241\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_75-231x500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_75-231x500.png 231w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_75-768x1662.png 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_75-473x1023.png 473w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_75.png 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"mu8\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_76.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4242\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_76-231x500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_76-231x500.png 231w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_76-768x1662.png 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_76-473x1023.png 473w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_76.png 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6Finding &#8220;.mu&#8221; Around Town<\/h3>\n<p>I found the ccTLD for Mauritius &#8220;.mu&#8221; around the city. The &#8220;.mu&#8221; domain registry was changed from &#8220;Internet Direct Ltd.&#8221; to the current registry &#8220;Information and Communication Technologies Authority&#8221; in 2007.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_77.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4243\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_77-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_77-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_77-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_77.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_78.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4244\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_78-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_78-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_78-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_78.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_79.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4245\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_79-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_79-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_79-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_79.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_80.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4246\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_80-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_80-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_80-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_80.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heading back to the airport to leave Mauritius for our next destination, the taxi driver Rakesh told us that Mauritius has no medical fees. Certainly, &#8220;Government Hospital&#8221; a public hospital, is basically free of all fees for medical treatment, examinations and medicine. Even travelers can go for free. However, private hospitals labeled &#8220;Private Clinics&#8221; and &#8220;Private Hospitals&#8221; are not free. In the event of an emergency, such as a car accident, you will be taken to a public hospital by &#8220;SAMU&#8221; (an ambulance service for public hospitals). Then, if you want, you can be transferred to a private hospital, with better equipment, facilities and services.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u203breference<\/span>\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/www.otoa.com\/support\/city_detail.php?area=J&amp;country=MU&amp;city=MRU&amp;kdde=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">OTOA\u3000Safety information by city<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_81.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4247\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_81-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_81-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_81-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_81-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_81.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_82.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4248\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_82-500x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_82-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_82-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mu_82.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure if I really got a glimpse of heaven, but I would love to go back to Mauritius at a time other than election time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>\u25a0List of Places Visited<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1shUaVj2fci72wm5SiU8uP2qQTtMYI-vx\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 <\/strong><strong>For access to Mauritius<u><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/mu2\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">click here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMauritius was made first, and then heaven; and heaven was copied after Mauritius.\u201d These are the words of Mar &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/mu\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Look at Mauritius, with &#8220;Seven Coloured Earths&#8221; and a Ganges River, But We&#8217;re Not in India&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[236,260],"tags":[52,263,83,231,265,261,262,264,58],"class_list":["post-4160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indianocean","category-mauritius","tag-sim","tag-263","tag-83","tag-231","tag-265","tag-261","tag-262","tag-264","tag-58"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4160"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4287,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4160\/revisions\/4287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}