Tuesday, June 17, 2014

St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Just as I was surprised in Puerto Rico, a US possession for well over 100 years, that there was so much Spanish and so little English on display, I was surprised in St. Thomas, a US possession for almost 100 years, that they drive on the left side of the road.  On neither island did my surprise take away from the natural beauty:
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6 comments:

  1. Warren Popp3:20 PM

    Hey Darren, Wow, beautiful tropical paradise!!! A great RnR for a dedicated math instructor. WP

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  2. Jean4:21 PM

    Nice. Why the Danish flag?

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  3. Darren4:38 PM

    We acquired the US Virgin Islands from Denmark in, I believe, 1917.

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  4. PeggyU9:23 PM

    What sort of tree is that in the bottom picture?

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  5. Darren9:27 PM

    I have no clue. I think I'm doing well if I can identify a plant as a flower, a tree, or a bush :-)

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  6. Jean9:59 PM

    I did not know that! Gonna look it up now.

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