Nadi, Fiji

category: travelling
by Yun,

safron

Returning from Qamea, we had a half day to explore Nadi before our flight back to Los Angeles. Our minds were still into the beach. Sadly, there was no beautiful beach around Nadi area. Not sure where to go, we looked around the airport and stopped by at Jack’s handicraft, the biggest souvenir’s shop in Nadi. Due to the small size of Jack’s store in the airport, I asked the shop assistant how big the downtown’s store was, compared to the one in the airport. And surprisingly, she offered us a round-trip shuttle service to the downtown’s store. Wow, what a coincidence… Ahh, I was thankful! Why?…First, to go to downtown Nadi without paying taxi fare. Second, to enable us to buy some souvenirs for my families with a lot of different choices. Third, to visit Saffron for a dinner, which is located next to Jack’s and belongs to the same owner of Jack’s (we visited Saffron before).

nadi-market

On the way to Jack’s, we stopped by at local market to buy fresh mangoes. The market was very small and unorganized. Fresh fruits, vegetables and also kava root could be found at the market. After buying mangoes, we were directly headed to downtown Nadi. Arriving at Jack’s we found that so many handy crafts were originally from Papua or Indonesia, not only their wood carvings but also the t-shirts and sulu.

jacks

Finished with shopping, we walked around the neighborhood for killing time while waiting Saffron’s Tandori Restaurant to open.

The second biggest population in Fiji after the Native Fijian is Indian. So it’s not surprising that there are plenty Indian restaurants in Fiji. According to the local people, one of the best Indian restaurants is Saffron Tandori Restaurant. Indeed, Saffron is lovely. We left Saffron pleased and full. Heading off to the airport with a complimentary taxi provided by Jack’s, we concluded our holiday. With no choice, we had to fly back to Los Angeles and back to the real world. So sad… hiks…

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Comments

5 Comments so far

veny | 01 April 2009, 08:55
huhhh bgs2 poto nya Yun
Kava Root itu apa Yun ?

Kava root itu bahan minuman traditionalnya orang pacific, nanti ditumbuk trus dibikin minuman.Ada fotonya di posting Qamea yg orang2 local pada ga pake baju itu ven
arman | 01 April 2009, 12:28
makanannya keliatannya enak…

Indeed…
rina | 05 April 2009, 04:22
Yun, traditional marketnya gak jauh beda dari Jakarta ya, tapi lebih bersih dan ter-organized aja. FOto lo lucu Yun hihi, udah kayak orang sana. Sooo cute

Iya rin tp ini pasar kecil aja kok yg kita mampir… thank you, I also love the pic
Ariany | 18 April 2009, 11:31
Akhirnyaaaa… elu muncul juga Yun.. walopun hanya sebatas mata saja… hahaha..

idem arman… makanannya kayanya enak deh… *jadi lapar mata.. hihihi*

he he, gue kan selalu muncul Ar, walopun ga sesering elo, meity tuh yg udah perlu nongol
buy kava | 18 September 2009, 10:31
Now that is a blog! I love all of the pictures and content! Was all of that food in one sitting?!

I sell kava, so I was interested in that, but you didn’t say much about it haha!

Looks like you guys had a ton of fun….I may have to put it on my list of places to visit.

Thanks for visiting my blog. Yes, we had a blast when we were in Fiji, you should consider Fiji for your next beach vacation…

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