Our greeters from Apia
Our description of our 4 hour tour that we are on with 22 other people. It's a very good itinerary of the island. Sites include the new Mulivai Cathedral with its impressive marriage of local and international architectural designs and stained glass windows;
Samoa Cultural Village where displays of local activities are featured, including a Welcome Kava Ceremony; fire making (by rubbing of sticks together); Siapo (tapa making—a traditional art form made from a bark of the mulberry tree and natural dyes; basket weaving; and printing of traditional designs on "lavalavas" (sarongs).
Then we drive to Mulinu'u—the sacred burial grounds of Samoan Royalty, the Independence Monument, Parliament House, Lands & Titles Court, and the German Monument where the German flag was raised during the occupation in Samoa in the late 1800s.
A stop was made at the Fresh Produce Market with its fresh vegetables, fruits, handicrafts, souvenirs, kava, and cooked food. It is a place of interesting sights and smells.The tour continues through plantations and the University of the South Pacific Agricultural Campus with its experiments of cross breeding of crops.
The last stop is the Robert Louis Stevenson's Museum, former home of the famous Scottish author. The settings are from the period when he was residing in Samoa. A tour is conducted by its staff. The grounds at "Vailima" are well maintained with local plants, flora and fauna that boasts a tropical haven. Light refreshments of chilled local fruits in season, bottled water and local fruit juice are served at the Museum Patio
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