Nadi, Fiji

Hotel lobby

My Fiji trip was one week after I came back from Turkey. So it was a bit unreal for me. I hardly adjusted being back in Japan when I had to pack again for the trip to Fiji the next week. But I got to go to Narita Airport and I was technically in Tokyo! (I have not been to Japan's capital.....even after being here for 2 years come this April!) We landed in Nadi and headed straight for the hotel. Nadi itself is not famous for its beaches (nope, no turquoise blue waters and sandy white beaches here...they were like Lumut or Port Dickson) but from here, you can take the cruises to the nearby Mamanuca and Yasawa islands which are gorgeous! But I will only get to that in the later posts.


Yummy! Indian food!!

Fijians and Indians make up the majority of the population with the Chinese and Europeans being the minority. As a result, I got to eat Indian food while I was there....this was way before I went back home in December. Having missed Indian curry so much while I was/am here (damn...now I am missing it! And I have not had dinner yet! SRI PANDI!!!!) I was so happy to finally had my fill of delicious curry and papadum! And oh yeah, mango lassi!



This is Kokoda, a fijian food. It is made out of raw fish meat seasoned with lemon juice and coconut milk. It is really nice. This was not my food however, it was Shiori's.



And this was tuna I think....western style.



Sunset in Nadi. Nadi is Fiji's airport town, all international travellers will land in Nadi first before taking connecting flights to the other islands and have to come back here again to take flights out of Fiji. As I mentioned earlier, you can travel to the smaller islands from Nadi. As a result, you will see a lot of tourists here, staying at the many hotels from low budget ones to the high end hotels. Nadi town itself is small and functions like a tourist town, with a lot of souveniour shops. Being very near to Australia, there were a lot of Australians here on holiday. English is the official language, so communication was not a problem. Currency was in Fijian Dollars.



And this was dinner.....yum yum...curry chicken!

Next up: Suva, the capital city and the coral coast.