Port Royal

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01A We leave Kingston and drive past the Norman Manley International Airport down Palisadoes strip toward Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
01B We drive down Palisadoes strip toward Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
01C Port Royal was once the enclave of pirates at the mouth of Kingston Harbour Kingston Jamaica
02 Welcome to Port Royal sign Once called the richest and wickedest city in the world Kingston Jamaica
03 The Royal Engineer Arch was built by the British army in 1853 to mark the entrance to the old military complex Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
04A Fort Charles was built in the 17C and boasted as many as 104 cannons and 500 men Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
04B A small and a huge cannon on the inside of Fort Charles Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
04C Looking past a huge cannon on the inside to the entrance to Fort Charles Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
05A Lord Horatio Nelson and Sir Henry Morgan and many other famous men strode across the ramparts of the fearsome Fort Charles Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
05B Small informative museum building inside Fort Charles Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
06A Fort Charles sign This Way To The Giddy House Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
06B Looking back at Fort Charles from the walk to Giddy House Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
07 Giddy House, The Victoria and Albert Battery, with Fort Charles beyond Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
08A Giddy House was constructed in 1888 to house weapons and gunpowder and partially sank in the 1907 earthquake Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
08B It is fun to walk the sloping floor of the Giddy House Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
09 A circular structure and a building on the site of Fort Charles Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
10 An old ship mast is the only remnant of a sloop which was docked in the harbour during the 1692 earthquake Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
11A St. Peters Anglican Church has stood on this site since 1726 in Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
11B View of the main aisle leading to the altar Inside St. Peters Anglican Church Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
11C The altar inside St. Peters Anglican Church Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
11D Plaque This Church was rebuilt under the direction of Louis Galdy, James Clark in the year 1725 1726 Inside St. Peters Anglican Church Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
11E A plaque in memory of Lieut John Love Hammick, Royal Navy, who died of Yellow Fever, July 11, 1810 in his 23rd year inside St. Peters Anglican Church Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
12 A former 17C jail (old Gaol) is one of the few architectural survivors of the earthquake Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
13 The Old Naval Hospital was built in 1819 and was one of the earliest examples of prefabricated construction in the world Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
14A We walked thru the streets of Port Royal admiring the architecture and colour of the houses Kingston Jamaica
14B We walked thru the streets of Port Royal admiring the architecture and colour of the houses Kingston Jamaica
14C We walked thru the streets of Port Royal admiring the architecture and colour of the houses Kingston Jamaica
15 We had a cold refreshing Red Stripe and a snack at Glorias Seafood Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
16A Boats at anchor in Port Royal with a great view of Kingston harbour Port Royal Kingston Jamaica
16B We walked thru the streets of Port Royal to the Grand Port Royal Hotel Marina Kingston Jamaica
17A The entrance to the Grand Port Royal Hotel Marina Kingston Jamaica
17B One of the buildings at the Grand Port Royal Hotel Marina Kingston Jamaica
17C A pink drape outdoor wedding arch on the beach framing Kingston Harbour beyond at Grand Port Royal Hotel Marina Kingston Jamaica
18A The outdoor restaurant and bar with a tour boat beyond at Grand Port Royal Hotel Marina Kingston Jamaica
18B We had a drink and some delicious food at the outdoor restaurant and bar at Grand Port Royal Hotel Marina Kingston Jamaica
18C An old historic building across from Grand Port Royal Hotel Marina Kingston Jamaica
19A Boats in the water across from Grand Port Royal Hotel Marina Kingston Jamaica
19B A small tour boat after finishing its day in the water across from Grand Port Royal Hotel Marina Kingston Jamaica
20 Kingston Harbour from Grand Port Royal Hotel Marina Kingston Jamaica
21 Sunset over Port Royal Kingston Jamaica