Nouméa in New Caledonia

Nouméa is the biggest city in New Caledonia [French: Nouvelle-Calédonie].
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France, so people speak French.

Sightseeing: Downtown in Nouméa

La place des Cocotiers is very large park 

located in the center of Nouméa.
 There were a fountain and lots of coconut trees in the park.

the view from FOL hill
We could see the downtown of Nouméa, Baie de la Moselle,

 and lots of yachts from the top of the hill.

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We hurried to the Marché.

Juice bar in the Marché.

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We found the Nouméa Cathedral.
while walking in Nouméa.

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Climb up the Hill Ouen Toro

There was a cannon on the top of the Hill Ouen Toro.

This cannon was placed during the world war Ⅱ.

Sunset from the top of the hill Ouen Toro. 

 

 

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Dinner at the hotel

Polynesian dance show at the restaurant

Episode of Nouméa

Nouméa is not so big city even though it is said that it is the biggest city in the main island of New Caledonia. But it's a bit tough to walk in Nouméa because it's very hilly. So people often ride a bus instead of walking. But the buses don't arrive on time. So you need to be so slow and relaxed as local people.
Firstly, we went to 'La place des Cocotiers' located in the center of Nouméa.
It was very large park and it had very tropical atomosphere.
There were a fountain and lots of coconut trees in the park.
It was very tropical mood. In Place des Cocotier, local people sit on the bench and do nothing or eat lunch.
Next, we went up to the FOL hill. It was tough to climb up the hill and we sweated a lot. We could see the downtown of Nouméa and Baie de la Moselle bay from the top of the hill. It was a beautiful view with lots of yachts and blue ocean.
Then, we hurried to the Marché because the market was open only in the morning. There were many tropical fruits and vegetables in the Marché. We also found some shops which sell jewelries and accessories.
Tomo & Chouchou wanted to see the sunset from the top of the hill, so we climbed up the Hill Ouen Toro. It was the steep slope. Anyway we met several people going up the Hill Ouen Toro for the sunset like us. It was beautiful sunset from the hill. We took the sunset photos then we went down.
We booked a restaurant in the hotel which serve the foods while watching Polynesian dance show. There was the sea beside so we could eat seafoods such as a big lobster and shrimps. Tomo was proposed to dance together by a little boy who performed Polinesian dance during the show. This little dancer pulled Tomo to the stage and they danced together. After dancing, he gave a necklace made in seashells as a gift to Tomo. He gave a good memory!

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