Bahamas Pictures

Bahamas Trip, June 2001

I went to the Bahamas for my sister (Jill)'s wedding in June. It was held at the Atlantis Resort, a huge and impressive place that's a world away from the rest of the island (which, from what I could see as we were whizzing around the narrow streets, seemed pretty poor).

Anyway, Atlantis itself is this huge sprawling complex of hotels, ponds/aquaria, beaches, water slides, and other attractions. Architecturally it's very beautiful, and the fishtanks are quite neat. But it was also very crowded, and everything was expensive - about 3-4x what you would pay for things in the States.

The wedding itself was picture-perfect, and the pictures tell that story. Of course they don't tell that it was hot and muggy, but at least the sun wasn't beating down on us (the wedding was at 4pm, reception after, both outdoors).

On with the photos. I've divided these into separate sets, with smaller thumbnail pictures on each set index. From there you can click to see a larger version of the image(s) you're interested in.

Architecture
Pegasi sculpture in front of the hotel; massive bronze(?) doors; the front marina/harbor; postcard picture of the hotel.

Indoor Pictures
Various places inside the hotel.

Shots from the Balcony
Pictures of both ocean and harbor sides, as seen from the balconies.

Outdoor Shots
Ponds, waterfalls, bridges and underwater tunnels around the hotel grounds.

Night Shots
I've learned how to control the exposure time and lens aperture on my camera, so I got these night pix. I really need a tripod to do better on these, though...

"The Dig"
A made-up journey through the "ruins" of Atlantis. Reminded me somewhat of a Myst world... except for the screaming kids running around the halls.

Aquaria
Lots and lots of fish.

The Wedding
The real reason we're here.

Downtown
Or rather, the tourist markets, where 50 or more merchants were selling the same chintzy tourist junk at every stand. I did get a closer look at some of the humongous cruise ships parked there, though.

Seen While Driving
Taken out the window of the bus as we were whizzing by. (Courtesy the 1/1000 shutter speed on my camera - apparently I can take action shots after all).

Airplanes
Well now it wouldn't be a proper trip if I didn't get some pictures of airplanes. The guppy and B-17 are parked at Ellington Field.

Kira the Tourist
Mom took this picture of me, with her regular camera, and I scanned it in. It's one of the few pix of me that turned out ok (didn't make me look fat or whatever).

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	Architecture Pegasi sculpture in front of the hotel; massive bronze(?) doors; the front marina/harbor; postcard picture of the hotel.
	Indoor Pictures Various places inside the hotel.
	Shots from the Balcony Pictures of both ocean and harbor sides, as seen from the balconies.
	Outdoor Shots Ponds, waterfalls, bridges and underwater tunnels around the hotel grounds.
	Night Shots I've learned how to control the exposure time and lens aperture on my camera, so I got these night pix. I really need a tripod to do better on these, though...
	"The Dig" A made-up journey through the "ruins" of Atlantis. Reminded me somewhat of a Myst world... except for the screaming kids running around the halls.
	Aquaria Lots and lots of fish.
	The Wedding The real reason we're here.
	Downtown Or rather, the tourist markets, where 50 or more merchants were selling the same chintzy tourist junk at every stand. I did get a closer look at some of the humongous cruise ships parked there, though.
	Seen While Driving Taken out the window of the bus as we were whizzing by. (Courtesy the 1/1000 shutter speed on my camera - apparently I can take action shots after all).
	Airplanes Well now it wouldn't be a proper trip if I didn't get some pictures of airplanes. The guppy and B-17 are parked at Ellington Field.
	Kira the Tourist Mom took this picture of me, with her regular camera, and I scanned it in. It's one of the few pix of me that turned out ok (didn't make me look fat or whatever).