{"id":14259,"date":"2026-03-22T07:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T07:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/florinacestach.cz\/?p=14259"},"modified":"2026-03-22T09:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T09:11:07","slug":"barbados_den_12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/florinacestach.cz\/en\/barbados_den_12\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbados Diary (Day 12): Barbados and the Secrets of the St. Lawrence Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last year I decided that I will miss Advent in Prague.<\/strong> and I'll go out into the heat. No frosts, no stress,<\/strong> just disappear for three whole weeks and not come back until Christmas Eve. I combined business with pleasure and set off for a language course in Barbados<\/strong>. How did I spend these three weeks?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Morning drill and shopping in St. Lawrence Gap<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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My vacation in Barbados has just entered its second half, and I realized that in addition to the knowledge I gained from school, I also wanted to take something home as a souvenir.\u00a0<\/p>

As soon as my morning classes were over, I headed to St. Lawrence Gap<\/strong> in the Christ Church area. This is the second time. It's about kilometer-long street<\/strong>, which pulsates with the rhythm of reggaeton at night, but during the day it is a pleasant oasis with shops.<\/p>

He had a clear goal: to get magnets. But at the first shop, the salesman immediately threw the price at me. 8 US dollars per piece<\/strong>. The truth is, I'm no Rockefeller to give two hundred for one, so I said thank you and moved on to the next house.<\/p>

At least I got some postcards and a magnet for $5 at the next store and then I went straight to the beach. It's right next door.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What do you need to know about Barbados?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Barbados is not just about the beaches, although they are divine. It is easternmost island of the Antilles<\/strong>, so it Atlantic<\/strong> whips from one side and Caribbean<\/strong> pampers the other. There are about 287 thousand easy-going people living here, who in 2021 cut off their British crowns and elected their first female president.\u00a0<\/p>

In addition, it is good to know that the main driver of the economy is tourism and sugar cane<\/strong>. The best one is made here rum<\/strong> in the world. When it comes to weather, be prepared for tropics<\/strong>. Hurricanes are occasionally a threat, but Barbados lies a little to the side of the main hurricane belt, so we usually have a handle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Quick facts about the island:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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