The Jamaica Military Band performed par excellence at the Hope Botanical Gardens amphitheatre this weekend, bringing back childhood memories for recent Neita's Nest guest, Yvonne Playfair-Scott, and her hosts, of pleasant Sunday afternoons with our families. 

Immaculately attired in their nigh-unique zouave uniform reminiscent of the West India Regiment, the orchestra was equally at ease with European classicals, Broadway musicals and our own Mento, and had us calling out for an encore. 

And as if we weren't satisfied, next we popped over for the tail end of the Jamaica Orchid Society's Annual Orchid Show and ended the evening with ice cream cones.

Trelawny is almost a three-hour drive from Kingston, but the trip is worth it for the Falmouth Heritage Walking Tour. The town is a living museum of 19th century Georgian architecture and yesterday, thousands of cruise ship passengers descended there when the world's largest vessel, Oasis of the Seas berthed at the new Falmouth Pier for its inaugural visit.
So, if your visit to Jamaica is not via the high seas, first, fly into Kingston, take in all our city has to offer, then head out and include a walking tour of Falmouth as you discover the rest of Jamaica.

BTW, if you are lucky, you may just catch up with Lena Rose, author of the riveting Escape to Falmouth, autographing her books by the new Falmouth Pier. Order your copy right here.

Neita's Nest in Kingston, Jamaica recently welcomed our first visitors from the Cayman Islands. With quite an itinerary, it was literally bed and breakfast, then out on the town. It was over breakfast that we got to share so much, and there we bonded over bammies. Serious Champs enthusiasts that they are, they will be back later this month for this high school athletics event, and we will be sure to have bammies on the menu again.  
Care to join us? Contact Neita's Nest to reserve your accommodation for Champs.                                            

Champs! An exciting and  colourful Jamaican tradition of boys' and girls' hgh school athletics. All roads, all flights, all hearts and all schools lead to the National Stadium on March 30, 2011 for 4 days of exhilarating performance by our next Olympians. Check the ISSA website for details, Neita's Nest Bed and Breakfast for accommodation, and let the countdown begin.