Kingston, the largest English-speaking city in the Caribbean, is the capital of Jamaica and its cultural, industrial, and financial center. It's home to more than 660,000 people, including those living on the plains between the Blue Mountains and the sea. The buildings here are a mixture of modern, graceful, old, and just plain ramshackle. The bustling port is evocative of one in Africa, with a natural harbor that's among the largest in the world. The University of the West Indies has its campus on the edge of the city.
Few other cities in the Caribbean carry as many negative connotations as Kingston, thanks to widely publicized reports of violent crime, congestion, bad roads, and difficult-to-decipher traffic signs. But it is also here that you find Jamaica at its most urban and confident, most witty and exciting, most challenging. No other place in Jamaica offers so many bars, clubs, or cultural outlets. And no other place in Jamaica has such a concentration of creative artists and opinions.
“So worth it!!!!”
Bob Marley Museum
We took the trip from Ocho Rios. It was a long and at points scary ride but so beautiful and so worth it. We had our waiter from the Sandals resort drive us and act as a guide. When we arrived we were pretty much surrounded by the locals trying to sell us pot or take the pot fields tour. Once we entered the gate we notice we were the only ones there. We took off our shoes and Yokko was our guide (love the laugh!!!) He told us great stories and sang to us. When we went into Bob's single room I have to say I cried. Yokko started singing "with the roof right over his head" and I just got so emotional. We also had a joint break on the famous rock which was really cool. After the tour we did decide to do the pot field tour and I would not recommend it. I was sort of scared as we were surrounded by the locals both in front of us and in back. Bring dollar bills for the kids. They are so cute and sang to us as we left. I felt bad that I only had 20's on me.
I will never forget this experience. I'm so glad we made the trip.