Here you experience the couleur locale: peace and cosiness of a residential area with everything you need within walking distance.
The nearby Tweede Rijweg and the Kwattaweg are 2 important main roads that lead you directly to the center, entertainment area and many sights of Paramaribo.
The city center at 5 km can be reached by public transport or taxi within fifteen minutes. In the area you will find everything: bank, ATM, money exchange office, Chinese shops and warung. Via the 2e Rijweg you will reach the famous Hermitage shopping mall and Choi's supermarket where many imported Dutch foodstuffs are for sale. From your holiday home you drive a few kilometers further on the Kwattaweg, where a market is held on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the 3rd Rijweg market.
The Kwattaweg is part of the east-west connection. The Kwattaweg turns into Garnizoenspad and ends at the bridge over the Saramacca River. Over the bridge you arrive in Groningen, capital of the Saramacca district.
The comfortably furnished holiday home is an excellent base for your day trips and short excursions.
We live downstairs and Esseline (known in the area as aunt Es) likes to spend her free time in the garden, where tropical plants can be found. Under the house is a terrace with a terrace set where you can sit in the shade or relax in the hammocks that we have made available. You can also hang the laundry and possibly. children can play safely.
Smoking is not allowed in the house, but outside where an ashtray will be provided if requested!
The tap water in Paramaribo is of drinking water quality (also tastes good). The holiday home is equipped with one large water tank, a water filter and hydrophore (water pump), so that people are not inconvenienced by the often low water pressure and any interruptions in the water supply.
The garden and the house are well maintained and an anti-insect treatment is regularly done.
From the balcony you can watch the activities in the street until the wee hours. That is an attraction in itself, neighbors have a chat with each other or visit each other. The ice cream man also comes by regularly.
Do you want to stay informed about local and international news?
There are several local radio stations, of which Radio Apintie, ABC and Radio 10 are the best known. The (FM stereo) program offering is reasonably varied and is largely provided in Dutch. Some radio stations broadcast the Dutch news broadcasts of Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, as well as the Dutch Top-50. The Dutch Worldwide Broadcasting Company can also be received very well on short wave in Suriname.
Several Dutch-language television stations can be received via the antenna on the house, of which ABC, Apintie, ATV and STVS are the most important. In addition, there are a number of channels that focus on a Hindustani, Javanese or Chinese audience. The predominantly American feature films and television series are not subtitled or dubbed. There are many programs of a religious nature, talk shows and football.
In addition, part of the program offer of BVN-TV (Dutch TV on the satellite) is beamed through. For example, the NOS news, NOVA and Studio Sport are broadcast daily. In addition, news blocks from CNN and BBC will be taken over.