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 L'Air du Temps by VeronicaG
Trimingham's also had clothing, crystal (beautiful!) and china throughout its three floors.
UPDATE: Seabiscuit at VT tells me this shop has closed...too bad!! March,2006
Perfumes and gold jewelry are good buys in Bermuda!
Prices for gold jewelry 30-40% less ; perfume 30% Theme: Department StoreAddress: Front and Reid streetsPhone: 441-295-1183
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 Antique calling card from my
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After much thought, we bought a small watercolor that is now hanging on a wall in our family room. I pass it every day and think of our visit there often. This was a wonderful way to remember our journey to Bermuda!
Artwork depicting scenes of Bermuda
The price of a small watercolor was $39.50 Theme: Art
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 Antique calling card from my
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 The Irish Linen Shop, Front at
Queen Streets by pchamlis, 1 more photos
The Irish Linen shop stocks one of the worlds most diversified linen collections, which includes 'Damask' from Ireland and Yves Delorme bed linens from Paris. And of course, they stock a varied selecdtion of "real Irish linens". They feature bed and table linens, accessories, and heirloom infant outfits and such. My parents would call this "an old ladies shop", and to some extent, it could be true. But, if you enjoy exploring the best in the world on anything, visiting the Irish Linen shop will add to your personal knowledge and repertoire.
There is a wide variety of prices, and as you'd guess...this is quality stuff and is NOT cheap. From the ILS's website, here's a bit of pricing comment:
When asked the price of a tablecloth, the answer given is “From $50 to $3,650.00”!
The owners of the shop also enjoy completing special requests or challenges. This place IS all about quality and personal service.
And from a historical standpoint....MY mom bought a little linen "suit" for me at the Irish Linen Shop back in 1957, when we lived in Bermuda. I was one year old at the time. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: #31 Front Street, HamiltonPhone: (441) 295-4089Directions: At the corner of Front and Queen Streets, harborfront HamiltonWebsite: www.theirishlinenshop.com/
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The Bermuda Craft Market and the Bermuda Art Center are excellent places to peruse and perhaps purchase local crafts. Some are more along typical tourist items...rum cakes, wonderful English jellies, sherry pepper sauces and such. But, ypu always have to pick up a few of those things, right?
And, there are some higher end items of interest as well. Specifically, I enjoyed the section of historic nautical maps. There were several framed maps and charts that were well over a hundred years old. Sure, they're a bit pricey, but for me, THIS is a great tourist buy.
There's also an area in the art center dedicated to the handmade Bermuda Cedar furniture of well-known local artist Chelsey Trott. Mr. Trott's handicrafts are gorgeous, but I have to admit that they were just beyond what I was looking to spend. $1000 for a table lamp isn't going to pass the "OK with the wife test". ;)
My daughter enjoyed the jeweler on duty, as he gave her a great demo. He had all sorts of clever items for $20-$300 or so in price. Sara bought a pair of earrings.
The maps were definitely cool. Most of the historic maps are in the $200-$500 price range.
On the less-expensive tourist end of things, tasty jars of English lemon curd (GREAT on cheese scones in the morning) were about $8. Sherry pepper sauces were about $7-8 or so. There were quite a few native batik dresses and swim cover items, most were in the $40-$50 price range.
And on the truly low end, there are t-shirts, dolls, candles and other locally-made offerings.
See above. Depends on what you want. If you need to get some tourist stuff for friends, you can do so for $10-15 each. And if you want to furnish your drawing room with Chelsey Trott original cedar furniture, you could probably spend about $30,000. :) Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftAddress: Maritime Lane, DockyardsPhone: 441-234-2809/441-234-3208Directions: Entrance is right across from the Bermuda Maritime Museum. (It's right next to the Frog and Onion Pub/Dockyard Brewing Company entrance)
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 My daughter loves this purple
colored glass by pchamlis, 2 more photos
The Dockyard Glassworks has a wonderful selection of "classy glass" for sale. Plates, pitchers, objects d'art, jewelry. They have it all. And, it's all so beautifully colorful.
If you visit the shop first before watching them working in the studio, you'll probably find the prices a bit high. However, once you get an additional feel for the intensive labor required to create these treasures, you'll be more willing to summon your American Express. :)
They have all sorts of things, from heirloom quality objects d'art to simple glass jewelry.
At the low end of the scale, there are little glass frogs, fish, etc. priced from $10-$25 or so. You know the item style...filled with color sand, etc.
Or, looking more at plates, pitchers, glasses and such, you're talking more into the hundreds of dollars. It all depends on what you buy.
$10 up to hundreds of dollars. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftAddress: Maritime Lane, DockyardsPhone: 441-234-4216Directions: From the dockyard ferry stop, walk around the shopping arcade, past the Maritime Museum entrance. As you go around the "end" of the arcade, look on the right for the Dockyard Glassworks/Bermuda Rum Cake Company building.
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 1st in line for the NEXT Harry
Potter shipment by pchamlis
If you have a need for reading material while in downtown Hamilton, make a turn onto Queen Street and look to your left. The Bermuda Book Store has a nice little collection of bestsellers, along with titles geared to Bermuda and its history.
The folks here are friendly and helpful, and although the Bermuda Book Store isn't a very BIG bookstore, it had something in common with almost every other bookstore in the world during our July visit... they were out of the new HARRY POTTER title.
Hmmmm, I'd try books.
Bargains starting at only a few dollars, up through stylish and stunning art/photographic "coffee table" books for closer to $100. Leave a Comment Theme: BooksAddress: Queen Street, Hamilton.Phone: 441-295 3698Directions: From downtown Hamilton, turn onto Queen Street from Front Street. Go about 1/2 a block and look on the left side of the road.Website: www.bermudabookstore.com
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 Bonnie digs through the Book
Cellar, St. George by pchamlis
There are items of interest to tourists, including nautical and historical titles. And, the Book Cellar has a delightfully musty little collection of used and darn-near antique books as well. For the true bookworm in your group, it's worth a stop.
And, if it happens to be raining outside, as it was when we were there, it's more than "any port in a storm", so to speak. Please leave your umbrella by the door.
Books, local items of interest. And you should especially look through the used collection for that undiscovered gem.
From little more than a dollar to $50 or so. Most of what's for sale here is quite inexpensive. Leave a Comment Theme: BooksAddress: Water Street, St. GeorgePhone: (441) 297 0448Other Contact: FAX (441) 297 4072
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 ...and if you have your
Braveheart set on a kilt.. by pchamlis, 1 more photos
There are several fine stores in both Hamilton and St. George that feature the finest in Scottish tartan clothing and haberdashery. You'll pay a pretty penny for such items, but you'll be getting the best woolen garments and cloth in the world.
Coats, wraps, winter wear (!!!), slippers, socks, etc.
It won't be cheap. But, it'll be excellent quality. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Front Street, Hamilton & around St. George
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The Great Eastern Storehouse, with 3 foot walls and 100 foot towers, was built in 1856. The clock on the south tower was cast in England in 1857 by John Moore and Sons. What seems to be a single hand clock on the eastern side of the north tower is a rare "tide clock." In Royal Navy days, the hand was set daily to indicate the time of high tide. The towers are still easily identified from a distance, making them an excellent reference point for mariners. The building is now an upscale mall.
Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of the tide clock.
We ate lunch in the mall and then browsed in the shops before we took the ferry back to Hamilton. I remember there being a place where you could look up your family tree. However, I did most of my shopping at the Bermuda Craft Market and in the big stores in Hamilton.
Abstract of the website: Inside the Clocktower Building there are a variety of boutiques and stores in the cobblestoned mall. Everything from artwork to crystal, perfume to Cuban cigars, photography to funky clothing, gifts and souvenirs for all ages and tastes is sold here.
Some of the stores are:
A. S. Cooper's - look for vibrantly colored pareos and dresses, plus an exciting line of T-shirts for the whole family. Cooper also features an array of Bermuda gifts, including delightful teapots, Cat's Meow storefronts, puzzles and more. Fragrant Bermuda cedar and locally made shell ornaments look great on your Christmas tree and remind you of the islands. You'll also find gifts from Waterford, Swarovski, Wedgwood, Aynsley, Lladro, Belleek, Royal Doutlon and Halcyon Days. Well-known European and American fragrances are priced the same as in duty-free shops Tel: 234-4156
Beethoven's
Restaurant and Bar
Tel: 234-5009
Bermuda Book Store
Tel: 234-4065
Bermuda Triangle
Tel: 234-0837
Crisson Jewellers
Tel: 234-2223
Dockyard Linen & Gifts
Tel: 234-0341
E.R. Aubrey Jewellers Ltd.
Tel: 234-4577
Lisa-Anne Rego Gallery
Tel: 238-1407
Littlest Drawbridge, The
Tel: 234-6214
Nannini Haagen-Dazs
Ice Cream Parlour
Tel: 234-2474
Orchid
Tel: 234-0285
Picturesque Galleries
Tel: 234-3342
Pulp & Circumstance
Tel: 234-1698 Leave a Comment
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