Ten days away from the road to Christ Rei and things change.\u00a0 The Balinese Paradise restaurant has packed up and gone.\u00a0 It looks like it has been vacant for 6 months.\u00a0 The “guards” just said the lease finished.<\/p>\n
I should have noticed earlier but the GNR (Portuguese military police) have moved out of Hotel Dili 2000 and moved to premises across the road from Camp Phoenix in town.<\/p>\n
The old Coolspot night club is still under renovation but getting closer to completion.\u00a0 It looks like it will be a cut above anything seen anywhere else in Dili.\u00a0 There is a large open ground floor bar emerging in modern trendoid fashion.<\/p>\n
I wouldn’t want to be the US ambassador who once had sweeping views of the sea from the residence.\u00a0 His\/her views are now soiled by a new bus station now taking shape across the road on the seashore.<\/p>\n
I could be wrong but it feels like fireworks are the big new thing this year coming into the Christmas\/New Year period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ten days away from the road to Christ Rei and things change.\u00a0 The Balinese Paradise restaurant has packed up and gone.\u00a0 It looks like it has been vacant for 6 months.\u00a0 The “guards” just said the lease finished. I should … Continue reading