The Wandering Scot

An occasional travel journal

Haiti, December 2025

  Cap-Haitien   Citadelle Laferriere   Sans-Souci   Bois Caiman

Cap-Haitien

Notre-Dame of Cap-Haitian Cathedral, Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
Notre-Dame of Cap-Haitian Cathedral
Temporarily empty plinth of Henri Christophe statue, Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
Temporarily empty plinth of Henri Christophe statue
Préfecture du Cap-Haïtien, Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
Préfecture du Cap-Haïtien
Bust of His Majesty Henri Christophe, Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
Bust of His Majesty Henri Christophe
Another bust of Roi Henri Christophe, Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
Another bust of Roi Henri Christophe
View to Cathedral, Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
View to Cathedral
Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
Memorial to the 1803 Battle of Vertieres Regarded as the climac, Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
Memorial to the 1803 Battle of Vertieres
Regarded as the climactic battle against the French
View over Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
View over Cap-Haitien
View down to Cathedral, Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
View down to Cathedral
View to the port area, Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
View to the port area
Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025
Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 2025

Citadelle Laferriere

Citadelle Laferriere was built around 1820 by King Henri I to defend free Haiti against a French return.
Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Citadelle Laferriere
Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
The projecting "Prow" of the walls, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
The projecting "Prow" of the walls
Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Entryway + Scotsman, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Entryway + Scotsman
Interior of the "Prow", Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Interior of the "Prow"
Atop one mountain, among many., Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Atop one mountain, among many.
Gallery of Cannon, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Gallery of Cannon
Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Cannon, on original carriage, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Cannon, on original carriage
"Voodoo Shrine", Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
"Voodoo Shrine"
Interior + Guide, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Interior + Guide
Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
King's HQ/Office, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
King's HQ/Office
King Henri I, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
King Henri I
Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Supporting forts, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Supporting forts
Piles of cannonballs, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Piles of cannonballs
Hollow cannonball / shell, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Hollow cannonball / shell
Rear View, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, December 2025
Rear View

Sans-Souci Palace

Palace rear, Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti, December 2025
Palace rear
Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti, December 2025
Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti, December 2025
Palace frontage, Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti, December 2025
Palace frontage
Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti, December 2025
View down to circular church, Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti, December 2025
View down to circular church

Bois Caiman

Bois Caiman was the site of a 1791 voodoo pact which launched the anti-slavery revolt
The anti-French Voodoo pact, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
The anti-French Voodoo pact
The anti-French Voodoo pact, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
The anti-French Voodoo pact
Modern Voodoo Temple/Museum, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
Modern Voodoo Temple/Museum
Voodoo Museum/Temple, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
Voodoo Museum/Temple
Voodoo Museum/Temple, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
Voodoo Museum/Temple
Voodoo Museum/Temple, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
Voodoo Museum/Temple
Voodoo Museum/Temple, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
Voodoo Museum/Temple
Voodoo cave, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
Voodoo cave
Voodoo cave, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
Voodoo cave
French-era foot bridge, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
French-era foot bridge
French-era foot bridge + tree, Bois Caiman, Haiti, December 2025
French-era foot bridge + tree

Bois Caiman murals

Pre-Columbian Taino, Bois Caiman murals, Haiti, December 2025
Pre-Columbian Taino
Columbus, Bois Caiman murals, Haiti, December 2025
Columbus
The era of slavery, Bois Caiman murals, Haiti, December 2025
The era of slavery
The revolutionary voodoo pact, Bois Caiman murals, Haiti, December 2025
The revolutionary voodoo pact
Revolutionary Victory, Bois Caiman murals, Haiti, December 2025
Revolutionary Victory

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