Sunday: Dave and I went to the local market: Le Marche for breakfast and got us a hot chocolate and lovely croissant.
We came back for more Monday for the Croque Madame.
Lively Sunday market pictures
Later we caught a bus to the Tjibaou cultural centre.
As it was Sunday the cafe was not open!! sobz so we had pineapple and local bananas we bought from the market at lunch. Dave and pineapple, it was already skinned and de-eyed for us..
Funny statue with the giant penis: can't believe there was a folklore about this dude.
The design of the building is to resemble a half construct Kanak hut, meant to represent the embrace of the another culture, the French who colonised New Caledonia.
The centre named after Jean Tjibaou who was the Kanak man who tried to reconcile both sides but was unfortunately murdered by his own country-men who misunderstood his plans. Statue to commerate him.
Beautiful area with gardens that had many native plants and its purposes illustrated. Local Kanak huts.
Local Kanak hut, cheif's house.
Next day foodie experience Zanzibar, fusion food: melanesian and french fusion. 
Lovely entres and desserts but the mains were pretty mediocre, or rather Dave didn't quite like his chewy mahi mahi and I didn't fancy seafood marinara like currey melanesian style.
Marinated fish tartar on some sort of pastry.
Duck springroll
Dessert: Apple crepe.
Chocolate cake bits with mangosteen tasting creme.
More romantic walks that evening after gluttony.
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