Houses  set into the steep rocky hills like jewels

Tropical vegetation encrusted with red and green metal roofs

Unspoiled beaches sprinkled with bronzed bodies

beach wrap babes ride scooters to their hilltop villas

Waiters prepare tables for an evening of expensive dining

Sunset cocktails guzzled before darkness looms

Trendy nightclubs packed with beautiful people

Luxury goods displayed in harbor side shops

Narrow windy lanes filled with micro car traffic jams

Fishermen sell their daily catch at the harbor

Cruise ships flood the town with high spending tourists

Radio St Barths plays happy music all day 

Small planes dive over the hill seeking the tiny runway

French conversation fills the air at the bar

Gallic speech is supplemented with hand gestures

Supermarkets stocked with gourmet French produce

Crowds gather at the boulangerie before breakfast

Small planes arrive in waves delivering more island guests

Eight square miles of hidden treasures

Even the scuba divers blow champagne bubbles

Charter yachts gracefully sail around the island

Anchoring in secluded bays for clients to swim or just party

The super rich land on the yachts by helicopter

Average cost of a villa on New Year’s Eve is $4000/night

The cafe Le Oublie does not accept credit cards

And the staff are rude 

Traffic roars by just inches away pumping fumes into the place

Not a place to eat

Restaurant Le Port was clean, quiet had great views of the harbor

Lunch was fabulous and not too expensive

The waiter was exceeding gay

After a long lunch we went home at slept 

Friday fun night at Le Ti cabaret club

Slim sexy dancers parade and twirl

Loud dance  music and the show begins

Champagne flows