12586: re Newsweek mention of Oloffson (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: jacqualine labrom <voyageslumiere@haitelonline.com>


Dear friends - in case you missed the Newsweek mention of the Oloffson here
it is - it was in the 22nd/29th July edition in the section on Travel and
Tourism.

'Historic Hotels
At some of the world's grand hotels, sightseeing can be done without ever
leaving your key at reception.

Windows on the Past

Hotel Oloffson, Port-au-Prince, Haiti: It's no suprise that Graham Greene
based his Hotel Trianon of "The Comedians" on the gingerbread-style
Oloffson.  Built as a presidential residence in the late 1800's and used as
a military hospital by the US Marines in 1915, the Oloffson often served as
an unofficial outpost for foreign journalists and CIA operatives during the
dictatorships of François and Jean-Claude Duvalier from 1957 to 1986.  They
would congregate on the veranda, sip rum punches and trade whispers with
local regular Aubelin Jolicoeur (on whom Greene based his delightful gossip
columnist Petit Pierre).  The Oloffson's mystique remains to this day.  And
although he's now in his 80's, Jolicoeur still stops by every few days for a
drink and a chat.'

Jacqui Labrom


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