Arial

Arial (Goudy: Helvetica), on Lower Caisse, is a smaller and quieter town than hurly-burly Bodoni, but travellers will get a chance to experience the real San Serriffe on a visit to this town.

Founded in the 19th century by a colony of Swiss utopians fleeing persecution in their own country, Arial has a nordic look with somewhat more steeply sloped tin roofs to the buildings. The city is worth visiting for its period architecture and its white spaces.

Get in

By parachute

US navy aircraft regularly overfly the city. If you hitch a ride with them, you can drop in. This is by far the most convenient way of entering the city.

By helicopter

Helicopters can be hired at Port Clarendon. As there is no helipad, you will have to rappel down once you reach your destination.

Get around

See

• Mission San Serriffe. The oldest building in the country, the mission was built during the brief and ill-fated Spanish colonization period of the country. The Mission's "leaning" attitude is one of the few remaining examples in the world of the "Italic Style" popular in Spain during the early 1500s. Islanders often come here for shelter during thunderstorms to pray for a blue skies to return. Sometimes their prayers are answered, particularly during years when the El Nino weather pattern is operating.

Do

• Pray for Blue Skies with the indigenous population wherever you may find yourself during a downpour. It's a great way to immerse yourself in the local culture as this is one of the most popular pastimes on the island.

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