On Mar 13, 2013, at 5:00 PM, Bob W wrote: >> From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin >> >> Another slooow overnight transit from Aruba to neighboring Curaçao >> which has a similar history of colonial development. Except that >> Curaçao has been, for the last 90-100 years, a major spot for refining >> Venezuelan oil. A much more varied population and economy. Our day in >> Willemstad was spent wandering the streets; no off-road tours, no >> scenic rail or bus tours. The Dutch colonial buildings are well >> preserved, and the floating market and City Market both gave ample >> opportunity for photos. We sampled the local beer, some Venezuelan >> beer, and Curaçao blue liqueur. A relaxing day. >> >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p871591028 >> > > All very nice and colourful. You've got lovely coconuts, and bananas to die > for. > > Number 3 is almost National Geographic, if only the hat didn't blend so much > with the background. > > What's the name of the liner? We get big boats like that moored off > Greenwich - could well be one that's visited here. > > B
We were on the Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas. I am (not yet) an expert on this cruising business. But AFIK, Royal Caribbean pretty much sticks to the Caribbean with some northern migration to Alaska and the Pacific northwest in the summertime. So I am guessing this ship hasn't been to Greenwich/London. The same company owns the Celebrity and the Costa lines (and maybe others) so they compete in all markets without moving the ships back and forth across oceans with the seasons. BTW, I was "cheating" a bit with #3. I don't think the lady is a native. This was in an area not too far from where we docked. The lady seemed to be trying to make a cellphone call, was struggling with finding something to write with or write on, digging through her bag . . . She threw her stuff back up on the shelf, found whatever she was looking for, and stood there talking on her phone. She could have been local, but I think she was a Puerto Rican cruise passenger. Whatever - I liked the colors. Actually what first caught me eye was that she was quite short and had to practically stand on tiptoes to lean on the shelf. I was curious as to why she bothered and watched the story unfold. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
