Downtown is very colorful. This is Willemstad stealing a description it's a vibrant and cosmopolitan city with waterfront shops and cafes. It's walkable and always warm, but never stiflingly hot, thanks to constant, breezy trade winds.

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#1 - Looking back over the Old Swinging Lady


#2 - Bright colors await us (and our USD ha!)


#3 - A common theme down here very narrow streets. Not many hummers sold here


#4 - I think my Brother-in-Law is getting some ideas for his B&B in Costa Rica


#5 - Tourists Tourists and more Tourists .....


#6 - This is the floating market. Some of these ships come from Venezuela (a 12 hour boat ride).


#7 - They stay (sleep and eat) in their boats until all their goods are gone then back home for more


#8 - You can get another idea here of the size of our ship - freaking hotel !

[volley]

Great series Dave! Thanks for sharing!

[Bob Harris]

I really like the alley, beautiful and colorful city, I bet you guys had fun just walking around. Are the prices pretty high there since it is mainly tourists?

[Heinrich Lohmann]

Dave, some really nice images showing the local flavor, hopefully we'll be there next November.

[daacon]

Great series Dave! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Norbert appreciate you stopping by.

I really like the alley, beautiful and colorful city, I bet you guys had fun just walking around. Are the prices pretty high there since it is mainly tourists?

Thanks Bob prices were relatively high. On the Tour we took our guide suggested we shop on the other side of the bridge as it was cheaper. It was indeed , my wife picked up some t-shits for $9.00 and the same ones were going for $20.00 in the high traffic areas.

Dave, some really nice images showing the local flavor, hopefully we'll be there next November.

Thanks Heinrich I think you would like this place.

[Sailor]

Wow, buddy, these folks don't lack for color in their lives - nice tour of the place.

Jer

[daacon]

Wow, buddy, these folks don't lack for color in their lives - nice tour of the place.
Jer

Thanks Jer sure was colorful.