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  • Fort Nassau

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    Fort Nassau

    Unlike Beekenburg, this Fort is well maintained and used.  It provides a wide view of the area, including the Port at Willemstad, and a very nice restaurant.  We only briefly walked around the ramparts of the Fort, preferring to spend time in the restaurant for lunch.  We sat on the covered patio to enjoy the…

  • Fort Beekenburg

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    Fort Beekenburg

    The Fort is located in Jan Thiel; entrance is free. The Fort itself is small but it offers a modest view, better if one climbs inside steps to the top of the tower. It is ranked #37 of 96 things to do in Willemstad by Tripadvisor.ca.   I have a romantic view of forts and…

  • Westpunt

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    Westpunt

    The distance from Jan Thiel to Sabana Westpunt is just 52 km, but the travel time is over an hour, betraying the traffic through Willemstad and the nature of the roads: two lanes for the most part although generally in good condition.  We drove to the west end of the Island — Westpunt — on our…

  • Birds

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    Birds

    Each day I drove past the bird sanctuary on Santa Barbara Plantation.  I stopped in a few times. It was quiet and appeared to be lightly used, if at all.  

  • Snapshots from Curaçao #2

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    Snapshots from Curaçao #2

    If you do a search on Flickr for Willemstad Curacao hundreds of shots looking like the one below or similar will pop up: Many photographers — including myself — have the urge to get the iconic shot; a unique shot of some subject; something different from the ordinary; the shot that has never been taken. Some…