Curaçao

Netherlands Antilles

View from my deck which looks into the courtyard and pool area



Private Beach which is part of the hotel



Coastline is rocky unless you are on a man made beach



Cruise Ships come in from time to time.  It parks not to far down the coastline.



Sailboat with part of the man made breaker that forms the beach at the bottom of the picture




Picture taken from the Otrabanda side of the Punda side.  The vast stretch of water inbetween is Saint Anna Bay.



Queen Emma Bridge rotating out to reconnect the two sides.  Its a floating wooden bridge that opens to let boats pass.  When the bridge is closed you can take the ferry for free.



Customs in Punda...and a nice sail boat.



More of Punda from Otrabanda...waiting for the bridge to connect.



Otrabanda street shot



Otrabanda street shot



I realize that I took many pictures waiting for the bridge to connect but none once I crossed over into Punda. So...sorry you only get to see Otrabanda up close and Punda from across the water.



This is one entrance to Rif Fort which is a renovated Fort which is now home to some really nice shops and restaurants.  Still on the Otrabanda side.



Same entrance



Inside the fort



Old Fort steps that take you up to observation places and nice restaurants.  There were three levels within the whole place.



Really good view from the Fort wall down inside



From the Fort wall across the bay to the Punda side...this is the opening of the bay into the Caribbean



Better shot



And another....



I must have really wanted to catch this shot...



On my way out of the Fort from the other side.

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