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Amy relaxes at the Chalet Suisse restaurant.

 

The Chalet Suisse restaurant.

 

Don't use the blue phones!  ($10 per minute to call the U.S. -- black phones were about 19¢ per minute)

 

Pretty water fountain at a Casino Hotel in downtown Oranjestad.

 

The Setar phone center - Phone Home!

 

Coinage of the realm - the Aruban Florin.

 

Shipwreck along the northwest coast.

 

View of a northwest coast beach.

 

Old boat anchored off the northwest coast.

 

Meaningless international road signs... 

(Actually, these are clearly indicating that we are on a main road having the right-of-way and that there is no stopping.)

 

We flew all this way to see.... cactus?

 

Roadside goats.

 

California Lighthouse - named after a shipwrecked boat named the "California".

 

Along the northeast coast: mile after mile of rock pile "sculptures" - there were thousands of them.

 

More rock sculptures.

 

Many rock creations contained additional embellishing items.

 

Posing in front of the miles of rock sculptures.

 

Rough seas along the northeastern coast.

 

Alto Vista Chapel; built in 1750 by Caiquetio Indians and Spanish settlers.

 

Bushiribana  gold mill ruins.

 

Remains of what was the world's largest "natural bridge" which had collapsed (after standing firm for thousands of years) two days before our arrival.

 

Guess the smaller bridge will have to do for now...

 

Mmmnnnn, nothing beats a cola with "American" taste!

 

Germany's own Clinton brand Ice Tea, um I mean, Eis Tee.

 

Bubali Bird Sanctuary.

 

Beach scene in "low-rise" hotel area.

 

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