Photographic impressions from our travels near and far…

A beautiful slice of the Netherlands just off the North coast of South America.
This island is part of the Netherland’s Antilles and is the shining jewel of this group of islands and the one that is the most typically Dutch. Often when walking the streets of the main city the feel of being in Amsterdam is everywhere.
Curaçao is a piece of Holland transplanted to paradise. Warm, clear tropical waters, palm trees, white sandy beaches and beautiful resorts.
Above is the Queen Emma Bridge surrounded by the city of Willemstad. The bridge is a floating pedestrian bridge connecting two sides of the city over Saint Anna Bay.
A walking street in Wind Alley, a historic district of restored shops, restaurants hotels and homes very near downtown Willemstad.



Images Of Animals In The Wild 1
Photographic impressions from our travels… Above: A Kelp Gull flies over a colony of King Cormorants nesting in the Beagle Channel at the tip of South America. Right: A Rock Shag, a species of cormorants, sometimes called Magellanic shags. They are rarely seen but can be encountered around the Falkland Islands. This one was photographedContinue reading “Images Of Animals In The Wild 1”

Hotel Arena, A Good Choice In Amsterdam
We have stayed twice at Amsterdam’s Hotel Arena. Once while it was undergoing a major remodeling and later when it was completed. The construction wasn’t a big inconvenience as the hotel worked very hard to keep things under control. Afterwards the changes were very impressive. The hotel is in a good location for seeing theContinue reading “Hotel Arena, A Good Choice In Amsterdam”