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Why You Should Not Miss Aruba’s Free City Center Street Car Tour

ORANJESTAD - Aruba’s City oped into a pollution-free walk to the famous Renais-
Center Street Car - or as we pedestrian mall. The dou- sance Marina showcasing
call it in Dutch; “Tram van ble-decker offers you a 360 luxurious yachts and Aru-
Oranjestad’ - is a single degree view of the down ba’s blue waters.
track tram line in Oranjes- town area with a picture The “Tram van Oranjestad”
tad, the capital city of Aru- perfect scenery of the is- starts from a balloon loop
ba. It was inaugurated on land’s clear blue skies. near the Port of Call and
22 December 2012, being serves the downtown area
the first and so far the only Who would not enjoy a ride and ends at Plaza Nicky.
passenger rail service on on this beautiful and natu- The first ride starts at 10:00
Aruba and the rest of the rally air-conditioned ve- am sharp with intervals of
Dutch Caribbean. hicle? The tour consists of 25minutes. The last trolley
a total of 9 stops approxi- departs from the cruise
There are two trolleys, a mately 200 meters apart port at 5:00 pm. Don’t miss
single-deck one with 42 from each other; all stops this tour of the beautiful
seats and a double-decker are clearly marked. The Aruba’s City Center – it is
with 64 seats. The line was tram will bring you close to free for all!
inspired by the popular different museums, histori-
battery-powered streetcar cal plazas, monuments, the
operation at the Grove in Protestant church, Aruba’s
Los Angeles, USA. Aruba’s high- end mall, retail shops,
streetcars are powered by and a variety of local and
hydrogen fuel cells, which international cuisine restau-
are charged by the island’s rants.
year-round trade winds.
The “I love Aruba” trade-
Caya Betico Croes, mostly mark also belongs to that
referred to as our “main list. The third stop on the
street” has been devel- route is close to a 5-minute