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LOCAL Thursday 2 November 2023

Aruba to me

ORANJESTAD — You are back and again. thought we were nuts. In the USA
we would like to portrait you! By For today we received a lovely no one heard of Aruba. One of
inviting you to send us your favor- message from Kathy Enders from my friends asked if you could drive
ite vacation picture while enjoying the US. there? Guess what! Now family &
our Happy Island. friends have timeshare.
She wrote to us saying: “Aruba to
Complete the sentence: Aruba to me is Paradise. Jim & I first went This Feb will be a wedding for the
me is ……. Send your picture with there in 1990. We have never second granddaughter to have
that text (including your name and missed a year so in Feb it will be chosen Aruba as their special
where you are from) to: news@aru- 34 yrs. The first year we took a free place. We have sooo many good
batoday.com and we will publish bus ride to town & realized we Arubaian friends that we keep in
your vacation memory. Isn’t that were on a time share bus. Jim said touch with all year. Since we are
a special way to keep your best what do you think & I said we don’t now in our late 80’s I don’t know
moments alive? Please do note: By have any plans so we sat thru the how many trips we will be able to
submitting photos, text or any oth- deal. After listening he purchased go.
er materials, you give permission to our Timeshare at the Seaport Vil-
The Aruba Today Newspaper, Ca- lage which was just being built. In Aruba has the most friendly people
ribbean Speed Printers and any of 1991 we were in our room for the ever. We were sitting outside of
its affiliated companies to use said first time. No hot water, no TV yet, our timeshare, now called the Re-
materials, as well as names, like- but we had the weather which is naissance, when a lady taxi driver
ness, etc. for promotional purposes why we chose Aruba. got out & asked if she could take
without compensation. My husband had previously asked our picture for us. Who does this?
Last but not least: check out our if I would like to try somewhere else Not in the states for sure.”
website, Instagram and Facebook for a change but my answer was Thank you for sending us this won-
page! Thank you for supporting our definitely no. derful message sharing what Aru-
free newspaper, we strive to make When we got home the first year ba means to you with us and our
you a happy reader every day & told family what we did they readers!

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

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