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Aruban born and bred Steve Francees has a passion for photography. Being a local photographer he knows the hidden
gems of this island and captures them in an amazing way. As a Family and Landscape photographer Steve is ready to create
your next ‘vacation memories’, morning and/or sunset shots. T: (297) 738-0777, M: stevefrancees@hotmail.com,
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We call it the Calco Oranjestad vs Amsterdam

I like architecture and love taking images of facades and what I like of our downtown is the Dutch
architecture. The first photo is of the Royal Plaza Mall and I’ve been taking photos of this building
for many years and I think this building at sunset is just amazing. The second photo is of Amster-
dam where you can see the original Dutch architecture and I do enjoy this view every time I go
to Holland.
Growing up on an island I can say this was my preferred meal
but over the time it was very hard to find. We tried a few times Druif di Lama
the one that they import here but the taste is not the same.
In Bonaire there is a place called Lac Bay where you will see
many piles of thousands of this conch shells. We used to grill it
with some butter and a lot of garlic and it was a really amazing
tasty snack. The last one I saw in wildlife was at Mangel Halto a
few months ago and I decided to let my friend live to take care
of his family.
The big red anchor

Yes, it’s now in silhouette but just imagine it in a red color. The
story behind this amazing anchor is amazing and I think it’s one
of the most unique monuments here in Aruba. Our fore fathers
were courageous seamen and we all have heard many sea-
men stories. I do have a friend that was lost at sea for a few days
before they rescued him. Last year we met again at a party and
he was telling me how the feeling of being lost at sea is and his This is how we locals call it but is the coccoloba uvifera known as the sea grape or bay grape.
story was just terrible. Thank God he made it but we still have Basically all of the shaded section at Eagle beach is from this tree. The fruit ripens to a purplish and
Pau Martijn lost at sea and hope he can come back home safe. ready to eat at that color.