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