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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
                                                                                                     Who  would  not  enjoy  a   am  sharp  with  intervals  of
                                                                                                   ride  on  this  beautiful  and   25minutes.
                                                                                                   naturally   air-conditioned   The last trolley departs from
                                                                                                   vehicle?  The  tour  consists   the cruise port at 5:00 pm.
                                                                                                   of a total of 9 stops approx-  Don’t  miss  this  tour  of  the
                                                                                                   imately  200  meters  apart   beautiful Aruba’s City Cen-
                                                                                                   from  each  other;  all  stops   ter  – it is free for all!q
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