By J, on September 22nd, 2007
Room service for breakfast was the first order of the day, today. We opted for another light breakfast, just enough to rev up our morning.
These was what I saw through the balcony of our room, enough to bring a wide smile on my face.
Can’t help but think about how life has been so good and [...]
By J, on September 21st, 2007
Today, at sunset Jewish community all over the world will be celebrating Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, known to be the holiest day of the year in the Jewish calendar.
Fasting starts at sunset tonight and breaking of the fast will happen tomorrow also at sunset.
Now, why am I even writing about [...]
By J, on September 21st, 2007
Our day started today with a light breakfast at the Cafe in Marketplace. We’ve been eating like there’s no tomorrow the past few days, so we thought of going light today.
This is how the homes of Indian settlers in Aruba looked like in the old days.
Wrecked ship – still intact in the middle [...]
By J, on September 20th, 2007
Knowing to appreciate the beauty of nature…
Finding time to commune with nature…
And last, but definitely not the least – getting what you’re wishing for…
These ended my day with a wide smile…
This is it for today…in My World…
By J, on September 20th, 2007
Meaning, “welcome” in Papiamento, Aruba’s creole language whose lexicon is drawn mostly from Spanish and Portuguese(60%) and from Dutch(25%). The remainder comes from West African languages and Arawak(the language the native inhabitants in Aruba spoke several hundred years ago). English, Dutch and Spanish are also spoken and that makes Aruba’s inhabitants multi-lingual. Aruba, by the [...]
By J, on September 18th, 2007
Just resting right now in our temporary abode while F is busy in the gym. Tonight will most likely be Casino night. Hope I’ll get lucky because I just started…Shopping…
And window shopping… and definitely going back for some stuff from these…
The above stores are just in the mall here in the hotel and [...]
By J, on September 18th, 2007
We started our day sooo early because we needed to check in at 6:0o a.m. The flying time was about 5 hours, and we landed about 1:00 p.m. The ride to the hotel from the airport was only about 20 minutes.
Currently, we are billeted here at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino (a property operated [...]
By J, on September 18th, 2007
We were so hungry but didn’t want to get hotel food. We checked in about 2:00 p.m. and as soon as the Bellman dropped off our luggages in our room, we dashed out of the hotel to grab something to eat. The first place we saw was Gina’s Caribbean Restaurant. The food was awesome… [...]
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