Caribbean Christmas Decor

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas here in Aruba. These decorations were installed at the Radisson Hotel.

The Arubans go all out for Christmas, not just at the hotels, but their homes as well. There are roads you can drive with one home after another totally lit up with lights and scenes. It’s worth a few hours drive to see them. Of course the hotels do a good job, complete with Santa Claus visits for the kids and special events leading up to the big day. If you find yourself here, you won’t be disappointed… unless you’ve been naughty.

Bon dia.

Published in: on November 29, 2009 at 4:04 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Wind Power Aruba Style

Aruba’s first commercial wind turbine site is on its way to completion. Here at The Bent Page we updated over the summer on the construction phase. Now the Vestas turbines are spinning in the wind. Still some work to be done, but this is a beautiful sight:

Tour buses now take visitors past this area, as do the private guides. It’s worth a look. These units hardly make a sound and yet they produce a handsome amount of electricity.

Bon dia.

Takeoff!

Here’s another video of a departing flight from Queen Breatrix Airport, Aruba, DWI.

I can’t get enough of that view.

Bon dia.

Published in: on September 30, 2009 at 1:08 pm  Comments (1)  
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Sunset Over Paradera

Many people who visit Aruba comment on the beautiful sunsets. There have been some truly spectacular ones the last couple of weeks. Here’s one my wife snapped a few evenings ago.

parasunsetWe were just driving along and looked over and there it was, the brilliant hues flashing across the sky. Nice.

Bon dia.

Published in: on September 17, 2009 at 12:18 pm  Leave a Comment  
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