Showing posts with label Aruba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aruba. Show all posts
Monday, January 14, 2008
Swimming at dark
After being "not happy" with M. for dragging me to see the California Lighthouse, in the middle of nowhere, with only sand dunes around us, we returned to our beloved Eagle Beach at 7 p.m. The sun has already set and we were able to do what we wanted--go for a swim in the moonlight. The water was warmer than during the day. There was no one else in it, only people having dinner on the beach, and the live music. It was an amazing experience! And the one that saved the day!Only one more day left!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Dinner on the beach at sunset...really
We had an amazing dinner on the beach, with the sunset. And I'm not making it up nor I took the idea from some movie. Our resort has a "restaurant" on the beach, called...guess??? Passion's! How creative!
But at 6:30p.m., when the sun sets here, and the tables and chairs are placed in this perfect, white sand, that feels wonderful on your feet, and all this just off the water. They also lit torches and placed them in the sand as well, one above each table. Food was good too-seafood soup filled with the actual sea fruit, and grouper--one piece was grilled and one rolled--left no room for dessert. The service was more than nice and attentive. We also had some live music-- a local singer was singing goldies. And we took some great pictures from it, that will remind us of this honeymoon like experience, even though it isn't our honeymoon. It's the most romantic dinner setting I've ever seen. And the most unreal.
But at 6:30p.m., when the sun sets here, and the tables and chairs are placed in this perfect, white sand, that feels wonderful on your feet, and all this just off the water. They also lit torches and placed them in the sand as well, one above each table. Food was good too-seafood soup filled with the actual sea fruit, and grouper--one piece was grilled and one rolled--left no room for dessert. The service was more than nice and attentive. We also had some live music-- a local singer was singing goldies. And we took some great pictures from it, that will remind us of this honeymoon like experience, even though it isn't our honeymoon. It's the most romantic dinner setting I've ever seen. And the most unreal.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Chi Chis and Bon Bini Festival
Every Tuesday evening, there's a Bon Bini (Welcome) Festival at the Fort Zoutman in Oranjestad. Since we are going to be in Aruba only on one Tuesday, we decided it's something we shouldn't miss.
It was somewhat small gathering of locals and tourists, where locals brought their traditional food and dances, and tourists brought their money and cameras. We enjoyed several different, colorful Arubian dances, waltzes, where women were wearing long, wavy dresses, and danced their choreography kind of slowly. Sometimes, their were holding flowers above their heads while dancing, sometimes their were holding some kind of treads, ribbons, while making a brade and dancing. Very folkloric. There was also a band called Los Amigos, consisted of only men, that was favorite of M's. They played their own version of Arubian music. They were pretty good.
We enjoyed not only the perfomance while feeling good about ourselves for absorbing a part of Arubian culture, but also the local tasty fried fish and fish balls, for much better prices than in restaurants. Locals were also selling desserts and crafts around the watching crowd of mostly tourists.
Back in Eagle Beach, we enjoyed beautiful, clean, green Caribbean waters with frozen coctails on the side. Chi Chi is the best one I've ever had, and I consider myself a bit of an expert. This is my third trip to the Caribbean, and on each one I've consumed at least couple of these tropical drinks a day. They're just too good to pass, and only as good here. We also had Mango's, Strawberry Shortcake, Aruba Arriba, which is their most famous coctail, but not frozen, and Bay Breeze. They are all yummy but inferiour to Chi Chi. I'm not sure what's exactly in it, but I know it's Pinacolada base and Apricot Liquior. And I bit of Vodka I believe. It goes down really smoothly when you're watching the waves after you've swam, and while it's the happy hour on the beach bar-our loving "two for one."
It was somewhat small gathering of locals and tourists, where locals brought their traditional food and dances, and tourists brought their money and cameras. We enjoyed several different, colorful Arubian dances, waltzes, where women were wearing long, wavy dresses, and danced their choreography kind of slowly. Sometimes, their were holding flowers above their heads while dancing, sometimes their were holding some kind of treads, ribbons, while making a brade and dancing. Very folkloric. There was also a band called Los Amigos, consisted of only men, that was favorite of M's. They played their own version of Arubian music. They were pretty good.
We enjoyed not only the perfomance while feeling good about ourselves for absorbing a part of Arubian culture, but also the local tasty fried fish and fish balls, for much better prices than in restaurants. Locals were also selling desserts and crafts around the watching crowd of mostly tourists.
Back in Eagle Beach, we enjoyed beautiful, clean, green Caribbean waters with frozen coctails on the side. Chi Chi is the best one I've ever had, and I consider myself a bit of an expert. This is my third trip to the Caribbean, and on each one I've consumed at least couple of these tropical drinks a day. They're just too good to pass, and only as good here. We also had Mango's, Strawberry Shortcake, Aruba Arriba, which is their most famous coctail, but not frozen, and Bay Breeze. They are all yummy but inferiour to Chi Chi. I'm not sure what's exactly in it, but I know it's Pinacolada base and Apricot Liquior. And I bit of Vodka I believe. It goes down really smoothly when you're watching the waves after you've swam, and while it's the happy hour on the beach bar-our loving "two for one."
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