Category Archives: Architecture
607. Curaçao’s Swinging Old Lady
Paris has the Eiffel Tower. New York has the Brooklyn Bridge. The Statue of Liberty. The Empire State Building. Beijing has the Great Wall. Cusco has the Machu Picchu. Agra has the Taj Mahal. San Francisco has the Golden Gate.
607. Curaçao’s Swinging Old Lady
Paris has the Eiffel Tower. New York has the Brooklyn Bridge. The Statue of Liberty. The Empire State Building. Beijing has the Great Wall. Cusco has the Machu Picchu. Agra has the Taj Mahal. San Francisco has the Golden Gate.
627. Amsterdam in the Tropics
Consider a street in Amsterdam with narrow three-and-four-story buildings topped with gabled roofs and baroque sculpted curlicues. Now paint them in a rainbow of luscious tropical colors, add galleries with shuttered arches, and transplant the whole strip into the Caribbean.
627. Amsterdam in the Tropics
Consider a street in Amsterdam with narrow three-and-four-story buildings topped with gabled roofs and baroque sculpted curlicues. Now paint them in a rainbow of luscious tropical colors, add galleries with shuttered arches, and transplant the whole strip into the Caribbean.
677. Curaçao’s Sephardic Sand Floor
A visit to Curaçao’s majestic Mikvé Israel-Emanuel (“The Hope of Israel”) should be on many bucket lists. Built in 1732 as a tropical replica of the Esnoga (Amsterdam’s oldest synagogue, 1670/71) congregants’ ancestry dates back to 1651 when the first Portuguese Sephardic Jews settled
677. Curaçao’s Sephardic Sand Floor
A visit to Curaçao’s majestic Mikvé Israel-Emanuel (“The Hope of Israel”) should be on many bucket lists. Built in 1732 as a tropical replica of the Esnoga (Amsterdam’s oldest synagogue, 1670/71) congregants’ ancestry dates back to 1651 when the first Portuguese Sephardic Jews settled
704. Catholic Churches of Curaçao
This majestic photo of Misa di Willibrordus by awesome photographer Brett Russel popped up in my Instagram feed today and created an immediate pang of homesickness… while jauntily crossing 14th Street in Manhattan (clutching my iPhone, of course). Funny thing is I’m actually not
704. Catholic Churches of Curaçao
This majestic photo of Misa di Willibrordus by awesome photographer Brett Russel popped up in my Instagram feed today and created an immediate pang of homesickness… while jauntily crossing 14th Street in Manhattan (clutching my iPhone, of course). Funny thing is I’m actually not
745. Curaçao’s Swinging Old Lady: Queen Emma
Paris has the Eiffel Tower. New York has the Brooklyn Bridge. The Statue of Liberty. The Empire State Building. Beijing has the Great Wall. Cusco has the Machu Picchu. Agra has the Taj Mahal. San Francisco has the Golden Gate.
745. Curaçao’s Swinging Old Lady: Queen Emma
Paris has the Eiffel Tower. New York has the Brooklyn Bridge. The Statue of Liberty. The Empire State Building. Beijing has the Great Wall. Cusco has the Machu Picchu. Agra has the Taj Mahal. San Francisco has the Golden Gate.
746. Curaçao’s Colorful Clapboard Houses
Yuppies everywhere are wondering, ‘how much space do we really need to live comfortably? 300 sq feet? 500 sq feet? 1,000 sq feet?’ We live in a world where downsizing as opposed to super-sizing is a source of admiration, where small is beautiful
746. Curaçao’s Colorful Clapboard Houses
Yuppies everywhere are wondering, ‘how much space do we really need to live comfortably? 300 sq feet? 500 sq feet? 1,000 sq feet?’ We live in a world where downsizing as opposed to super-sizing is a source of admiration, where small is beautiful
758. Modernist Designer Rietveld in Curaçao
Widely considered an icon of the Modernist Movement in design and architecture, Gerrit Rietveld is a Dutch furniture designer and architect, best known for applying Dutch artistic movement De Stijl (1917-1931) tenets in designing his famous ‘Red and Blue Chair’
758. Modernist Designer Rietveld in Curaçao
Widely considered an icon of the Modernist Movement in design and architecture, Gerrit Rietveld is a Dutch furniture designer and architect, best known for applying Dutch artistic movement De Stijl (1917-1931) tenets in designing his famous ‘Red and Blue Chair’
790. Governor Albert Kikkert’s Migraines
“Willemstad’s waterfront looks positively unreal, like a doll city plunked down into the Caribbean. The oldest section of Curaçao’s capital dates back to 1634, and the commingling of Dutch architecture and a Caribbean palette has resulted in a riotous cityscape
790. Governor Albert Kikkert’s Migraines
“Willemstad’s waterfront looks positively unreal, like a doll city plunked down into the Caribbean. The oldest section of Curaçao’s capital dates back to 1634, and the commingling of Dutch architecture and a Caribbean palette has resulted in a riotous cityscape
796. Curaçao’s Rainbow Sloping Homes
Our picturesque row of small single-story houses constructed in step-configuration along sloping Berg Altena. All of them painted in bright and lively colors so as to cheer up visitors to our neighboring Protestant and Jewish cemeteries. Each a different
796. Curaçao’s Rainbow Sloping Homes
Our picturesque row of small single-story houses constructed in step-configuration along sloping Berg Altena. All of them painted in bright and lively colors so as to cheer up visitors to our neighboring Protestant and Jewish cemeteries. Each a different
797. Curaçao has World’s Best Beach + Most Colorful Town
Budget Travel’s Ryan Murphy named our Willemstad among the world’s 10 most colorful towns in July 2012. Travel + Leisure’s ‘Best Beaches on Earth” survey voted our Playa Kalki among the top 10 best beaches on earth. We’re delighted to
797. Curaçao has World’s Best Beach + Most Colorful Town
Budget Travel’s Ryan Murphy named our Willemstad among the world’s 10 most colorful towns in July 2012. Travel + Leisure’s ‘Best Beaches on Earth” survey voted our Playa Kalki among the top 10 best beaches on earth. We’re delighted to
832. Curaçao Kitchens Drive Mosquitoes Insane
We lament our dry, arid climate and pray for rain… when we finally get some rain… we detest the seemingly ‘magical’ appearance of mosquitoes and flies. So our awesome problem-solving ancestors cooked up a plan to confuse the suckers, make their
832. Curaçao Kitchens Drive Mosquitoes Insane
We lament our dry, arid climate and pray for rain… when we finally get some rain… we detest the seemingly ‘magical’ appearance of mosquitoes and flies. So our awesome problem-solving ancestors cooked up a plan to confuse the suckers, make their
835. St. Willibrordus Church
This majestic photo of Misa di Willibrordus by awesome photographer Brett Russel popped up in my Instagram feed today and created an immediate pang of homesickness… while jauntily crossing 14th Street in Manhattan (clutching my iPhone, of course). Funny thing is I’m actually not Catholic
835. St. Willibrordus Church
This majestic photo of Misa di Willibrordus by awesome photographer Brett Russel popped up in my Instagram feed today and created an immediate pang of homesickness… while jauntily crossing 14th Street in Manhattan (clutching my iPhone, of course). Funny thing is I’m actually not Catholic
878. Curaçao’s Queen Juliana Crowning Saint Anna Bay
This bridge also happens to be fifth grader Liam’s favorite thing about Curaçao “because it fell apart the first time it was built. It remembers the people who died on the bridge by a monument. I also like the bridge because
878. Curaçao’s Queen Juliana Crowning Saint Anna Bay
This bridge also happens to be fifth grader Liam’s favorite thing about Curaçao “because it fell apart the first time it was built. It remembers the people who died on the bridge by a monument. I also like the bridge because
906. Curaçao’s Kunuku House
Kas di Pal’i Maishi (Sorghum Stalk House), Kas di Yerba (House of Thatch) or Kas di Kunuku (Rural) House represents the indigenous dwelling that dotted our countryside in the old days. The rectangular plan of more or less 40 square
906. Curaçao’s Kunuku House
Kas di Pal’i Maishi (Sorghum Stalk House), Kas di Yerba (House of Thatch) or Kas di Kunuku (Rural) House represents the indigenous dwelling that dotted our countryside in the old days. The rectangular plan of more or less 40 square
908. Curaçao is the Most Colorful… in the WORLD!
Ryan Murphy from Budget Travel has recently included Willemstad, Curaçao in his list of top 12 most colorful towns in the world alongside: Manarola (Italy), Jodhpur (India), La Boca. Buenos Aires (Argentina), Ittoqqortoormiit (Greenland), San Francisco, Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Norway), Bo-Kaap,
908. Curaçao is the Most Colorful… in the WORLD!
Ryan Murphy from Budget Travel has recently included Willemstad, Curaçao in his list of top 12 most colorful towns in the world alongside: Manarola (Italy), Jodhpur (India), La Boca. Buenos Aires (Argentina), Ittoqqortoormiit (Greenland), San Francisco, Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Norway), Bo-Kaap,
1000 Awesome Things About Curaçao 