Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Curacao

Everything is painted in beautiful colors. The chime went off from the bell tower on the quarter hour. We had lunch in Iquana Joes at the right.


Dave looking at the city, while we waited for the floating bridge to allow a ship to go through.
Cemeteries are few and because the ground is rock, people are buried on top of each other in families. The boxes are painted like the homes they had lived in.














Our guide at the herb garden's, showed us how people used to brush their teeth. The plant behind his ear is a toothbrush plant. This is how they were carried.
This is a house that was used in the 19th century. The walls were made of twigs and plastered with mud and dung. This kept the unwanted insects out of the home. (I think it might have kept me out, too.)



This was Dave's favorite island. It was pretty with it's colored buildings. It is owned by the Dutch and definitely looks it. I had a problem with asthma, so I didn't get to see it all. There are a lot of refineries here that help with the economy.

1 comment:

Julie Geldmacher said...

That Dung house sure stinks!
Laurie :)