P. & I just spent a wonderful 5 nights in Curacao with our good friends, Ken & Liesl. Not long before we left DC for the island, Liesl discovered she had a cousin (whom she had never met!) that had just moved to Curacao with her husband three months prior! Thus Ashley and Steve (said cousin and husband) were so kind to be our tour guides while we were there.
We were slated to be on the same flight with K&L from Miami to Curacao, but unfortunately K&L's flight from DC was delayed... So in waiting for them to arrive we made the most of our first afternoon in Curacao; settled into our home away from home and toured the island a bit.
Beach in front of our hotel, the Hilton:
Part of the hotel's huge pool with the Hilton in the background:
Gorgeous view from the hotel grounds ~ Pretty neat snorkeling here too! Peter and Ken even saw an octopus here one day!
Much like Aruba last year, these little (and sometimes BIG) guys were all over!
Another view from the resort ~ Want to go?
Beautiful downtown Willemstad - there's a heavy, heavy Dutch influence here:
The Renaissance shopping center, downtown:
Our room at the Hilton:
After Ken & Liesl arrived (about 9pm-ish) we headed out for dinner. We ended up at Hooks Hut per Ashley's suggestion. Having her along was so helpful in finding good places to eat!
This photo was taken about 10pm (waiting for food!). We had been up since 3:30am that morning so there's MUCH tiredness in those eyeballs!
Liesl & Ashley ~
Our dinner was SO delish! Have you ever seen such a HUGE chunk of goat cheese? We all ordered salads, but I'm convinced mine was the tastiest! :)
Liesl and Ashley ordered this smoked salmon salad:
Peter had this steak salad:
And Ken's Ceasar salad somehow went unphotographed. :-( !
Anyhow, we were all sufficiently tired by the time we stumbled to bed that evening... but so excited for our next day on the island!
We were slated to be on the same flight with K&L from Miami to Curacao, but unfortunately K&L's flight from DC was delayed... So in waiting for them to arrive we made the most of our first afternoon in Curacao; settled into our home away from home and toured the island a bit.
Beach in front of our hotel, the Hilton:
Part of the hotel's huge pool with the Hilton in the background:
Gorgeous view from the hotel grounds ~ Pretty neat snorkeling here too! Peter and Ken even saw an octopus here one day!
Much like Aruba last year, these little (and sometimes BIG) guys were all over!
Another view from the resort ~ Want to go?
Beautiful downtown Willemstad - there's a heavy, heavy Dutch influence here:
The Renaissance shopping center, downtown:
Our room at the Hilton:
After Ken & Liesl arrived (about 9pm-ish) we headed out for dinner. We ended up at Hooks Hut per Ashley's suggestion. Having her along was so helpful in finding good places to eat! This photo was taken about 10pm (waiting for food!). We had been up since 3:30am that morning so there's MUCH tiredness in those eyeballs!
Liesl & Ashley ~
Our dinner was SO delish! Have you ever seen such a HUGE chunk of goat cheese? We all ordered salads, but I'm convinced mine was the tastiest! :)
Liesl and Ashley ordered this smoked salmon salad:
Peter had this steak salad:
And Ken's Ceasar salad somehow went unphotographed. :-( !Anyhow, we were all sufficiently tired by the time we stumbled to bed that evening... but so excited for our next day on the island!
