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Saturday, January 18, 2020

The Best of Aruba

   



  Other than being a nice, relaxing vacation spot, that’s all I really knew about Aruba. I never really thought too much about the destination since there were so many other places I wanted to visit first. Nevertheless, I became pretty excited when some good friends of ours decided to have their wedding there. 





      The flight time took just under 8 hours with one stop in Panama. We stayed at the Renaissance Aruba Resort and Casino, which is one of the best hotels in the area. The hotel has its own 40-acre private island called Flamingo Beach, which is filled with none other than flamingos, iguanas, beautiful beach areas and a restaurant bar. A boat service is provided that actually picks guests up at the hotel and takes them directly to the island, which is where our friends got married during sunset. We had the whole island to ourselves, which was pretty amazing. 





            We ended the night at a restaurant bar with some great live music and dancing just a couple of blocks from the hotel. This is also what I liked about the hotel because it is conveniently located in the downtown area where all of the food, shopping and nightlife are.




            If you like to golf, the Tierra del sol golf course is one of the nicest in Aruba with a beautiful lighthouse and spectacular views of the caribbean. 
            It was interesting to find out that Aruba has a large Dutch influence. The island is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is why you’ll see quite a lot of beautiful Dutch architecture surrounding the city of Oranjestad. Dutch is actually one of the official languages spoken there along with Papiamento, which is an Afro-Portuguese Creole language spoken there since the 16th century.
Most Arubans actually speak four different languages including English and Spanish. 







            One of my favorite things we experienced as a group was the pirate ship, which I highly recommend. The ship came equipped with a bar, a rope swing jump, snorkeling and a beautiful sail along the beach to relax and sightsee. We also enjoyed riding the Great Mable along the Caribbean. 


            We spent a day at Moomba beach, which is another great layout spot. We enjoyed one of their local brewed beers called the Belashi Chill at a restaurant on the pier. For dinner, we ate at the Barefoot Restaurant, where you can dine right on the sandy beach. 




            I’ve been to a couple of destination weddings, which are always the most fun, but Aruba stood out to be one of the most fun experiences that we've ever had. Happy travels!     

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