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Port of Call · III

Curaçao

March 2025

Willemstad — a Dutch canal town that ran away to the tropics and repainted itself. (Replace this with your own words.)

The painted Handelskade waterfront of Willemstad with the pontoon bridge
Handelskade
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Willemstad · 2025
The famous painted waterfront, with the floating bridge lying low in front.
Queen Emma at Dusk
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Willemstad · 2025
The swinging pontoon bridge draws its arcs against a grey sky.
Queen Emma pontoon bridge silhouetted with arched lights
Colorful courtyard seen through an arch, person resting on a bench
Through the Arch
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Willemstad · 2025
Willemstad does its colors even in the shade.
The Red Courtyard
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Willemstad · 2025
A table laid for no one, on the reddest wall on the island.
Bright red wall with plant art above a floral table and white chairs
Turquoise reef water seen from above
Reef Water
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Curaçao · 2025
Turquoise over coral, looking straight down.
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