Curacao

Last time we were here we went kayaking, so we decided to spend today in the port town of Willemstad. Although in 31° heat, that proved tiring. After breakfast on the balcony, we headed put through the Rig Fort and over the Queen Emma bridge towards the colourful dockside buildings. We hunted for the Curacao Parliament before coming upon an understated building, and then headed through the streets of the main town. We passed street art and markets before wandering furthering out of town and finding a lovely coffee shop. The free WiFi here was a boon and meant we were able to find a picture of Parliament that looked more accurate! After a few iced coffees, we headed back and found it, only to be told be a security guard that the chamber was in a building across the square. Here a guard sent us around the side of the building where eventually an incredibly knowledgeable and friendly guard took us up to the public gallery. Apparently Parliament was meant to be sitting but wasn't yet because they weren't quorate. Wandering back through Fort Amsterdam past the Prime Minister's residence, we visited the Maritime Museum of Curacao before giving into the heat and heading back to the ship for an afternoon of reading out of the sun.Les mer