Curacao
‘Blue Curacao booze originated on this island’, said the owner selling booze at Memory Lane. The man spoke Papiamento, a local language based on West African grammar, with English, Spanish and Dutch added. ‘Red, green, yellow, and other coloured Curacao originated here too - dye is simply added to sun-dried Lahara citrus fruit, and rum.’ That’s probably nothing to do with this island having the largest synagogue in the Western hemisphere.
This is the largest of the Netherlands Antilles islands, so Holland ensures Dutch goods abound in expensive shops. Which gave me an idea...
I’d been wondering what New Year Resolution to make. At my age, we should have made and achieved all the resolutions we need! One year, I ran out of ideas, so resolved to give up smoking. That was easy to keep. I’d never smoked before anyway.
This New Year Resolution was framed by seeing Dutch Droste chocolate pastilles and Verkade chocolate bars. Here it is... ‘This year I’ll travel the world to taste the best chocolates this planet offers.’ That resolution should be easy to keep too. Alongside trying to relieve suffering wherever I tread.
This is the largest of the Netherlands Antilles islands, so Holland ensures Dutch goods abound in expensive shops. Which gave me an idea...
I’d been wondering what New Year Resolution to make. At my age, we should have made and achieved all the resolutions we need! One year, I ran out of ideas, so resolved to give up smoking. That was easy to keep. I’d never smoked before anyway.
This New Year Resolution was framed by seeing Dutch Droste chocolate pastilles and Verkade chocolate bars. Here it is... ‘This year I’ll travel the world to taste the best chocolates this planet offers.’ That resolution should be easy to keep too. Alongside trying to relieve suffering wherever I tread.
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