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| ThomasH | profile | all galleries >> Sailing in US Virgin Islands, Jun.2009 >> Parade in Charlotte Amalie | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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Charlotte Amalie, June 6, 2009
One day was hardly enough to explore the town of Charlotte-Amalie and do it justice.
Especially that a cruise ship has just docked when we walked the downtown, and flooded
the town with potential shoppers.
The towns merchants went into a "cruise mode" frenzy, prepared to sell as much
stuff as they could. The profile of the stores differs fundamentally from what we know from Polynesia, and specifically from Hawaii: Here the most of the stores seemed to display a battery of top brand logos on their danish-style massive doors, and aim to sell expensive watches, jewelry and gadgets. Their behavior was often obnoxious. They looked, or rather stared at visitors probing their intentions, and some even actively tried to lure shoppers inside. Of course, "your mileage may vary," I found all this completely misplaced. I looked rather for local artisans, and found close to none. By a lucky coincidence we witnessed a parade of Caribbean Africans. We do not know what was the occasion. We saw numerous dancing schools parading, and a "VIP" and his son presented on a truck, weaving to the crowds. |
 c3478 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3479 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3482 Exploring Charlotte Amalie |
 c3483 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3484 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3485 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3487 Parade |
 c3489 Parade |
 c3490 Parade |
 c3491 Parade |
 c3492 Parade |
 c3494 Parade |
 c3497 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3498 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3499 Island Cable Twist |
 c3500 Charlotte-Amalie Parade |
 c3503 VIP's of the Islands |
 c3504 VIP's |
 c3507 Parade |
 c3509 Parade |
 c3510 Parade |
 c3511 Parade |
 c3515 Parade |
 c3516 Parade |
 c3524 Her dancing was most energetic |
 c3525 Parade |
 c3529 Emancipation Park |
 c3537 Main St. returning to normal |
 c3539 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3544 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3546 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3556 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3559 Curls in the making... |
 c3560 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3562 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3569 |
 c3578 Governors Mansion |
 c3580 Fort Christian |
 c3585 Fort Christian, closed |
 c3586 For Cristian Summer 2006 reopening |
 c3590 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3592 Frederick Lutheran Church |
 c3593 Charlotte-Amalie |
 c3595 Charlotte-Amalie |
 c3596 Frederick Lutheran Church |
 c3600 Frederick Lutheran Church |
 c3607 Frederick Lutheran Church |
 c3608 Danish Past |
 c3610 Parade |
 c3615 Charlotte Amalie |
 c3617 Tracing dad |
 c3618 Amazing costume |
 c3619 Body Paint |
 c3620 One angry man... |
 c3621 Charlotte-Amalie |
 c3622 Charlotte-Amalie |
 c3625 End of adventure... |
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