ArubaMapDecember 10, 2013 The first and most surprising thing that jumps out at you in Aruba is the license plates. At first glance, they look completely ordinary. But these are actually plates for paupers who only buy a license for six months. ![]() There’s one important addition that all the other countries in the world know nothing about. If a car owner buys a full-year license, he gets not only the color plate (the color changes every year, obviously), but also a white quarter-plate on the left side. ![]() In addition to the plate, you also get a windshield sticker the color of the year. ![]() A sign that means “No stopping on the left side of the road.” Since the right half of the sign is painted over in white, the sign only applies to the left side (like in Saba, Sint Maarten or Sint Eustatius). ![]() No passing. The symbol is duplicated in text. ![]() The Aruban digger. ![]() OranjestadMapYet another Caribbean town where cruise ships dock. ![]() There’s one old Dutch post box here (you can find more of these in neighboring Curaçao and in far-flung Indonesia). ![]() A payphone for tourists. ![]() A tree grate. ![]() A fire hydrant. ![]() Local residents. ![]() There’s also a tram here. ![]() A dumpster. ![]() Trash cans made from fuel barrels. ![]() A city trash can. ![]() Traffic lights. ![]() Danger, high voltage. ![]() A city bus stop. ![]() An intercity bus stop. ![]() Bus stops in other cities. ![]() Fatal traffic accident statistics for recent years. ![]() San NicolaasMapThe second-largest town on the island. ![]() There’s a big oil refinery here, with a bunch of oil storage tanks next to it. ![]() Like in Curaçao, prostitution is legal here. A whole street full of bars sits directly under the shade of the oil tanks. ![]() Few women are around during the day (see Amsterdam), but there are plenty at night. According to local law, each bar can have two prostitutes working in it. That’s why there’s a bar every five feet here. ![]() |
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