Sheltering by Shopping in Willemstad - 2016

Bellevue Restaurant and Wine Bar

This is right on the harbor, According to the website, there is the Merlot Winebar adjacent to the terrace along the inner harbor of Willemstad and the Salon Liem Sian &; Salon Wigant upstairs. The Traces of War website says: Willemstad was right in the mobilization for a location that was occupied by quartermasters and the staff of the Inundation Station Willemstad. On 24 august 1939 were first mobilized soldiers already arrived in Willemstad and they were housed in Hotel Bellevue and Het Wapen van Willemstad


alley beside the Bellevue

Past the Old Town Hall were several restaurants which were not open at the early hour I was there.


Facade of a building near the town hall


Listed Building


Pretty old building

As I was going down the center of the main street,

Ship tour walking down Main street


ATM?


Gecko logo seats and table


Gecko table or packing crate?


Texaco station on the main street


Close-up of the Texaco station


Truck getting gas

I was taking notice of the various shopping places,

and I saw Het Rozemarijntje with a ramp. So when it started to rain, I turned around and went in with my scooter.

Front of the shop

The shop keeper was very friendly and we had a nice chat. She showed me a paper with a photo which showed that it snowed in Amsterdam the previous day. This is mostly a book store, but they do have some other items.

Cards and books

I got a tin of Dutch cookies, some coasters in the shape of house facades, a cute child's book about a cow, and a small tin of candy for 21 €

tin of Dutch cookies


Coasters


Stroopwafel (Dutch waffle cookie)


The Cow who Fell in the Canal book


Page in the Cow Who Fell in the Canal book

There were also some nice wooden wine containers in the shape of Dutch row houses, but I was afraid they would be crushed in my suitcase

Wine containers upper left and foods