January 21-28, 2004

January 21-28, 2004

We flew to Aruba for a week of sunshine away from the cold of Chicago. We land in the capitol, Oranjestad, and take a shuttle to the Holiday Inn Resort and Casino, located on Palm Beach.  It is a beautiful beach with lots of palm trees and sun cover. It is so nice we lay on the beach the whole week.  It is a very Americanized place, with lots of good restaurants within easy walking distance. Our favorite was a romantic dinner we ate on our own private balcony at the Argentinean steakhouse, Texas de Brazil.  One day late in the week we stroll down the beach to find a bunch people kite surfing. I had never seen it before.  It is very cool and we end up watching for quite a while.