Aruba's Colorful Capital
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Walking tour of our Mainstreet, Wilhelminastreet, Museum, Bus Station, Port Area, City Hotel and Government building.
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Will be there shortly and something tells me I’m going to love your country!
We hope so :-)
Oh, man. Sad to see the store closures and sparseness along Main Street. Alas, it is what it is these days. A lot of places and people are struggling. I'll cherish great memories walking around there (Bon Bini Bazar and La Linda 😊) with my mom and aunties many years ago. Still hope to visit again one day.
Thanks for all your dedication to upholding the heart and soul of Aruba 🇦🇼
Yes, it's sad to see and walk there but I hope one day it can have a bit of its glory days back. Thanks for watching too☀️
AQUI VAMOS DE NUEVO HYRO...💪..CONOCIENDO LA CAPITAL .....PARA CUANDO VAYAMOS...PURA VIDA✨🇨🇷✨
Asi es amigo🙌🏼☀️
We'll be there in September. We'll make sure we get downtown and support the local businesses
🙌🏼Awesome!
I love your videos. They're so helpful in planning our trips to Aruba!
Happy to hear it😊
Thanks for this long video Hyro, I actually enjoy the longer videos (especially the walk ones) even more because we get to see a lot more in them.
I am also very happy to hear that that building behind the Stadhuis is finally going to be fixed up, I've always thought it was such a shame that you had such beautiful nice building for a Stadhuis and right behind you it you had and abandoned, falling apart, ugly building. It's always a shock looking at the difference. Especially when you look at the "frame" of the building which is actually really good and such a good candidate for renovation or rebuilding. That little square on the front left next to the stairs for example would be a great place for outdoor dinning, with that small building on the side acting as the restaurant/kitchen.
I'm actually disappointed to hear that the Royal Plaza is going to be converted into a Air B&B. I remember spending a lot of free time there, that's the first place I can remember having a gameroom where you could pay for the hour and got to play a bunch of consoles and use internet on computers, also remember buying shoes at the Royal Plaza and my first ever skateboard.
From and outside perspective looking at what types of stores are around, I feel like one issue that happened with the island down town area over the last years is that they leaned way too heavily on the tourist side. I remember there being local or locally focused stores mixed in with all these shops, heck the main street was pretty much nothing but stores focused on locals (Like the mentioned La Linda for example.). Now that the Palm Beach has built up it's own shopping areas, which are also focused mostly on tourists, but has the advantage of being where all the tourists are, I think that caused these stores to struggle to the point of not being able to survive. The tram is actually a perfect example of this problem, when I heard of it being planned and heard the route it was going to take, I was really disappointed, it was so obviously purely tourist focused. Imagine if instead of just going through the main street, they had extended it past it and gone to Rotonde Cumana and then from there to the Airport. Then it could be used as real public transport by locals in Tarabana, Barcelona, Cumana and Wayaka. Then if it's a success the system could be expanded with lines maybe going past Dakota and Camacuri and another line going towards Hooiberg (Thus hitting another tourist spot.). As it stands now with the tram and all the stores struggling and closing in the main street, the tram is going to end up with nothing to show the tourists in a few years and the locals not using it because there is little point for them to use it.
I'll be there in a week to look at it all again with my own eyes and I hope I come across you during my stay.
Thank you always for your in depth review, tips, stories, suggestions and much more. I read them with lots of attention and you are always right on! Hope you had a wonderful stay on the island, cheers!
MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS HYRO...✨👊💪✨....ERES UN COMPLETO REFERENTE DE VIAJE EN ARUBA,...SUS VIDEOS SON EXCELENTES, INFORMATIVOS Y MUY NATURALES EN SU PERSONALIDAD...1000%LO APOYAMOS ✨🇨🇷✨
Muchisimas gracias amigo, pura vida!
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Nice walking video Hyro. I have seen some of those buildings when I was there. I no they been around a long time.
Thank you too. Yes some are over a hundred years old.
Aruba 🇦🇼 ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊
Hello my friend! Love the video! Does the downtown area get busier as the day goes on?
Hello there, yes sometimes it does after 3pm because it's less warm.
Be honest, Hyro. You don't have a cold. You're crying because you miss Marleen😉😊.
Enjoyed the tour! I hope the area gets a boost soon and more shops don't close.
😝 True
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Thanks!
Hola Hyro, quisiera saber en qué sectores se puede estacionar gratis para visitar Main Street. Saludos!
Hola Fernanda, para serte sincero no es 💯 clara. Depende a donde vayas puede que tengan un parqeadero gratis pero importante es no estacionar entre las lineas amarillas sino blancas. Alli puedes pagar en las maquinas. No es mucho pero preferiblemente hacerlo para evitar inconvenientes.
These are some of my favorite videos. I enjoy the longer walks in areas that are off the beaten path. I'd like to see a bus video too with an explanation of how the schedule works. Thanks Hyro!
Love to make these too. We'll try to work on the bus video soon.
@25:40 for walking and hiking you can try the Altra's if you can find them on the island. Love them. I'm planning my walking routes for my next trip and Main Street will be on the list!
Thanks for the tip! Will have to ck it out.
QUE MAL QUE MARLIN SE FUE A HOLANDA......ESPERO TODO ESTE BIEN....✨
No se preocupe amigo, ya esta de regreso y todo anda bien :-)
Main street needs to make a comeback, I can imagine it being very busy pre Covid. When I visited from London in 2022, I went downtown but where the cruise ships port but I did not see all these shops or main street 😂. How on earth did I not see this hmmmmmm
😊The intention of the tram was to bring folks from the cruise port to the end of the mainstreet. It didn't fully work out. I don't think the tram killed the mainstreet but more so the focus of businesses around the touristic areas of Palm Beach. I think it can come back witha good plan and backing by the locals and local government.
Great set of videos! Just returned from a week in Aruba and your many videos were really helpful in planning our visit and selecting different sites to go. Highly recommend the Wilhemina restaurant in downtown Oranjestad, it was THE best meal that we had during our visit.
I've never dined there but heard great things!
Great video thx Hyro! I like the longer ones too 😉 . A bus trip video would be cool at some point, in particular from Oranjestad heading east towards San Nicolas/Baby beach as we've not been down that way. Cheers
Thanks! We'll try to work on that in the following weeks.
The lack of shoppers and other foot traffic is sad for the businesses on Main Street, but I was thinking that was ideal for me (I don’t like crowds). We were thinking to mostly avoid Oranjestad when we stay in Noord in August… but we’ll probably check out the city now. I imagine it’s quite different during the peak season. The bus video idea sounds interesting… I’d watch. Thanks for the great videos!
Yes, it can get busier around the year end holidays but is quiet most of the year. Thanks for watching John!
just wondering why do some people wear jeans in 30c+? when you are walking with your dog like 14:55
We are just used to doing that here.
Great video!
Thanks for the visit
We made it a point to visit downtown and ate at Pistache House and bought some items at a shop the day of our departure. It is a lovely downtown with loads of potential.
Thanks for doing so :-) Until next time!
Thanks Hyro - enjoyed the video. I get why they play loud music in bars, but don’t get why they’re doing this in restaurants - I guess they’re trying to attract a younger crowd. We stopped going to some places due to the loud music & DJ’s. One of our favorites was LG Smiths steakhouse, but they put in a new music system & then added a DJ. We enjoyed Lucy’s for casual fare, but they also added a DJ - we sat as far away from the DJ & noticed everyone else was doing the same, but the waitress had trouble taking our order - we had to practically shout - I had a headache after we left. Barefoot was always on our list, but the place next door (Reflections) played loud annoying music that ruined the evening. Same thing with Aqua Grill - the disco next door (think it’s the Library) has their volume too high & interferes with Aqua Grill’s music. The Vue is another placed we stopped going to - same problem. Don’t they understand that people like to have some conversation while dining?
We used to buy souvenirs at some of the shops on Main Street before the trolley was built, but haven’t gone there since. I feel the trolley (which we’ve never rode on) made things worse for the businesses on Main Street. I guess the main purpose must have been to transport the cruise folks, but the fact that many stores have closed indicates that the trolley didn’t help.
Yes, you get me about the music. Some is fine, but it's often way too loud to have a conversation. Sad about the mainstreet. There is some effort being done but it seems too little too late.
@@LetsgowithHyro Hello Hyro - we've been in Aruba since August 30 - this is our last week here. The worst case of loud music this trip was at OceanZ - loved the food & service was excellent, but the singer was so loud that we couldn't have a conversation & noticed that none of the other tables couldn't talk. Once the singer took a break, we noticed people conversing. Initially, the waitress wanted to sit us at a table close to the singer, but we asked for a table away from the singer. I would think that management would notice & ask the singer to turn down the volume. The most pleasant entertainment this trip was at Las Ramblas (at La Cabana) & at Horizons (at Amsterdam Manor,
Hello dear Hyro, it’s so sad to see the Main Street like that…first time I went to Aruba was in 1989 and I fell in love with it…I came back many times (last in 2010), and how it changed…this street was so busy…I hope I can come back soon and every time I come back home, my heart stays at Aruba!!!! Love so much your people, the climate, the island everything!!!! Lots of love and Aruba is in my heart always! 🇦🇼🇦🇼🇦🇼🇦🇼🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Yes indeed, the mainstreet used to be the place to be. Let's hope it can reinvent itself. Perhaps with cafe's or something. Thanks for watching!
Bon Tarde Hyro. Thank you for the tour. My wife and I will definitely conduct some further exploring in 32 days!! Danki.
Sounds great, please do!
Hallo Hyro bedankt voor je video het was weer leuk om deze omgeving te zien dan krijg ik weer het vakantie gevoel. Ayo Gerold.
Ja idd, we zagen elkaar daar bij de Columbus straat😊🙌🏼 De Mainstreet is een beetje uitgestorven maar ik vind het altijd heerlijk om daar te lopen!
Found your channel a couple weeks ago & love your videos. Haven't been to Aruba in 14 yrs and we took the bus from the Divi to San Nicolas. The depot area looks different, and I would love to see a bus trip video.
Thanks Peggy, we'll try to work on one😊🙌🏼Welcome aboard
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What memories this brought back... we stayed at the victoria city hotel on main st/caya Betico Croes Christmas 2021. We walked to Arubus each day and so we became very familiar with the street and did try to support local businesses. Miss the happy island so much!
Wow great to hear this! I had an idea to make a vlog with the Victoria hotel around that time but they did not care to collab at the time. My idea was to show an optional type of stay compared to the direct beach areas.
@@LetsgowithHyro Shame they didn't catch the vision. I thought many tourists were missing out on downtown, except maybe some from cruises who wandered to the end of the street.
Ive been missing your videos since last august because I suffer from separation depression when I leave your beautiful island. nice to see you're still at it. returning a week from Tuesday so I have to get my Hyro fix in before I arrive 😀
Welcome back Mike🙌🏼Enjoy your upcoming trip!