By Fiona Rattray on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 10:13 pm: |
Last time I was in Curacao, I bought a book called "Landhuizen van Curacao en Bonaire", by Dolf Huijgers and Lucky Ezechiels, published in 1991. This book has photos of many of the Landhuis of the two islands, and seems to be a labour of love, but then my Dutch is very rudimentary. Landhuis are (IMHO) beautiful old houses from the past in Bonaire and Curacao. I've seen a number of them, some restored, some not, on Curacao and Bonaire. If my translation of this book is correct, the Curacao landhuis were mostly built by individual families/farmers, while those on Bonaire were constructed by the Dutch East India Company.
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By Fiona Rattray on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 10:18 pm: |
Oh, by the way, does anyone know if any of the Bonaire landhuis other than Slagbaai (post Lenny) are being restored? Karpata seems to have fallen on low budget times when I checked in July, and (happily I hope) folks are living in Rode Pan, Oranje Pan(?) and Witte Pan. Thanks.
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By Fiona Rattray on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 10:22 pm: |
That should be "Jake" not "Jale".....I'll have to find a GIF from Rusty's treasure trove to demonstrate a Homer Simpson "duh"...
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By Jake Richter - NetTech on Monday, August 26, 2002 - 9:43 am: |
Not asking for much, are you Fiona? :-)
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By Fiona Rattray on Monday, August 26, 2002 - 10:14 am: |
Jake, masha danki, that's a good lead.
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By Fiona Rattray on Monday, August 26, 2002 - 1:11 pm: |
Hmm, I just found another one called Landhuis Colombia on the Drive and Dive map, opposite Jeff Davis Memorial divesite..that would make it...the Witches Hut ruin...? Anybody's guess?
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