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Walk around the Capital, Charlotte Amalie. It can be very crowded since this is a major area for tourists shopping and dining. The shops are lovely and the buildings are rather quaint. The lovely water views as you walk the waterfront are definitely worth the trip as well as all the great shopping.
The Royal Dane Mall is a series of streets, alleys and walkways filed with shops and restaurants. Jewelery, liquor, clothing, perfume and much more can be found in their shops. The walkways and alleys reminded me of an old European town.
The Havensheight Mall is comprised of over 100 stores in a strip mall setting. There are numerous building with shops that are bunched together for an easy shopping experience. The stores have low prices and are duty free. They even have some restaurants and bars in case you get hungry or need a tropical drink.The mall has jewelry stores, liquor stores, clothing, makeup, sunglasses, crystal, watches, beachwear, perfume, books, toys and much more. You can find just about anything you desire here.**The Havensheight Merchants & Professionals Association guarantee all purchases from the mall for 30 days after purchase.**
To get to Paradise Point you must hop on a Gondola and take a seven minute ride up the hill (cost $19 a person but well worth it). The views of St. Thomas and Charlotte Amalie are incredible. The sky was bright blue and clear; perfect visibility. We were happy to have taken the ride and see such breath taking views.They have a bar area and some shops on the Point but we were here strictly for the views.
On one of our visits we took a tour in a taxi around the island. Island tours by taxi usually include the popular sites and scenic look out points like Drake's Seat. The taxi in the Virgin Islands is called a safari. Its a truck which has been outfitted with bench seating in the back. It is open air but covered. Safari buses vary in size, some can hold up to 26 passengers. Usually that means that the tour is a group tour. Taxi rates, including taxi tours, are set by the VI Taxicab Association. For example, Sightseeing Tour for 2 hours; one passenger $50, two or more passengers $25 per person. Tour for 3 hours; one passenger $60, two or more passengers $30 per person. Our tour was in one of those cab/bus/tourist vehicles which had space for 27 people. Since there were just the two of us in it we had our choice of seats. I took 132 photos and Bob took 5. But all of his were good, and I...
One of the nice things to do in the Virgin Islands is diving and snorkeling. Almost anyone can snorkel. You can snorkel from the beach or snorkel from a boat.A list of boats is on the St. Thomas V.I. page at the URL below. One of the boats like ours that you can snorkel on is Independence. This was the boat that Bob went to look for on our 2010 visit. Open BarDelicious Lunch-- Talk to Captain Pat about having a tailor-made lunch on your day aboard Independence. Pasta, fish, chicken, steak - you name it!Snorkel Gear and LessonsWater Toys Comfortable Shaded CockpitSpend the best day of your vacation aboard Independence, a big, comfortable ketch, cruising the bays of St. John and the small islands in Pilsbury Sound. She is equipped with awnings for shade, mats for sunbathing, top notch snorkel gear and all US Coast Guard required safety equipment. Captain Pat Stoeken has been delighting...
We arranged for a trip with Virgin Island Ecotours online, we chose the Kayak & Snorkel the Marine Sanctuary & Mangrove Lagoon trip at 10:00am which was $62.10 ($69 less 10% for booking online) for 2 1/2 hours of kayaking through the mangroves and snorkeling from shore. We arrived in port at 8am which gave us plenty of time to get to "the snorkeling spot" by taxi, we were there at around 8:45am so we could have also done the full day tour that started at 9am. When we asked them what the difference was in the tour, they said they couldn't accomodate us because they didn't have lunch for us. If it was me running the operation, I would have driven over to the nearest grocery store and picked us up a lunch and tried to sell us the more expensive tour but it seems to be run by a bunch of young kids.After taking the tour, I was glad we didn't sign up for the longer tour. The 2 1/2 hour tour...
After the kayak/snorkel trip we decided to head to the beach for a few hours of chilling out so we hitched a ride with some fellow kayakers to Sapphire Beach where they were staying and found a nice shady spot under a tree to relax and read a book. Sapphire Beach is reported to be one of the nicest beaches on St. Thomas, you can rent a lounge chair for the afternoon (I think it was $7 for the day) or sit on the beach. There didn't appear to be much in the way of food, I saw one snack bar with very high priced burgers and hot dogs so I waited until we went back to the ship to eat.You can snorkel off the beach here, follow the other people that are already in the water as they go around the reef. We had our own masks and snorkels but I'm sure you can also rent them, unless you are a really weak swimmer you don't need fins or a floatation device.You should be able to see some iguanas here...
The 99 Steps are just an example of the step structures that were built by the Danes as a way to climb the steep hills of Charlotte Amalie. The bricks used to construct the steps were brought from Denmark as ballast in sailing ships. I have no idea why they call it the 99 steps since we counted 103 steps when climbing......
Frenchtown is about half a mile south of Charlotte Amalie. This area of St, Thomas was settled by immigrants of St. Barthelemy. The majority of these immigrants were French and many still speak Creole today. Fishing is popular in this area as well as the restaurants and bars. It's just another example of the diverse cultures coming together in the Caribbean.
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2 Reviews and 501 Opinions The hotel rooms were old and the bathroom's were rusty, dirty, and downright disgusting. The food...
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Q: Do we need a list of what we want to see? Do we or can we book in advance? There will be 6 of us that want to travel together ,...
A: Depending on how adventurous you are, where you want to go, and how much time you have to get it done. I'd not book ahead, and I'd use local transportation, unless it's...
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