2,905 Discussions and CommentsMember since Nov. 14, 2008Taylor, TX,
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My last two vacations were wonderful but involved much sightseeing and numerous activities that left me feeling I needed a "vacation from my vacation." I decided the time had come to show Dorothy the place I spent thirty years visiting archeologogical sites and basking in the sun...the Caribbean. In an oblique tribute to all the great Dutch members in this forum, I decided the Aruba in the Netherlands Antilles was my destination. I was not disappointed by my choice as Aruba was the perfect destination to lie on the beach, sip large cool drinks and float in turquoise waters.
Naturally I visited the IWC AD owned by a family that built their jewelery business around their offerings of great Swiss watches. I found the sales associate to be a member of the owner family and extremely knowledgeable about IWC, and proud of an excellent inventory from each IWC family. Interestingly, he said that the new Portofino line was extremely well-received by his customer base and already sold out when his order arrives in October. I apologize for the lack of in-store pictures, but we only had Dorothy's 'point and shoot' with us and many of you have already had the oppurtunity to be underwhelmed by my lack of prowess with that particular camera.
In any case, here are a few shots of a very beautiful part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...with the obligatory shot of my trusty Spitfire Mark XVI. I really needed a white face AT for this holiday! IWC WIS in repose El Mar Caribe On the beach in IWC action wear Spitfire Mark XVI! Tropical flora Kenyan flower amongst tropical flora On the beach
I hope you enjoyed this little visit...we vowed to return real soon!
Best regards, Jim
"We are the other people, we are the other people...you're the other people too!" Frank Zappa
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Thanks for the great pictures Jim. Never been to this part of my country, but I guess it is worth going over there when the kids start to appreciate flying in a plane for more then 3 hours ;-)
You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf - Jon Kabat-Zinn
Naturally I visited the IWC AD owned by a family that built their jewelery business around their offerings of great Swiss watches. I found the sales associate to be a member of the owner family and extremely knowledgeable about IWC, and proud of an excellent inventory from each IWC family. Interestingly, he said that the new Portofino line was extremely well-received by his customer base and already sold out when his order arrives in October. I apologize for the lack of in-store pictures, but we only had Dorothy's 'point and shoot' with us and many of you have already had the oppurtunity to be underwhelmed by my lack of prowess with that particular camera.
In any case, here are a few shots of a very beautiful part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...with the obligatory shot of my trusty Spitfire Mark XVI. I really needed a white face AT for this holiday!
IWC WIS in repose
El Mar Caribe
On the beach in IWC action wear
Spitfire Mark XVI!
Tropical flora
Kenyan flower amongst tropical flora
On the beach
I hope you enjoyed this little visit...we vowed to return real soon!
Best regards,
Jim
"We are the other people, we are the other people...you're the other people too!"
Frank Zappa
Last edited: 13 March, 2012 - 15:03
Best regards,
Jim
"We are the other people, we are the other people...you're the other people too!"
Frank Zappa
Last edited: 13 March, 2012 - 15:03
Bill
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Tracy
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Best regards
Argiris
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That is day to which I greatly look forward brother Argiris!
Best regards,
Jim
"We are the other people, we are the other people...you're the other people too!"
Frank Zappa
Last edited: 13 March, 2012 - 15:03
Love the Mark XVI on bracelet!
Regards,
Roberto
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You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf - Jon Kabat-Zinn
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