John Oram's photos with the keyword: Philipsburg

The cargo ship 'Tropic Carib' at Philipsburg, St. Maarten. 200_3_P1100570CE

The landing craft 'Emprendedora' at Philipsburg, St. Maarten. 200_3_P1100568CE

It was not until late morning that a second cruise ship approached St. Maarten on this Sunday. Costa Pacifica was arriving from Pointe-à-Pitre and and would depart later for La Romana, Dominican Republic. 200_3_P1100564

It was not until late morning that a second cruise ship approached St. Maarten on this Sunday. Costa Pacifica was arriving from Pointe-à-Pitre and and would depart later for La Romana, Dominican Republic. 200_3_P1100553C

It was not until late morning that a second cruise ship approached St. Maarten on this Sunday. Costa Pacifica was arriving from Pointe-à-Pitre and and would depart later for La Romana, Dominican Republic. 200_3_P1100548C

The tall ship 'Mandalay' at Philipsburg, St. Maarten from where she was due to start a voyage to Tortola. 200_3_P1100547R

A walk from the cruise port to downtown Philipsburg was rewarded by the completely unexpected sight, in a scrapyard, of the former Air Lekkerbek Bar & Restaurant. The NAMC YS-11-111 was originally delivered to All Nippon Airways and withdrawn as PJ-WIK by Winair at SXM before becoming a well-known restaurant feature in Philipsburg where it was well into 2018 although it might have stopped functioning as a restaurant some while before then. The aircraft was painted in Heineken green. There are multiple and not particularly coherent threads to be viewed on the demise of the restaurant and some of the views appear controversial. Whatever the facts, the aircraft body was at the scrapyard by 17 March 2019 and, I think, actual scrapping had commenced. 200_3_P1100539

A walk from the cruise port to downtown Philipsburg was rewarded by the completely unexpected sight, in a scrapyard, of the former Air Lekkerbek Bar & Restaurant. The NAMC YS-11-111 was originally delivered to All Nippon Airways and withdrawn as PJ-WIK by Winair at SXM before becoming a well-known restaurant feature in Philipsburg where it was well into 2018 although it might have stopped functioning as a restaurant some while before then. The aircraft was painted in Heineken green. There are multiple and not particularly coherent threads to be viewed on the demise of the restaurant and some of the views appear controversial. Whatever the facts, the aircraft body was at the scrapyard by 17 March 2019 and, I think, actual scrapping had commenced. 200_3_P1100534

The cruise port at Philipsburg, St. Maarten was much quieter than on my two previous visits. The area in the foreground of this picture can be very busy when up to six ships are visiting. Viking Sea was alone for more another hour after this late morning photograph was taken. Costa Pacifica arrived at lunchtime. The Viking vessel herself had arrived from Antigua and would depart for Charlotte Amalie, the last port before returning to Puerto Rico. 200_3_P1100545CE

Even for a frail being who has left behind an uncompleted winter, it is worth bearing the high temperatures of the Caribbean islands by walking to see what one might see. Like this. Probably unrelated but now equally famous. This piece of ground is near the port of Philipsburg. 200_3_P1100541

The cruise port at Philipsburg, St. Maarten was much quieter than on my two previous visits. Viking Sea was alone for more than an hour after this late morning photograph was taken. Costa Pacifica arrived at lunchtime. The Viking vessel herself had arrived from Antigua and would depart for Charlotte Amalie, the last port before returning to Puerto Rico. 200_3_P1100540R

A walk from the cruise port to downtown Philipsburg was rewarded by the completely unexpected sight, in a scrapyard, of the former Air Lekkerbek Bar & Restaurant. The NAMC YS-11-111 was originally delivered to All Nippon Airways and withdrawn as PJ-WIK by Winair at SXM before becoming a well-known restaurant feature in Philipsburg where it was well into 2018 although it might have stopped functioning as a restaurant some while before then. The aircraft was painted in Heineken green. There are multiple and not particularly coherent threads to be viewed on the demise of the restaurant and some of the views appear controversial. Whatever the facts, the aircraft body was at the scrapyard by 17 March 2019 and, I think, actual scrapping had commenced. 200_3_P1100532

A walk from the cruise port to downtown Philipsburg was rewarded by the completely unexpected sight, in a scrapyard, of the former Air Lekkerbek Bar & Restaurant. The NAMC YS-11-111 was originally delivered to All Nippon Airways and withdrawn as PJ-WIK by Winair at SXM before becoming a well-known restaurant feature in Philipsburg where it was well into 2018 although it might have stopped functioning as a restaurant some while before then. The aircraft was painted in Heineken green. There are multiple and not particularly coherent threads to be viewed on the demise of the restaurant and some of the views appear controversial. Whatever the facts, the aircraft body was at the scrapyard by 17 March 2019 and, I think, actual scrapping had commenced. 200_3_P1100529E

A walk from the cruise port to downtown Philipsburg was rewarded by the completely unexpected sight, in a scrapyard, of the former Air Lekkerbek Bar & Restaurant. The NAMC YS-11-111 was originally delivered to All Nippon Airways and withdrawn as PJ-WIK by Winair at SXM before becoming a well-known restaurant feature in Philipsburg where it was well into 2018 although it might have stopped functioning as a restaurant some while before then. The aircraft was painted in Heineken green. There are multiple and not particularly coherent threads to be viewed on the demise of the restaurant and some of the views appear controversial. Whatever the facts, the aircraft body was at the scrapyard by 17 March 2019 and, I think, actual scrapping had commenced. 200_3_P1100531

The cruise port at Philipsburg, St. Maarten was much quieter than on my two previous visits. Viking Sea was alone for a full two hours after this photograph was taken. Costa Pacifica arrived at lunchtime. The Viking vessel herself had arrived from Antigua and would depart for Charlotte Amalie, the last port before returning to Puerto Rico. 200_3_P1100528CE

The punnily named Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit in the slightly improbable location of Philipsburg, St. Maarten. The property at 19A Front Street appears to be Moorish in style; I can not speak to whether the contents are moreish or not but it does appear to be favourably reviewed. 200_3_P1100494

This is one of two related photographs which have left me baffled and frustrated. The preserved tramcar is in the courtyard of an establishment named Amasterdam (sic), the spelling of which can clearly be seen, and might be presumed to be a refugee from the near-eponymous city. Although I have stood in that very courtyard, I can find absolutely no information about an establishment of that name (just off Front Street in Philipsburg) nor about a preserved tram in Philipsburg or, indeed, St. Maarten. 200_3_P1100499

This is one of two related photographs which have left me baffled and frustrated. The preserved tramcar is in the courtyard of an establishment named Amasterdam (sic) and might be presumed to be a refugee from the near-eponymous city. Although I have stood in that very courtyard, I can find absolutely no information about an establishment of that name (just off Front Street in Philipsburg) nor about a preserved tram in Philipsburg or, indeed, St. Maarten. 200_3_P1100495R