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in St. Thomas (or simply shopping in the Caribbean) can be an all-consuming endeavor. Charlotte-Amalie
boasts several blocks packed with air-conditioned stores selling
jewelry, fine china, liquor, linens, imported china and crystal,
designer clothing, Caribbean handicrafts, and antiques. Many of
the stores, including the entire Royal Dane Mall, above, are housed
in brick-walled warehouses originally used to store pirate bounty.
Traders brought the brick to the island as ballast in their sailing
ships, and then exchanged it for rum, sugar, and molasses. So before
heading back on the Carnival
Cruise Line, Princess
Cruise Line, or any other cruise line make sure to view the
various merchandise in St. Thomas.
Dronningen's Gade (Main Street) cuts through the main shopping area of Charlotte-Amalie. Camille Pissaro, a famous French Impressionist painter born in 1830, grew up in the house on 14 Dronningen's Gade.
Tillett Gardens, once an old Danish farm, now serves as a local center for creative artists and performers. Interspersed throughout the gardens are studios and galleries, and often, musical performances.
A local performance at Tillett Gardens
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