Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the United States Virgin Islands and the biggest cruise port in the Caribbean. It's named for a Danish Queen, and the streets wind their ways though classic colonial architecture.
The Inn at Blackbeard's Castle pool with the castle in the background
Some of the many free-range roosters that wander around Charlotte Amalie
Sign leading to the famous 99 Steps
View from Herve Restuarant, looking out onto Charlotte Amalie
Looking down on Charlotte Amalie from the Danish Chalet Inn
The mural painted outside a door of the Tavern on the Waterfront, downtown Charlotte Amalie
Governor's House on the hill above the town
Street in downtown Charlotte Amalie
Skytsborg Tower ("sky tower") was built in 1679 by the Danes as a watchtower for the harbor of Charlotte Amalie. Legend has it that the pirate Blackbeard used the tower for his own purposes
Steps next to the Government House that lead up the hill high above the city
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