Con­nect­ing the two his­toric halves of Willem­stad is the ever-pop­u­lar Queen Emma Pon­toon Bridge which spans St Anna Bay. A delight to amble across, it offers love­ly views of all the bright­ly paint­ed man­sions and Dutch-style hous­es that line the water’s edge. Often referred to as the ‘Swing­ing Old Lady’, it was built back in 1888 to join Otroban­da in the west to Pun­da and Pieter­maai in the east. Now lined by lit up arch­es at night, the float­ing bridge reg­u­lar­ly opens to allow ocean­go­ing ves­sels in and out of the bay. In total, it stretch­es over 500 feet in length with his­tor­i­cal mark­ers at each end explain­ing a bit more about the much-loved land­mark.