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.