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brick building adjacent to Charlotte Amalie's tourist information office, it specializes in
items small enough to be packed into a suitcase or trunk. Examples include spice racks,
paper towel racks, lamps crafted from conch shells, salad utensils and bowls, crocheted
goods, and straw goods.
Tarbor Gade 1.
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340/777-1153.
Tillett Gardens Center for the Arts
Since 1959, Tillett Gardens, once an
old Danish farm, has been the island's arts-and-crafts center. This tropical compound
is a series of buildings housing studios, galleries, and an outdoor garden restaurant
and bar. Prints in the galleries start as low as $20. The best work of local artists is
displayed here—originals in oils, watercolors, and acrylics. The Tillett prints on fine
canvas are all one of a kind. The famous Tillett maps on fine canvas are priced from
$45.
Tillett Gardens, 4126 Anna's Retreat, Tutu.
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340/775-1405.
www.tillettgardens.com. Take Rte.
38 east from Charlotte Amalie.
BOOKS
Dockside Bookshop
If you need a beach read, head for this well-stocked store
near the cruise-ship dock. It has the best selection of books on island lore, as well as
a variety of general reading selections.
Havensight Mall.
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340/774-4937.
BRIC-A-BRAC
Carson Company Antiques
This shop's small space is loaded with merchan-
dise, tasteless and otherwise, from virtually everywhere. Its clutter and eclectic
nature just might be part of the attraction. Bakelite jewelry is cheap and cheerful, and
the African artifacts are often interesting.
Royal Dane Mall, off Main St.
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340/774-6175.
CAMERAS & ELECTRONICS
Boolchand's
This is the place to go when you're in the market for a camera.
Famous throughout the Caribbean, this is the major retailer of not only cameras, but
also electronics and digital products throughout the West Indies. Now into its 8th
decade, it sells all the big names, from Kodak to Leica, and from Nikon to Fuji. In
the electronics division are the latest in DVDs, minidiscs, and other items. There is
also a jewelry department and a wide selection of watches.
31 Main St.
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340/776-0794.
www.boolchand.com.
New Age Photo
Don't expect a traditional array of camera and film at this
place—it's a lot more evolved than that. For sale is a medley of ornaments—made
from black onyx, granite, cut crystal, or clear plastic polymers—which accept lasered-
on replicas of any photo you'd present to a staff member. Photos come out looking
like fine art when laser-engraved on their new surface. Here, you can create some
high-tech, unique souvenirs of your trip.
In the Crown Bay Center.
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340/777-9324.
Royal Caribbean
This is the largest camera and electronics store in the
Caribbean. It carries Nikon, Minolta, Pentax, Canon, and Panasonic products. It's a
good source for watches, too, featuring such brand names as Seiko, Movado, Corum,
Fendi, and Zodiac. There's also a complete collection of Philippe Charriol watches,
jewelry, and leather bags, and a wide selection of Mikimoto pearls, 14- and 18-karat
jewelry, and Lladró figurines. Another branch is located at Havensight Mall
(
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340/776-8890
).
33 and 35 Main St.
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340/776-4110.
www.royalcaribbean.vi.
CLOTHING
Fresh Produce
This California chain, with its tropical apparel for women, has
now invaded St. Thomas with its colorful wares. Much of the clothing is dyed like
native fruits: banana yellow, pink guava, lime-green mangoes, and zesty orange. A
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