July 5, 2012
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Anatomy of a Cruise Part 4 – San Juan
Life gets so busy sometimes! Back to reporting on the vacation. Next stop was San Juan, Puerto Rico. We spent the morning exploring Old City on foot. It was really hot. First we walked outside the city wall. There are a load of photos…..
Here is the San Juan harbour and part of the wall.
A watchtower in the wall which dates from the early 1500′s.
There were a zillion cats around the old city. Apparently they are protected and people feed them.
Nice porch… like the color too…
Look at this tree!!
This is the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista where Ponce de Leon is buried. (he of the exploration to find the fabled Fountain of Youth)
A hotel with a funny name..
Cultural Center
The road to the fort… the oldest building in Puerto Rico
The gateway …
View from the gate back towards the city… there is an old cemetary near the sea
One of the towers in the fort…
From inside the tower
This lighthouse has been rebuilt several times..
Another tower
The Chapel
This window is looking out towards a small island which used to be a leper colony
Walking around town… we always check out grocery stores for things to bring back…got some coffee
Very like street signs in Spain
The is the White Mansion… former home of Ponce de Leon and family
In one shop we met the sweetest little dog … he played sock with Greg
Greg wanted a photo of the Stop sign
Christopher Colombus
We ended up here to escape the heat and buy a mug
On the way back to the ship we saw these….
The Explorer….
Leaving San Juan
Back on the ship… they change these every day in all the elevators… helps to be reminded what day it is
And this was our room decoration that evening… not sure if it was a snake or a swan but it was cool and the room attendant put Greg’s sunglasses on it
Last stop….Labadee, Haiti
Comments (3)
The swan is cute in the glasses. I prefer to think of it as a swan and not a snake.
I’d like to visit Puerto Rico someday. That ocean is such a lovely shade of blue, (in the picture taken from the Fort.)
wow! so cool~ the pictures are gorgeous. what a awesome place.
I am enjoying your trip!
Thanks for reporting!