Cervantes San Juan

... So they tried and talked to the officials and almost left without us and finally figured out the problem which appeared to have something to do with the computers.
By the time we arrived in san juan and went through customs it was about 6 hours later.

Anyway, the hotel we booked was in a great location (no hostels in the caribbean) right in the center of ols san juan. It ...

... most point of the islet. Named in honor of King Philip II of Spain, the fort, also referred to as "El Morro" or "promontory", was designed to guard the entrance to San Juan bay, and defend the city of San Juan from seaborne enemies. The walk took long being punctuated by stops at different factory outlets which are en route (Shopping enthusiasts would love them!). Walking through the brightly colored houses on ...

Dear Blog,

Today, we got up late. It is departure time for some people and embarkation time for others. As for us, we are staying put. We are here for another week having booked a back to back cruise (Southern and Western Caribbean) on Caribbean Princess. :)

This morning, it gave me time to reflect on my first week on board the Caribbean Princess. So far, it has been everything I dreamed of. Visits to exotic islands ...

... with native musical instrumentsl like the quatro. Took the taxi back to the hotel. Walk to the Radisson Hotel and ate dinner at Ambassador Grill..My dish is Ropa Vieja,a Cuban dish. Watch the locals dance the Salsa. Heard the sound of coqui ( Puerto Rico's small mascot frog) from some greeneries in the sidewalk on the way back to the hotel.

... ourselves occupied during the next week. We checked out the pool which wasn't as big as I had envisioned. but at least there were 2 bars within close proximity. The welcome lunch started and I was excited to see what kind of food was going to be served. I had heard plenty about food on cruises and wanted to see if the food was going to live up to expectation. The lunch was buffet style and was absolutely amazing. They had so many ...

... to explore, and they wanted to go shopping. Kyle and I decided to go to the fort called San Cristobal instead. It was fun, I'm glad we got to see it. There's a bigger one called El Morro, but we didn't have time to explore it.

Something scary happened while we were there. Somehow Kyle stumbled upon this guy who was just beat up and covered in blood. I guess this man and his father were stopped ...

... which clearly made it an adventure. We had great intentions of sightseeing and came upon El Moro, an old Spanish castle with a green that spans about five square blocks. The architecture was amazing, and the views breathtaking. You could see out for miles over the clear, blue Puerto Rican coast. As we continued our tour, however, we came across a sign advertising "World's Greatest Mojitos." Obviously it was imperative that we take in as much culture ...

... much in the way of riding. We had a group of probably 30 or more people, and the horses are very familiar with the path. They do it up to 3x a day. You just sit back (or up) and let your horse choose where it wants to be in the group. My hourse (Semilla I later found out her name was) preferred to stay at the very front, which I liked :) Melissa was close to me while the rest of the family was farther back. The guide in the front was pretty ...

... re talking about! The Secretary of State of Puerto Rico came on to give us our diplomatic briefing which was basically just a little overview of Puerto Rican history and such. After that we all had to go through immigration which was a little crazy because we left from Nassau and came into U.S. territory which made it a little more intense, just so you know the American don't kid around, they had dogs and everything looking for drugs. Of course the man looked at me funny ...

... formes incroyables de leur ombre. Finalement la nuit remplie tout l'espace autour de nous. Nous n'aurons pas vu grand chose de la République Dominicaine, au loin à droite, juste en dessous de l'horizon. Le vol de nuit est mon préféré. Je me sens plus éveillé qu'à n'importe quel autre moment. Plus vivant aussi. Et plus en paix. Peut-être est-ce la valse des étoiles, mélangée à la tranquillité apparente du monde. L'approche et l'atterrissage à Puerto Rico ...