Olimpo Court Hotel San Juan

... to fight off the bacteria, apparently coral is really dirty. Despite my throbbing foot I headed back into the water with the yellow floaty things and my group...Having fun with the crew, they served us pina coladas in the water to enjoy while we floated AND took a picture of our group for us!<br><br>We made it back to the hotel around 4:30 and we were so exhausted that we feel asleep in the shade by the ...

... was even a group of 27 teachers doing their own girls getaway, boy they were a fun rowdy bunch!<br><br>For dinner we got ourselves all dressed up and made our way to Old San Juan where we enjoyed a delicious Puerto Rican dinner at Barrachina's. Fun fact about Barrachina's - it is the birthplace of the Pina Colada, so be sure to ask for a free sample to taste - they were ...

... I had a pizza and my husband the eggplant sandwich. If you're NOT looking for Puerto Rican food, then you'll probably be happy here. <br><br>Saturday evening, we ventured back into Old San Juan for traditional Puerto Rican Food and went to a local favorite, El Jibarito (Calle Sol 280). http://www.eljibaritopr.com/ One word - FABULOUS! It has great Tostones (green plantains) served ...

... choosing my meal. Finally, I opted for rice while Mi had seafood served with rice. <br><br>At 3:30pm, we left the beach heading back to the hotel. The ride was as entertaining as in the morning. Bob, with his Puerto Rican accent, continued to impress and amuse us. We arrived at the hotel around 4:30pm after a fun-filled day. We all exchanged goodbyes and good luck.<br><br>Tomorrow, embarkation day!<br><br>Thankful for Bob's services.<br><br>Mo

... Gallery of Puerto Rico. Saw the collection of Santos. Santos are wooden sculptures of religious saints or figures in the Americas of Spanish origins. Ate dinner at Ajili Mojili/a highend restaurant serving comida criolla.(local cuisine) at the Condado area.

... getting better acquainted with where things were on the ship. We decided to forgo the dinner in the formal dining room and just have dinner buffet style at the Windjammer Cafe. Being quite tired we just were not in a mood to be sociable with the others at our dinner table. After the mandatory evacuation drill, we just continued to walk around and have a few drinks while listening to the music in the Centrum Lounge before calling it a night.

... to translate for me. He saw me searching the menu, trying to find what I wanted there so I could use the Spanish, but I think he took pity on me and just translated. As I was leaving after my afternoon with SAS kids at Starbucks, I said goodbye to the poet, and she beckoned me into the store to tell me that she had gone to an opening the night before and all she could talk about was the Semester at Sea program and us, how cool she thought it was that ...

... with colonial style houses. The Governor's mansion (La Fortaleza) has a beautiful lush garden and fountains in the shade of palms. It was the residence of Ponce de Leon.

... the site of La Tiza, with domestic occupations dating from the Early Horizon 200 BC through the Late Intermediate Period AD 1476. Five sectors correspond to the different periods of occupation. New habitation areas were built adjacent to older ones rather than on top of them. The site was settled from east to west so that the oldest evidence of habitation is found in the eastern portion of the site in Sector I and also in lower elevations of Sector II. Excavations in ...

My time in Puerto Rico was so amazing. On Monday I woke up at 6 am to watch the ship pull into port. I got some great views of the island as we circled it. That day I went into old San Juan. My friends and I ate at a local restaurant and then visited the historic forts of Old San Juan. They were beautiful. That night 200 students from my ship visited local four local universities. I went to Caribbean University in Catalina. The ...