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Travel Blogs from Sosua
Things I will miss
So I'm a little behind on my posts...but as most of you know, I'm coming home in 2 days!! So in honor of this, I'm going to do two posts today: Things I will miss/Things I will not miss.
THINGS I WILL MISS!
- Having the housekeeper bring me juice when I am home in the afternoon
- My host family and especially watching Tangled and Pocahontas in Spanish with my 3 year old mini me
- Being able to take a two hour bus ride and ...
In the Time of the Butterflies
... enough of a threat to the dictator that he had them murdered.
There is now a book and movie about the sisters called "In the Time of the Butterflies".
The house where the sisters lived in the 10 months before their assassination is now a museum that we went to visit. We got to see some of their clothes, their rooms, and beautiful gardens decorated with butterflies. The highlight of the trip, ...
Rice, beans, nachos, fruits, and liver
This post is dedicated to food! Midday lunch is the largest meal of the day here with a smaller breakfast and dinner served as well. Here's a typical day of food:
- Breakfast- Any combination of freshly made juice, toast with jam or ham and cheese, cornflakes (a general term for all kinds of cereal), saltine crackers, and fruit
- Lunch- Rice, beans, meat and ...
Bumpy ride
... in the beautiful scenery. Pete and I were sandwiched in the backseat with Travis, the only other person in the van under the age of 40. Suddenly, we sort of hear the noise of the van change, but Pete and I didn't realize what it was until we hear Travis yelling, "WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH!" Pete and I later recounted how we thought we were about to be rear ended, but in actuality, the trunk door had worked itself loose with all those ...
Nous peindrons la ville rouge sur nos velos
... offered a daily bike tour through the town. I went on the tour with about five other Quebeckers. Not too much of a tour really, no real highlights to speak of, it was over in about 45 minutes. It was good to take in the daily sights of the Dominican village though, people walking, dogs barking, etc. The streets were relatively quiet.
Taking a bus to and from Puerto Plata, I did capture some neat sights. Too bad smells couldn't be recorded and ...
Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
- Kitchenette
- Pets allowed