Where are we today? San Juan, Puerto Rico!

 This is our last port before home, which is bittersweet. (I still have some catch up blogging to do, including pictures of the centuries old plant in Namibia’s desert.) We didn’t arrive in port until 2:00 PM or so. We took a late afternoon bus excursion to visit a few of San Juan’s sights.

Despite the fact that everyone speaks Spanish, We can tell we are back in the States; there are Walgreen’s here. Lol.  The KFC we passed as we rode around town is no evidence.  As I mentioned in an earlier post, that chain is everywhere in the world.

Across from the capitol building in San Juan, there are statues of American presidents who have visited San Juan in office. 

This is a likeness of President Obama.

The statue with the raised hand is Eisenhower.

This is one of the few beaches in San Juan with public access.

Historic cemetery next to the sixteenth century Fort San

 Filipe del Morro (El Morro)

El Morro was built to protect San Juan from attacks by sea.

This second fort, Castillo San Cristobal, was built in the 1700’s when the Spanish needed fortification against inland attacks.  The United Stares continued to use it even after they took over from the Spanish.  In fact, the US built bunkers for it during World War II and continued to man it until the 1970’s.

San Cristobal is next to Calle San Sebastián in Old San Juan. The street is where San Juan’s popular festivals celebrating St. Sebastian take place, The surrounding area has charming, narrow streets, lots of shops and restaurants, and colonial architecture. 

Dave and I chose Mexican food for dinner, 

After a quick pop in to a Walgreen’s, we walked back to the ship.  The evening breeze was so pleasant. 

We just sailed away at 11:00.  It will take us two sea days and three sea nights to arrive back in Ft. Lauderdale, 

Enjoy!