[/caption]Tonight we visited Old San Juan. (Click here to see some pics and info from Wikipedia.) We took a taxi that dropped us off at the Castillo, but unfortunately it was closed so we took some pics and started walking down the famous cobblestone streets. The buildings were so colorful and tonight there were vendors and booths and concert venues set up all along the roads.
We did a little shopping and found a great Puerto Rican restaurant called Mojito's. I had Mofongo Relleno con Pollo which was a cooked mashed plantain stuffed with chicken and covered in a tomato sauce. Scott had Bifstec Encebolladas which was a steak smothered in sauted onions with rice and beans. It was very good!!! I was nervous for the first bite, but no worries. It was tasty! I was the only one adventurous enough to try it...and I was glad I did.
The taxi ride home was very adventurous too....the drivers are super major crazy here! It was like a roller coaster/bumper cars combo ride at Disneyland. Luckily, we made it back to the hotel safely and soundly.
Scott spent some time walking around the area again and swimming in the pool today. My conference ends at noon tomorrow so I'll have a whole afternoon to play and explore. I still want to go to the BioBay but it is proving to be somewhat problematic...we can't go to Vieques to see it there because we would have to stay overnight due to lack of ferrys after dark and we can't do that...but there is another one in Fajardo (that I'm going to try to book. And, we may visit the Bacardi Rum Factory which would be interesting. Lots more to do and the week is still young!! Post more soon...love to all!
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