Can’t stop, won’t stop, bring me that horizon!
Puerto Rico, hooooooo! LOL. Me and the ‘rents took a cruise from NY to the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, Grand Turk). ‘Twas lovely but I doubt we’ll ever do the whole PR by boat thing again; 3 days without land is enough to make anyone stir crazy. My dad can’t fly for various reasons that he rather not deal with so, boat was the only way he was going to go back to the motherland. We only got about 7 hrs in San Juan and we tried to make the most of it despite the rainstorm from hell. Oh, Isla, you certainly welcomed us back in style, didn’t you? We were able to hit El Morro and score great food at this place by the dock called “Mojito’s”. They don’t get as much hype as “Raices” though they really should and we have high standards as that’s the kind of cuisine we cook ourselves! Om nom nom.
*side note: none of my family hails from San Juan. Mayaguez, Patillas, y Caguas.
Before the storm took us out!
- Folks frolicking at El Morro.
- Its a cemetery. As if I WOULDN’T end up lingering there. Its a thing.
- Cobbles. Also a thing!
¡Viva España!
Just a few highlight from my trip to Barcelona and Mallorca. Out of the two, the island of Mallorca/Majorca was enjoyed more. Barcelona was cool but I found that both the people and the atmosphere were more to my liking. Barcelona is home to some astounding artwork, primarily by Antoni Gaudi. One of his most famous creations, La Sagrada Familia church is still unfinished but continues to take one’s breath away. You just wanna know what he was thinking. One of Majorca’s biggest draws has to be all the natural beauty that survives. Sure, a fair community lives there and there are hotels/resorts scattered about but, for the most part, much of the land is unspoiled; you can roll out of your hotel bed and climb right into the ocean! We totally weren’t ready to leave and my lucky Euro friends are already planning a return trip in August. Sadly, its a bit too off the beaten path for me here in NYC. *sigh* Enjoy the shots!
In Sagrada Familia
- Outside Facade of Sagrada Familia
- One train, a funicular, and a skyride later…Montjüic!
- Park Güell. Beautiful and complex. You can see Sagrada Familia and all of Barcelona from there.
- Park Güell is bursting with Gaudi’s genius. Definitely a must-see in Barcelona.
- Majorca produces some of the most intense and emotional sunsets I’ve ever had the privilege of seeing, truth.
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