People in Canada ask me: "Why Puerto Rico?"
Why not?
I am not sure where we got the idea from, but perhaps it has been a secret pre-teen dream to visit the Menudo's country... since I was about 10-11 years old.
FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menudo_(group)
Menudo is a Puerto Rican boy band formed by producer Edgardo Díaz. Referred to as the "most iconic Latino pop music band", they have been ranked as one of the biggest boy bands of all time by several publications, including Billboard, Us Weekly, Seventeen, and Teen Vogue, being the only Latin band on their lists.
Here we are in a small Caribbean Island that looks at first a lot of an extension of the USA, but with it's own language, culture and history.
FROM WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico
Puerto Rico officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.
With approximately 3.2 million residents, it is divided into 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the capital municipality of San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan metropolitan area. Spanish and English are the official languages of the government, though Spanish predominates.
San Juan doesn't really have all-inclusive options and we wanted to feel more integrated to the city, so we chosen the Marriot Hotel on the Condado Beach, very close to downtown San Juan.
The place is a paradise, with some waves and white sand beach.
My fun tradition while travelling: always try a local beer.
This was passion fruit flavoured.
My little mermaid got in the ocean right away.
Our room view. Not bad.
It's just so nice to seat on the balcony feeling the ocean breeze and the warm air.
It's just so nice to seat on the balcony feeling the ocean breeze and the warm air.
It was 24-26 degrees celsius today.
Dinner was at the Distrito T-Mobile, less than a 10 minute drive from our hotel. It's a super loud, busy and over stimulating place with restaurants, a game/arcade place, and a big stage for entertainment in the middle.
It can be seen as a tourists trap - I wasn't too impressed with it - , but it's also a fun place to hang out with the family. The girls loved it.
My lovely crew.
I really like this big guy on the wall - some art counterpoints all the commercial lights and signs.
A big gathering place with a stage and a zip line keep tourists entertained.
Across from the street is the Convention Centre, with this beautiful water fountain that dances and changes colour to the music.
Here we are, on two different endless waiting lists for restaurants.
We learned pretty fast that, at least in the busy areas with tourists, Puerto Rico operates on "Island time."
Just accept it and relax.
We are tired, but happy to be here. :)
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