During March
18-27 I was able to travel to the exquisite island of Puerto Rico with my class
for a senior trip. Also known as the "Isla de Encanto", Puerto Rico
was acquired by the U.S. from Spain as part of the Treaty of Paris of 1898
during the Spanish-American
War. Now that you've had that fun little history lesson, here's some pictures
documenting the first half of our trip.
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| Packed and ready to go! |
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| My friend Victoria at the beautiful beach right next to our house. |
This is a typical Puerto Rican dish
called "mallorca." It's basically a ham and cheese sandwich made on
sweet bread and covered with powdered sugar. It sounds kind of sketchy, but it
was so delicious. We all tried it at several different places, but
Cafeteria Mallorca in Old San Juan definitely had the best!
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| The colorful streets of the capitol city - Old San Juan. |
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| La Fortaleza a.k.a. The Governor's Palace. |
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| View from the garden of the Governor's Palace. |
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| Left to right: Taylor, me, Leighanne and Victoria |
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| One of the forts in Old San Juan - Castillo San Cristobal. |
(Part 2 Coming Soon)
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