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| Sagrada Corazon Church | Now an art school | Santurce farmers' market |
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Friday, we spent the day walking a long loop which first took us south to the Santurce commercial district so we could check out a farmer's market. We then went east before heading north to end up at the eastern edge of Condado and then west to our area. |
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| Sagrada Corazon Church | Now an art school | Santurce farmers' market |
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| Fresh fruit too | Nearby home | Performing arts theatre plaza |
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| Another performing arts theatre | Condado beach park | Mango sorbet after a long walk |
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Saturday we rented a car and
drove to Ponce, the second largest city, on the south side of the
island. Although there's more than one way to get there, a toll
road is the fastest and you'll be there in less than two hours.
The appropriately named Plaza de las Delicias (Plaza of Delights) in the historic center is where all the action is, including a short pedestrian mall which has big sales on Saturdays for the day trippers from san Juan. An ice cream break at King's, on the plaza and possibly the island's best ice cream, is a must we didn't pass up. |
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| Highway
monument to the the Puerto Rican people |
Tamarind tree; a candy called "sampaloc" is made from this | Not
always..... (not alkaline batteries I needed) |
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| We found a few goodies here | Utopia really is in Ponce | On the plaza square |
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| Free trolley through downtown | Firefighter Museum | PR's best ice cream for 40 years? |
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| I wanted that mask | Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral | Fox Delicias Hotel |
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| Lunch at Tompy's | Hint, hint.... | Performing arts center |
| Before heading back to San Juan, we made the short trip to La Guancha, Ponce's waterfront. There's a boardwalk and food kiosks, a marina and a beach. |
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| La Guancha boardwalk | Susie on the beach | Roadside food vendor |
