Caribbean Cruise, Day 1

March 14, 2004, San Juan, Puerto Rico

by Ronald J Kimball

In March 2004, I went on a week-long cruise with my family. These pictures are from day 1, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Around San Juan
	First things first, I dropped off my luggage at our ship, the Carnival Destiny, before going to explore the city
	A statue of Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón)
	A statue of Señor Frog, welcoming people to his eponymous restaurant
Fort San Cristobal
	San Juan National Historic Site includes Fort El Morro and Fort San Cristobal; the following photos are of Fort San Cristobal
	A view of the Capitol building from the fort
	A dimly-lit tunnel in the fort, with flash...
	...and the same tunnel without flash
	In one of the rooms, these drawings of galleons may have been done by a Spanish captain awaiting execution for mutiny
	Arches along the plaza
	Cannons arrayed in the Plaza de Armas
	The chapel
	A cannon set up at a window
	A figure of the Santa Maria, Columbus's flagship
	A window covered by wooden beams
	Another window, looking on the city
	Looking over the rooftops of San Juan
	Three historical figures
	Our cruise ship, seen from the fort
	The Arms of Charles III
	The Plaza de Armas
	Looking out at the city again
	Oh no! It's aimed right at our ship!
	Another good view of the Carnival Destiny and the ship terminal
	Looking across the city at the airport and more of Puerto Rico
	A sentry box looking over the water
	Another view across the city to the rest of the island
	The flags of the USA and Puerto Rico, and the Burgundy Cross, a Spanish military flag
	A cannon aimed through a notch in the fort wall
	Peeking out at the Capitol building
	A view along the coast
	Looking across the Plaza de Armas at the chapel and the barracks
	Heading out of the fort, I turned back to take this shot of the long ramp leading up to the entrace
	The outer wall of the fort near the entrance
	A sentry box with a view of the fort
	Another sentry box looking over the water

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