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