We started our trip with a visit to the gift shop (I know, you're supposed to do that last, but oh well!). There we saw lots of cool stuff and I took this picture of a postcard of a Coquí frog. These frog are very common here in Puerto Rico and have become quite famous. Last night at our Thanksgiving party we kept hearing them, but couldn't ever find one, so this is how I got a picture.
Gaby found a stuffed Coquí that even made a whistling sound, just like the frog makes.
Marcus decided he wanted to be a pirate!
We happy these cannon balls aren't loaded with powder!
We took tons of pictures way too many to post here, especially since Naty and I are both taking pictures now!
The day was cloudy, but it didn't rain on us when we were outside. In fact, we still haven't had any rain fall on us for the whole trip, a miracle in itself! We have watched it rain when we are inside, but by the time we go out, the skies are clearing! Thank you God!!
Here is the picture from the picture of the picture:
The peep holes inside the watchtowers made nice frames for pictures we took. I loved the combination of skies, green grass, beach and ocean. God's creation and some impressive man-made structures were spectacular.
Wladimir and Rosanna having some fun in the plaza.
Old doors make another interesting frame overlooking the seaport.
Looking out toward "El Morro". You really should click on this picture to get the panoramic view.
And looking back toward "Castillo San Cristóbal."
The huge grassy areas just begged to be walked on.
There were also so many great places for pictures.
We asked Rosanna to take some family pictures for us at a few places around the fortresses.
Since she and Wladimir were taking our picture, I thought it would be fun to take theirs too!
The cemetery between the fortresses: It's quite solemn to think of all the lives lost over this small piece of land thanks to the lustful passions for wealth and power.
On the lighter side, watching all the people flying kites lifted you to look at what our friend Carmen says is the most beautiful thing about Puerto Rico... the skies.
This lighthouse still shines leading ships toward the harbor.
We watched the sunset before heading down through Old San Juan and back home. The beauty of these pictures speaks for itself.
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