HAPPY ANNIVERSARY #1

ADVENTURES IN PARADISE

June 5, 2013

PUERTO RICO

Hi! I am Kelvin and I am happy that my blog has made it thus far. Yes, it was June 5, 2012 that I started this blog. The picture that you see above of myself was taken in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico by my wife.

 Notice the building in the background it is now an art museum. This part of town is called "Ballajá". The building is called " Cuartel de Ballajá" it was built by the Spaniards to house their militia. After the Spanish-American war in 1898 it became the US Army HQ and military hospital; it now houses the "Museo de las Americas". Here is a link to a short informative video about this building:

http://places.eyetour.com/whatToSee/san-juan/34/cuartel-de-ballaja-museo-de-las-americas

El castillo San Felipe del Morro

El Morro viewed from Isla de Cabras

Take another look at the building behind me in the picture above. If you were here and turned left at the corner of that building you would see the entrance to "El Castillo San Felipe del Morro", commonly known by puertoricans as "El Morro".

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. But a picture only gains significance to the person who has had the experience of being there to see it. So what are you waiting for? Come and visit Puerto Rico, there is much to be seen and experience; from historical sites, archaeological sites, local cuisine, beaches, scuba diving, snorkeling, rain forest,the little quaint "Paradores" (hotels) up in the mountains and of course the people. 

There are some things that are better if they tell you about it and there are other things that no matter how much you hear about it or how many pictures you see about it, you will never know until you experience it and that is PUERTO RICO! So stop thinking about coming, just come and enjoy "La Isla del Encanto", Puerto Rico!