Old San Juan

When you visit Puerto Rico be sure and try and visit the Guavate area. This is the area with all of the family run pig roast stands. Some of the best, most authentic food I’ve eaten. Friendly people, nice atmosphere. I would highly recommend it.

Also, from Dock #2 (near where the cruise ships come in)there is a free ferry that will take you across the bay to where the Bacardi factory is located. Once you cross you can take one of the waiting taxis to Bacardi.

Be sure to visit some of the small hole in the wall bars in Old San Juan. Great people and drinks priced right for a tourist area.

I can’t wait to walk the cobblestone streets of Old San Juan. I hopefully will be able to do just that in September of this year!

long story short, i didnt have a good time. i am never coming back here.

Old San Juan is a lot like any “old” city or old quarter you might find in many cities. Cute but not really worth a whole afternoon or anything.

The cathedral where Ponce de Leon is buried is incredible – the oldest church in the Western Hemisphere. The fort is amazing, too – wandering through a structure that was constructed over a period of almost 500 years! And I had a pina colada at the bar that allegedly invented the drink …