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Old Town San Juan & Vieques Family Adventure

Our trip to Puerto Rico beings on the 1st day of 2012, with an afternoon, night and early morning in the Old Town of San Juan. On January 2nd we travel to Fajardo and ferry across the Atlantic to Isabelle II, Vieques. Vieques lies about 10 miles off the east coast of Puerto Rico's main island, with twice the acreage of Manhattan and many times the charm of other islands its size. The Taino Indians who first settled the island called it Bieques, or "small island"; Columbus named it Graciosa (gracious). English pirates called it "Crab Island" for the still-common land crabs they'd depend on for a tasty dinner. And the Spanish (who built the lighthouse and the unfinished fort) called Vieques and Culebra las islas inutiles - the "useless islands" - because neither had gold. Join the seven of us (August, Laura, Gabriel, Mike, Erica, Sarah, Kent) as we explore this colorful world with its own unique traditions and heritage. Just a reminder - American visitors can travel without a Passport and use dollars just like at home.
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We arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico on New Year's Day 2012.  Our first day was spent in the Old Town of San Juan.
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We arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico on New Year's Day 2012. Our first day was spent in the Old Town of San Juan.

  • We arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico on New Year's Day 2012.  Our first day was spent in the Old Town of San Juan.
  • Casablanca Hotel Entrance - for our one day and night in the Old Town of San Juan we wished for something unique and memorable.  Wishes granted.
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  • Looking up at the Hotel Casablanca - a great asset for natural lighting in the lobby.
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  • I LOVE this Crazy Place - Puerto Rico
  • Evening in the Plaza decked for the Holidays
  • Narrow steets of Old Town San Juan
  • Looking down five stories - a Hotel of contrasts - modern touches in an Old Town San Juan world.  We were on the 5th floor - there is no elevator at Hotel Casablanca.
  • During the night it had rained - from the top of the roof of the Hotel Casablanca
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