Because life is short & the world is big
We continue wandering around Old San Juan on Part 2 of our walking tour of this beautifully preserved 500-year-old settlement.
Watch Part 1
Old San Juan
Map to Old San Juan
Map to Dona Fela Parking Garage
Map to Barrachina
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No trip to Puerto Rico is complete without at least a day in Old San Juan, a mélange of Old World elegance and vibrant 21st-century Caribbean culture. It’s so interesting, we had to create two videos!
San Juan was built for walking, so we’ll start out by heading to our favorite parking garage, Dona Fela, so you don’t waste an hour looking for a place to put your car. Then we’ll visit the cruise ship port and explore the narrow streets, nooks and crannies of beautifully preserved Viejo San Juan, which just celebrated 500 years.
There is so much to see and do, for every age and stage: explore history, culture, shopping, eating, drinking, praying, gallery hopping, even flying kites!
Check back in a couple of days for the second half of our video.
Old San Juan
Maritime Museum (Museo del Mar)
Book Museum (La Casa del Libro)
Map to Old San Juan
Map to Dona Fela Parking Garage
Visit Messy Suitcase’s Old San Juan Playlist to see our other videos.
When we took a Thames River Cruise from London to Greenwich last fall to see the Royal Meridien, we discovered the National Maritime Museum, one of a quartet of the Royal Museums in Greenwich. The others are the Royal Observatory Greenwich, where the Meridien resides, and two others that will have to wait till next time: the historic ship Cutty Sark and the Queen’s House.
The National Maritime Museum takes you on an exploration of British naval history and Imperial arrogance, with a ship simulator, nautical oddities, and interactive games. We loved the giant message in a bottle and the colorful exhibit of ship figureheads. Admission was free.
What a fun discovery! Greenwich deserves more than a day.
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