Wake up at 3:00am to catch the flight, and asked the reception to call taxi for me.
View of the living room at the hotel lobby
San Juan Airport
Before landing at Newark, I spotted the Statue of Liberty
In the airport of Newark, I found that there was live broadcast of World Cup game - USA vs Algeria, the 2nd half was really exciting
I ordered a black bull float (ice-cream ball on root beer) and enjoyed the game show
Last dinner at Puerto Rico
Old San Juan is a lovely place that we can spare more time in.
We walked by and decided to dine at El Toro Salao with the best Spanish Tapas
Crab-paste toast - yummy!
Blueberry cheese cake
The waitress was very nice, eager to suggest and explain to us what to order
Say good-bye to Old San Juan
Last Day - Driving to North Coast
We rented a car to drive for 2 hours to Arecibo to visit Observatorio de Arecibo
We attended a show in Spanish but with illustration in English
Another place we wanted to visit was Parque de las Cavernas del Río Camuy. However, we arrived later than 11:00am and found it was already full. Then we just tried again after visiting the Observatory but in vain.
The Río Camuy is the world's third largest underground cave system
It was them - many students entered the site and made it full! They took a trolleybus that follows a spiraling road down through the jungle into a 200-ft deep sinkhole to Cueva Clara de Empalme (Clear Cave Junction). There are other 2 cave areas - Tres Pueblos sink-hole and Cueva Catedral (Cathedral Cave)
Finally, I could only ended the trip with a coconut ice-drink
A Stroll in Old San Juan
La Casita - a historic neoclassical gatehouse that acts as the modern HQ for the Puerto Rican Tourist Comapany - Tourist Information Centre nowadays
Raíces Fountain
Afterwards, my camera ran out of power and I could only appreciate the sights and kept the pictures in my heart.
{Pictures from Carrie}
Bacardi Rum Distillery, Cataño
After lunch, we went to the pier
There always cruise stop by the pier
We took a ferry + taxi to reach the distillery - the Cathedral of Rum, covers 127 acres. The world's largest and most famous rum-producing family started their business in Cuba more than a century ago, but they began moving their operation to this site in 1936.
Shop of the Bacardi Rum Distillery
Cafe where we were offered 2 free drinks
The distillery plant is not open for visit
It described the history starting from Christopher Columbus discovered the new land. Rum is made from cane sugar
Shots of the museum
Special collection that is assigned certificate
Daiquiri - made with rum
A cup of Coke + few drops of rum
I've bought rum cakes for my colleagues and Shirley's Group members
and collections of different kind of rum
Captures of Cataño and sun set
A large cargo carrier
