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...on a virtual field trip to the rainforest of Puerto Rico between May 24th and June 3rd. With luck and technology on my side, this blog will be updated daily with journal postings and pictures.

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Old San Juan es muy bonito!

After saying our goodbyes and wishing each other good luck in future adventures, we each headed into the Puerto Rican sun. I went into Old San Juan to visit this beautiful little city. It is located just north of San Juan, but has its own unique and historic character. There are two old forts on the coast that date back to the 1530s when the Spanish were trying to protect their colony. It is neat to go into the fort and pretend ships are coming to attack... check out this website for more info.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/saju/morro.html


This is the view from El Morro looking east.

... inside the fort. Can you find me?





The streets of Old San Juan...


6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Protecting youself from pirates!?!?! That town sounds like a great place to spend the last day. Have a great trip back tommorow!

Jesse B

Anonymous said...

Tu eres correcto Mr. Lafond, Old San Juan es muy bonita!




~Emmzy Jan.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Lafond,

In the picture of the fort with you inside it, you are in the window farthest to the left. Don't think that I have supervision or anything because I looked at the big-sized picture.

:-)

~Megan D.

jessica said...

San Juan is so beautiful! The other cuty is also. I hope you had fun and i can't wait until you come back!

P.S. I found you! :-)

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Lafond,

I really enjoyed following your trip to Puerto Rico on your blog. The webcasts and gabcasts were really ccol. I felt as if you were actually here with us (the Kiwi's). I hope that you enjoyed your trip as much as I enjoyed following it. That's all for now!

:-)

~Megan D.

P.S.: See you @ school 2morrow

Anonymous said...

Hey Mr. L.,
Its really cool seeing the old san juan! Would people actually use the the canons?
~Cat