El gato....many cats in Old San Juan.

El Gato

We had no problems with safety in Old San Juan. We walked around quite a bit at night and never felt threatened.

Love this shot!

I got a peek at forbidden Cuban cigars. I only want one because I can't have one.

San Juan Po-po

Museo Antiguo Parque de Bombas: This photogenic Arabesque structure, on the east side of Plaza Las Delicias, served as the city's fire station for over a century. Now a museum, it hosts an antique fire truck and 19th century hand-pulled water tanks. Other exhibits poignantly recall a fire in the US Army's artillery store in 1899 that threatened to destroy Ponce; the fire-fighters disobeyed orders to retreat and saved the city. Open 9am to 5:30 pm. 787-284-3388.

Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe: This grand cathedral in the center of Ponce, with its striking, twin-spired Neo-Classical facade, was designed by architects Francisco Porrata Doria and Francisco Gardon in the 1930s and built on the site of a building that was destroyed in the 1918 earthquake. Rising over Plaza Las Delicias, the white and duck-egg-blue church honors the city's patron saint, the Virgin of Guadalupe. The interior boasts stained glass windows, a grandiose alabaster altar, and a huge pipe organ installed in 1934. Open 6am to 1:30 pm Mon-Fri, and 6am to noon and 3pm to 8:30 pm Sat-Sun.

Inside Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe

Pretty stained glass inside Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe.

Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe

Inside Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe

Jesus Christ replica inside Catedral de Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe

Random Ponce building

Street scene in Ponce. It was quite hot that day, probably in the high 80s to low 90s.

Museo de la Historia de Ponce: The museum's exhibits trace the history of Ponce from the 17th century to the present day. 787-844-7071, open 9am to 5 pm Tues-Sun.

Driving back to San Juan from Ponce. It is about an hour and a half drive.

Walking around Old San Juan again.

Old San Juan. We are near the port here, see the cruise ship right above Aisha's head.

Accordion dude

Accordion dude

Accordion dude

These were not real Crocs.

Puerto Ricans like the U.S. dollar as much as the rest of us.

Governor's Mansion

La Puerta de San Juan: Durante los siglos XVII y XIX la Puerta de San Juan era la entrada simbolica a la cuidad. Despues de desembarear en el muelle abajo, los visitantes procedian por la puerta hasta la Catedral donde daban gracias por el viaje sin contratiempos. Los abastocimientos y materiales entraban por la Puerta de San Justo.

We stopped for a microbrew. This one is Cervantes Coqui. I believe that 'coqui' means frog.