Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Archives

Delicate Beauty, Killer Beast

by Robin | Jul 10, 2008 | Blog Carnivals, Favorite things, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Personal, Photos

The other day I noticed an odd piece of black "trash" in our driveway; when I walked over to pick it up, I realized it was a beautiful–but very dead–black swallowtail butterfly. Carefully, I picked her up, a) to take a closer look...

Beauty in Old San Juan

by Robin | Mar 11, 2008 | 20th Anniversary Trip, Favorite things, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Personal, Photos, Wordless Wednesday

October, 2007, our 20th Anniversary Trip–On our way to Antigua, we spent one night in Puerto Rico, not nearly enough. Old San Juan is a walking city, with magic awaiting every city block;this beautiful window box, cascading with florid beauty,is just one...

Old San Juan, Part III

by Robin | Nov 17, 2007 | 20th Anniversary Trip, Marriage, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Personal, Photos, Travel

Part I, click herePart II, click here We had no idea the rare gem we had mined when we chose San Juan, Puerto Rico as a lay-over between home and our ultimate destination, Antigua; our only interest was in finding a flight that would get us to the island during...

Anniversary Trip of a Lifetime ~ Part II: Old San Juan

by Robin | Nov 4, 2007 | 20th Anniversary Trip, Favorite things, Marriage, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Personal, Photos

(Click here for Part I) Greeted by a disappointing and unexpected rain, we arrived in San Juan late afternoon. My heart sank, imagining the worst: the trip that was 20 years in the making, that we saved for, calculated, contemplated and confabulated for a...

Anniversary Trip of a Lifetime ~ Part I: Hotel El Convento in Old San Juan

by Robin | Nov 2, 2007 | 20th Anniversary Trip, Favorite things, Marriage, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Personal, Photos, Travel

Before our Yellowstone adventure this summer, it had been over 15 years since Tad and I had flown anywhere together; I suppose you could consider me the estrogen equivalent of John Madden. I.am totally freaked by loathe.air.travel. We Tad had done our his...