Feb 16, 2016 - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Since we skipped Grand Turk, we got to San Juan in the morning instead of at Noon.  San Juan is the capital and the largest city in Puerto Rico.  From the cruise ship port, we can walk to the Old San Juan which is the historic colonial section of the city of San Juan.  And the Old San Juan is an US National Historic Site and has 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.  It has narrow streets paved with slate-blue cobblestones and colonial mansions, ancient churches, museums and galleries; and it is enclosed by thick fortress walls.  We found a walking tour itinerary covering 13 attractions.  Therefore, we decided to follow the walking tour to visit this famous US National Historic Site.  The attractions include Paseo de la Princesa (walkway along the souther side of Old San Juan just below the city wall), the San Juan Gate, La Rotative Plaza, The Fortress - Governor residence (UNESCO Site), Cristo Chapel, San Juan Cathedral, Pablo Casals Museum, San Jose Church, Casa Blanca, Morro Castle (Castillo San Felipe del Morro, UNESCO Site), San Juan Museum, Fort San Cristobal (UNESCO Site), and Columbus Plaza.

Our senior US National Park Pass works at Morro Castle and Fort San Cristobal and will provide free passes up to 4 people.  Therefore, some of us spent a great deal of time in these two UNESCO sites.  There is a scheduled free tour for The Fortress - Governor Residence, however, the schedule did not allow us to wait for the tour.