Sleeping in on vacation is a glorious thing, my friends. And that is how we started our second day of being in Puerto Rico. However, by the time we were ready to begin our day, and head out to Old San Juan---it started to downpour! Curse you, rainstorm. Curse you!!
We had planned to go to Walmart, (will explain), and Plaza Las Américas on Monday, but seeing as though it was raining, we decided to get our shopping over and done with on Sunday. So off to Walmart we went (for supplies).
Side note: Who goes to Walmart on vacation, you ask? We do...because we reside in St. Kitts where things are costly, and the selection is sparse. We needed to purchase things like contact solution, vitamins, misc. toiletries, coffee, etc.
We opted to rent a car that day, but that turned out to be quite the adventure...considering the fact that due to the language barrier, we received several sets of skewed directions. AND OUR RENTAL DID NOT HAVE A GPS SYSTEM. Oy vey. After an hour of going the wrong way, we headed back the way we came, stopped for lunch, and tried to find someone who spoke English or could at least understand my broken Spanish. Eventually, we saw the big blue Walmart sign, and high-fived ourselves. And then we spent waaaay too many hours in there, wandering around, and filling our shopping cart.
We had intended to get to the mall too, but seeing as though it was already late afternoon, we figured that there was no way we could get there in time since it was a Sunday, where the mall hours are shorter than a regular weekday. So we headed back to our hotel...and it took about 15 minutes. GO FIGURE. One good thing about not knowing where you're going, is that you learn your way around once you figure out the surrounding area. Haha.
For dinner, we went to a restaurant called, "Lupi's." It was about two blocks from our hotel, and it was a great choice. Mostly because when we arrived, we realized that it was karaoke night!!!!! Needless to say, Matty and I were there until closing time. A nice Puerto Rican man even asked me for a dance, and he tried to teach me and Matthew some moves. Hehehe.
Day 3:
We went to Plaza Las Américas---the biggest mall in the Caribbean, by way of taxi. I felt a little guilty because it was such a nice day out, but we picked up some needed and maybe some not-so-needed items. It was actually a little overwhelming to be in such a large shopping mall. I am talking sensory overload. And this is coming from someone who used to go to the mall for fun or to relax, prior to moving to St. Kitts. I guess living on a remote little island in the Caribbean has affected my lifestyle choices! Oh, and I must mention that Matty was a trooper and followed me around all day, without any complaints. Kudos, husband, kudos. Honestly, he was just excited to eat 'mall food,' as he calls it.
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| Margarita time. |
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| Matty ordered tequila shots when I wasn't looking. Sneaky sneaky. |
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| We had our photo taken by the Ricky Martin shrine! |
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