Saturday, September 6, 2014

El Morro

On our last evening in San Juan, we took the kids to El Morro. The fortified fortress that once guarded what is now the old part of the city sits atop a bluff overlooking the Atlantic, now a wide space where people gather to enjoy the view, the open space and the sunshine.

It's also a great placed to get a piragua (shaved ice), and it is where André used to fly kites with his dad when he was a kid. It's a place we imagine bringing the kids back to over the years.

Our gnome shot by El Morro

Proud dad!

From there we walked down the path behind the governor's palace that takes you into Old San Juan and toward the old doors to the city that take you to the Paseo de la Princesa before winding our way back up to El Morro again amidst the old city's ballast brick lined streets and old balconies.

Gnome shot with balconies.

The kids seemed to like the new city views quite a bit. They really love all the strolls among places that will eventually be a part of their collective conscience and their historical, familial tradition too.

Hopefully by the time they are old enough to walk, the Bombonera will be open again, and we'll be able to take them there for a mayorca too!

In the meantime...