Continuing through Old San Juan on our own:
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| Inside the Catedral de San Juan Bautista/ Cathedral of St John the Baptist |
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| Fresh floral arrangement |
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| The cathedral still shows damage from Hurricane Maria |
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| Side altar dedicated to Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago, the first Puerto Rican and first Caribbean-born layperson in history to be beatified |
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| Palanquin with a figure of Our Lady of El Rocío (a pilgrimage site in Spain) |
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| Sanctuary of the cathedral |
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| Trompe l'oeil painting in the dome |
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| The wax-coated mummified remains of San Pio/St Pius arrived c 1862 from the Vatican upon the request of the local bishop; Pius was a Roman soldier who was martyred for his faith in the first century |
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| Side altar for Nuestra Señora de la Divina Providencia/Our Lady of Divine Providence, the patroness of Puerto Rico |
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| The tomb of Juan Ponce de León, who died in Cuba in 1521, but was buried here in 1836 |
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| The former chapel in El Convento/ The Convent Hotel was set up for a wedding |
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| Casa Blanca (1521, as the first governor's residence for Ponce de León; however, he died that year in Cuba) remained in the family of Ponce de León until the Spanish military took over in 1779, then it was the residence of US Military Commanders 1898-1966 |
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| Casa Blanca is now a museum showing life in the 16th to 18th centuries |
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| A full-length portrait of Juan Ponce de León |
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| Casa Blanca dining room |
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| Casa Blanca kitchen |
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| Casa Blanca chapel |
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| Casa Blanca bedroom |
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| Casa Blanca escape hatch? |
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| La Ballajá (1992, by Victor Ochoa) depicts the district of La Ballajá being rescued by the Puerto Ricans |
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| View of Castillo San Felipe del Morro/Fort El Morro (1539-1790), which was designed to defend San Juan Bay |
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| El Ciudadano de América/The Citizen of the Americas (1998, by José Buscaglia Guillermety) commemorates Eugenio María de Hostos, an advocate for the independence of Puerto Rico and Cuba |
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| Tótem Telúrico/Teluric Totem (1992-1993, by Jaime Suárez) is a ceramic sculpture featuring broken shards of vases in reference to archaeological findings |
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| Iglesia de San José/St Joseph Church (1528-1735, in Spanish Gothic style) once housed the remains of Juan Ponce de León |
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| We stopped at the ChocBar for cold drinks |
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| A mocha milkshake |
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| Medalla beer |
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| Display of chocolates |
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| Why is Santa standing on the street? |
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| Former La Bombonera, a café known for stained glass and Moorish tile work |
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| A young man with four macaws was standing near the mailbox I used |
Next: Marigot, St Martin.
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