Old San Juan

Puerto Rico we’re back! Karen and I were here 4 years ago for 4 days, but this time we brought George along and Karen’s best friend of 13 years, Isabel!

Traveling to Puerto Rico is easy and cheaper than other Caribbean destinations. If you are a US citizen you do not need s passport. Puerto Rico is a US territory, so the currency is the same and more importantly driving is a piece of cake, making it easy to see the island and explore! Renting a car is a must.

We flew into San Juan, rented our car at the airport and headed to our hotel in Old San Juan. Old San Juan is awesome! Narrow cobblestone streets, colorful pastel buildings with ornate balconies and heavy wooden doors make for an architecturally stunning city. We booked a room for one night at Casa Blanca Hotel https://hotelcasablancapr.com/

It was an incredible hotel! Right in the heart of the action. Extra bonus for me, there were movie references throughout the hotel, like the movie playing on a constant loop in the lobby, it was awesome! Below are a few pics of the hotel and street view from our balcony.

Casa Blanca playing in the lobby 💗

After we settled in our room, we walked around the city stopping at shops and vendors along the way. San Juan is an easy city to walk. It is about 10-15 min from end to end. There is a tram that you can hop on and off of, but I imagine you can walk the distance you want to go in the time it takes waiting for the tram to arrive! Our approach to seeing San Juan was to not have an agenda. Just wander the cross crossing streets, stop at shops, sit on benches and people watch. Stop at cafes to have a drink. Slow down and enjoy not having an agenda.

Some highlights of our meandering.

After all that walking we needed to rest our feet. Most hotel have a rooftop pool or jacuzzi, Casa Blanca had 4 cement double bath tubs! They were awesome! Of coarse I had to try it out! It was awesome!!