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nother puerto rican flag i just stayed in this intersection for a while photographing the people walking around i ended up back at the cruise port and the nieuw amsterdam it was still there phewww i wondered around the dock taking a few photos of the ship before boarding i set up to take a photo of the ship with the ornamental pillars and a woman laid down and started doing some arm exercises so i took her picture too i had lots of fun photographing old san juan at night i was able to do two of my favorite things wonder around an old town with cobblestone streets and colorful buildings and night photography hopefully i was able to get a few good images to boot share this share on tumblr tweet like loading posted by roythoman march 28 2022 categories christmas cruise 2021 new 2021 tags barrio la perla blue cobblestone capitol of puerto rico caribbean cruise casa blanca casa blanca san juan castillo de san cristobal castillo san felipe del morro cementerio santa maria magdalena cemetery christmas christmas cruise christmas anniversary cruise cobblestone cobblestone street cruise cruise port cruise ship fujifilm fujifilm x100v holland america cruise line la fortaleza night night photography night time photography nighttime photography old san juan photo walk photography robroy roythoman san juan san juan bautista san juan puerto rico spanish fort travel travel photography traveling umbrella street walking tour x100v leave a comment christmas anniversary cruise 2021 day 4 part 1 san juan puerto rico yesterday we had an long but awesome day exploring the dominican republic back on the ship robbie and i had a nice relaxing evening no matter how you spend your time on board full tilt nightclubbing or just relaxing as we did your floating resort is on it s way to your next adventure one of the things that i like about cruising is waking up to a new and exciting port today december 26 2021 we were sailing into san juan puerto rico this is actually our second time in san juan on our first cruise into san juan we visited the el yunque rain forest the rain forest was great but we didn t get to see much of san juan this time we wanted to explore old san juan this is why it can be nice to revisit a port we weren t due to dock in san juan until noon so we were able to spend the morning on the ship so we took the opportunity to have a nice leisurely breakfast in the main dinning room before breakfast we watched the sunrise from our veranda as we sailed into san juan harbor everyone was on deck our cruise director was describing the sights and history of old san juanover the p a system as we sailed past the most prominent landmark on the coast is castillo san felipe del morro a 16th century spanish fort built to protect the harbor several other san juan landmarks were visible as we sailed into the harbor a few other cruise ships were all ready docked as the neiuw amsterdam eased up to the dock it s amazing how maneuverable these huge ships are share this share on tumblr tweet like loading posted by roythoman march 24 2022 categories christmas cruise 2021 tags caribbean cruise castillo san felipe del morro christmas christmas cruise christmas anniversary cruise cruise cruise port cruise ship cruising fujifilm fujifilm x100v holland america cruise line nieuw amsterdam old san juan puerto rico robroy roythoman san juan san juan puerto rico travel travel photography traveling x100v 1 comment christmas anniversary cruise 2021 day 4 part 3 san juan puerto rico next to barrio la perla is cementerio santa maria magdalena de pazzis an ornate cemetery from the mid 1800 s several prominent puerto ricans are buried here the cemetery is outside of the city walls we had to walk down a steep road to the bottom of the wall then through the wall to get to it the cemetery was closed when we were there but i was able to get some photos through the fence the other side of the cemetery is bordered by castillo san felipe del morro built in the 16th century in honor of king philip ii of spain to protect san juan old san juan is bookmarked by castillo san felipe del morro on the west and castillo de san cristobal to the east continuing our walk through the beautiful cobblestone streets of old san juan i was noticing several homes with decorative tile house numbers casa blanca a whitewashed home built for juan ponce de leon the first governor of puerto rico unfortunately he died on his expedition to florida in search of the fountain of youth before it was completed in 1521 the home is currently a museum it was closed when we were there next we came to la fortaleza the fortified governors mansion the street leading to the mansion dubbed umbrella street typically has colorful umbrellas suspended above it umbrella street was decorated with christmas lights instead of umbrellas during our trip it was closed off to prepare for what i later found out was navidad en puerto rico a christmas light show projected onto the mansion a quick look at capilla del la salud a small chapel at the end of the street before heading back to the ship we were very hot sweaty and exhausted from walking up the hills and down the hills and back again robbie was done for the day but we were in port until 11pm i wanted to take the opportunity to photograph old san juan at night i freshened up a bit and went back for more of old san juan share this share on tumblr tweet like loading posted by roythoman march 20 2022 categories christmas cruise 2021 new 2021 tags barrio la perla blue cobblestone capitol of puerto rico caribbean cruise casa blanca casa blanca san juan castillo de san cristobal castillo san felipe del morro cementerio santa maria magdalena cemetery christmas christmas cruise christmas anniversary cruise cobblestone cobblestone street cruise cruise port cruise ship fujifilm fujifilm x100v holland america cruise line la fortaleza old san juan photo walk photography robroy roythoman san juan san juan bautista san juan puerto rico spanish fort travel travel photography traveling umbrella street walking tour x100v leave a comment sandhill crane family 2022 we have had a pair of sandhill cranes roaming our neighborhood for several years they always bring their new chicks by to show them off back in january they sent last years chick on his or her way to starting his or her own family mamma and papa crane have been coming by together without any chicks several weeks ago they started coming by individually mamma would come by in the morning and papa would come by in the evening we assumed this meant that they had eggs in the nest then about 5 days ago they stopped coming all together we assumed this meant the eggs had hatched finally they brought their two beautiful new babies by proudly showing them off share this share on tumblr tweet like loading posted by roythoman march 14 2022 categories new 2022 tags bird birdwatching florida florida wildlife photography sandhill crane chicks sandhill crane family sandhill cranes titusville florida travel travel photography traveling wildlife 4 comments a trip to zootampa for my birthday my wife and our friend cassy took me to zootampa in tampa fl the zoo has 56 acres of naturalistic animal exhibits in a tropical setting housing over 1000 animals the zoo is divided into regions with corresponding habitats and animals there is a region for asia africa australia and florida we arrived just in time for the orangutan chat the orangutan caretakers gathered them together and kept their attention by tossing them a treat as they told everyone about the orangutans we were able to get a great look at the two week old baby clinging to its mother they were all covered in feathers apparently earlier they were given feather pillows and they all had a pillow fight we walked through the florida manatee exhibit zootampa is a manatee critical care center injured and sick manatees are brought to the center and cared for until they are healthy enough to be returned to the wild there was a wildlife connection at the zoo ventures theater the caretakers for the macaws told everyone all about the macaws they had two macaws that were flying over the audience from one caretaker to another after the wildlife connection it was time for the macaw fly over near the main entrance all the macaws fly through the zoo to manatee circle a large circular sitting area with a manatee sculpture in the center the macaws land on a perch near the circle the caretakers explain how the macaws are going to fly around the circle and back to the perch they did this three times before they sent them flying through the zoo back to their enclosure it was pretty cool seeing the large colorful birds flying overhead we had a trip to south africa planned for this coming april we were really looking forward to this trip but the tour company canceled the trip due to the covid pandemic we planned on seeing the african penguins at boulders beach and doing a safari through kruger national park today we saw some african penguins and took a ride on a safari vehicle through the african region of the zoo it wasn t quite the same as a trip to south africa but i guess it will be as close as we get for now here are a few of the other animals that we saw along the way this indian rhino was keeping cool in his pool and having fun blowing bubbles the lorikeets are always fun we always like to visit the lorikeet aviary anytime we visit a place that has one we bought a little cup of nectar to feed them they can spot those little cups from a mile away they come sit on your shoulder or your arm and even your head we had a great time with the lorikeets we had a awesome day at zootampa it was a fantastic way to spend my birthday share this share on tumblr tweet like loading posted by roythoman march 14 2022 categories new 2022 tags florida recreation robroy roythoman tampa tampa florida travel travel photography traveling zoo zoo animals zootampa leave a comment christmas anniversary cruise 2021 day 4 part 2 san juan puerto rico the san juan port is right in old san juan pretty much anything in old san juan is within walking distance we did not do a shore excursion here we just walked through old san juan on our own my wife robbie and i walked off of the ship into old san juan it was a short walk to the capitol building of puerto rico the front of the capitol building faces the atlantic ocean across the street is a statue of san juan bautista saint john the baptist name sake for the city of san juan it looks like he is giving the world the finger but he is actually pointing into the air we took the steps down to the beach the beach is quite narrow but the blue water and the coconut palm trees are beautiful we continued walking through old san juan it was a very hot day for the day after christmas old san juan is by no means flat we were walking up hills and down hills did i mention that it was hot at the top of a steep hill we came to castillo de san cristobal an old spanish fort it took 150 years to build construction started in 1634 and wasn t completed until 1765 it s the largest spanish fort in the americas the blue cobblestones of old san juan when spanish ships sailed to the new world they were filled with ballast for stabilization the spanish ships sailing to san juan were filled with ballast bricks made from iron mill slag ships returning to spain replaced the bricks with pilfered gold as ballast the discarded bricks were used to pave the streets of old san juan with age the slag in the bricks turned a cobalt blue barrio la perla a colorful ramshackle neighborhood along the atlantic coast of san juan during hurricane maria in 2017 la perla as well as most of puerto rico were heavily damaged by the storm a music video filmed in la perla called dispacito slow criticized the slow response by the united states government it went viral the video created a surge of visitors to the barrio share this share on tumblr tweet like loading posted by roythoman march 14 2022 categories christmas cruise 2021 new 2021 tags barrio la perla blue cobblestone capitol of puerto rico caribbean cruise casa blanca casa blanca san juan castillo de san cristobal castillo san felipe del morro cementerio santa maria magdalena cemetery christmas christmas cruise christmas anniversary cruise cobblestone cobblestone street cruise cruise port cruise ship fujifilm fujifilm x100v holland america cruise line la fortaleza old san juan photo walk photography robroy roythoman san juan san juan bautista san juan puerto rico spanish fort travel travel photography traveling umbrella street walking tour x100v leave a comment christmas anniversary cruise 2021 day 3 part 3 christmas day fort san felipe puerto plata dominican republic after a great tour of the isabel de torres national park our minibus took the roller coaster ride down the mountain back to puerto plata as we were walking and driving through puerto plata it was nice to see that most of the people all over puerto plata were wearing masks during this time of covid we stopped along the malecon de puerto plata a boulevard along the coast we got out and stretched our legs on the beach for a bit we took a short drive down the road to fort san felipe the stone fort was built by king felipe ii of spain in the mid 1500s to protect puerto plata from pirates and privateers this was a quick photo stop we needed to get back to amber cove we returned to amber cove to board our ship to start our next adventure we had fun spending christmas day in the dominican republic our next port will be in san juan puerto rico share this share on tumblr tweet like loading posted by roythoman february 8 2022 categories christmas cruise 2021 new 2021 tags amber cove amber cove dominican republic beach caribbean cruise christmas christmas cruise christmas anniversary cruise cruise cruise port cruise ship cruising dominican republic fort san felipe fujifilm fujifilm x100v holland america cruise line isabel de torres malecon malecon de puerto plata puerto plata puerto plata dominican republic robroy roythoman shore excursion travel travel photography traveling walking tour leave a comment christmas anniversary cruise 2021 day 3 part 2 christmas day mount isabela de torres dominican republic we had a great time on our walking tour of puerto plata we returned to our minibus to climb the mountain it was a long steep winding road to the top of mount isabel de torres we got a good look at the beautiful countryside along the way the higher we climbed the better the views became towards the top the road was very steep our minibus was having a hard time rambo told us that we would probably need to get out and push luckily the minibus made it to the top without our help when we arrived at the top we were literally in the clouds we were there to see the christ statue on the peak it was barley visible through the clouds puerto plata below us was totally obscured the christ the redeemer statue is a smaller replica of the same ...