We wake up really tired in the morning and it has almost nothing to do with the late flight that we came in. Our car rental went ok, we navigated San Juan ok, we found the parking garage in Old San Juan relatively fast and we arrived at the hotel, Hotel Milano, at about 1AM ready to go to sleep.
So why didn’t we sleep well at night? Well – it was Saturday night and it is party time in San Juan. Even as we walk to the hotel with our luggage we notice the people everywhere going to a club or just enjoying the night outside dressed for a night out. And unfortunately the hotel is close to a nightclub which is blasting loud music all through the night which keeps us awake till almost 6 AM.
Given that we have no provisions we go out to take a look at the old city and also to find a supermarket close to our hotel room. There are lots of beautiful decorated houses and quite a few stores but all of them closed – it is Sunday after all. We pass Plaza Colon and see the statue but with all stores closed we decide that we might have a better chance downtown
After a bit of walking we arrive at Plaza de Armas where we watch the pigeons eating while a nearby cat is also searching for food and seemingly having more luck than us.
Luckily near the City Hall (Alcaldia) we find a large supermarket, which is open, so we solve our provision problem and can go back to the hotel to eat from the newly acquired supplies. And then we start exploring more seriously with the first interesting sight being a fashion photo shoot near the ocean, this is the first time we have seen something like this randomly on a street.
