Livin’ la Vida Loca: Photos 42 to 49

Friday, January 19, 2007 - Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico

"So, you’re going upstairs later on?" Ricardo, my Hard Rock Café waiter asked me while delivering my second refill of cold Mt. Dew to my table. Meanwhile, I was struggling with my whole chicken, fried plantains and Spanish rice.

"What’s upstairs?" I blinked. Surely he wasn’t talking about the deserted second floor of Hard Rock Café?

"What?! You don’t know what’s going on? Why do you think people are packing up the streets of San Juan this weekend?"

"Err … Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián?" Ah, of course. I put two and two together. He was talking about the biggest event of Puerto Rico, and Calle San Sebastián is relatively ‘upstairs’ from Calle Recinto Sur, where the HRC is located by the ferry docks.

"Yeah, man. Go check it out. I will be there after work and will be partying for about six in the morning". His Latin eyes were twinkling with passions for celebration, as 4 millions other puertoricans this weekend.

St. Sebastian, who was a Roman martyr of the early Christian movement, is the patron saint of young adults and athletes. One

Full Text Entry: Livin’ la Vida Loca

I am really glad that you are living La vida loca, la vida es una sola y lo mejor es aprovechar cada momento. Now, you translate this. Hey! you are on the way to became "poliglota" that means in spanish a person who speak more tan 3 languages -like you- at least you are trying :o) Muy bien Halef

wahhh lef keren2... gile loe asik banget maen di PR nya... sama sekali gak kayak gue yg cuma bengong nonton tv dan jemuran di pantai haha.. laen kali kalo jalan2 ajak2 loe ah... ya udah sok kapan atuh ke ny? jane

hello Halef.Your pics are very nice,some of them remind me when I was in Puerto Rico.You too are very nice.Lots of love and kisses from a fan in Tenerife,Canary islands.

i love puerto rico and appreciated your pics and commentary. I went to inter-american university in san german, p.r. in 1968-70 and fell in love with this beautiful island maybe i will retire there.

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I am really glad that you are living La vida loca, la vida es una sola y lo mejor es aprovechar cada momento. Now, you translate this. Hey! you are on the way to became "poliglota" that means in spanish a person who speak more tan 3 languages -like you- at least you are trying :o) Muy bien Halef

wahhh lef keren2... gile loe asik banget maen di PR nya... sama sekali gak kayak gue yg cuma bengong nonton tv dan jemuran di pantai haha.. laen kali kalo jalan2 ajak2 loe ah... ya udah sok kapan atuh ke ny? jane

hello Halef.Your pics are very nice,some of them remind me when I was in Puerto Rico.You too are very nice.Lots of love and kisses from a fan in Tenerife,Canary islands.

i love puerto rico and appreciated your pics and commentary. I went to inter-american university in san german, p.r. in 1968-70 and fell in love with this beautiful island maybe i will retire there.

Hi.. I found this Blog is really usefull and informative for traveler. keep Improving and allow me to have opportunity to get the up dates. Rgds Irawan Alwi