Sunday, May 25, 2008

Vacaciones

Some random things from our trip...

Not only did Mädchen enjoy flying on the airplane, but she found plenty to do at the airports as well:



The pool was niiiice (which, by the way, Mädchen pronounces like Borat):



Seeing lots of lizards was fun for Mädchen, but nothing topped the daily visits to the pool by an iguana we named Charlie:



Since this was meant to be a sit-and-relax vacation rather than a run-around-and-see-the-sights vacation, we barely left the property (although I'd love to go back and visit Old San Juan and the El Yunque rainforest). The exception was to eat meals, since the food at the hotel was mediocre and outrageously expensive, and not even remotely local. One nearby place became a favorite, in part because of things like this grilled whole red snapper...



...and in part because there was a kitten on the premises named Pincho (the local term for kebabs), and after Mädchen met him for the first time she spent the next couple of days walking around saying "pet Pincho...pet Pincho...pet Pincho." When we returned, not only did she pet Pincho, but she also decided to share a book with him:



Not only do the supermarkets have many of the same foods that we have here, but they also have fine art for sale that you can't find just anywhere: