what's going on everybody this is Island Hopper TV coming to you from San Juan Puerto Rico we're going to show you the best things to . do let's do it that's right Island Hoppers we're coming to you from the beautiful island , of Puerto Rico out here in the Caribbean Sea and now here we are at the Castillo San crystal ball located here in San Juan National Historic Site this Castillo San crystal ball is an old , fortress/castle that used to have history dating all the way back to the Spanish as well , as during World War I this particular Fortress was being used for the Americans to protect the . mainland I would say this is perfect for men and women as well as kids just because of the views you get here walking around it really feels like an awesome Blast from the Past what you're going to notice as we continue to go through Old San Juan now here we are on Calle de la Fortaleza yeah , so the Calle Fortaleza is a very nice Road it's one of the main drags here in Old San Juan that you want to walk around there's a few different streets depending on if it's the evening time . or if it's the afternoon but fora laser right here definitely a place you want to take a stroll . they've got lots of shopping and right when you get to the end of foraa you're at par pales which is the pigeon Park here you have these incredibly active pigeons they'll jump right up on your , arm sometimes three or four at a time on your shoulders and your arms and people just like , to feed and it is a popular tourist attraction here in Old San Juan up here you will have some , really nice views as well looking towards the South out towards the other side of the harbor and yeah lots of pigeons some cafes over here but definitely a mus hit place while visiting here . especially if you have kids because kids love to get their pictures taken with these pigeons and , as we continue to show you around Old San Juan here I want to let you know there is time stamps below so you guys can click around from activity to activity around San Juan so do check the time stamps below as well as some of our other videos on this channel from the Caribbean this time , we're actually going to walk out of the Old San Juan Fortress area and we're actually going to . go onto the Waterfront this is like a boardwalk here now here we are at pora de San Juan from here you can get some great views of just how big this Fortress area really is keep in mind San Juan is . actually older than St Augustine in Florida so it's technically the oldest European civilization , in the United States territories and this walkway that we're on here is actually known as a Del , Moro now even though San Juan is the oldest in the United States territories the oldest in . North America is actually Santo Domingo Dominican Republic which is just a little bit older than old San one while walking around poo delmo you should also check out some of the fountains and . the old artwork that they've actually that they've actually been able to preserve over here and this , is Fuente races which is one of the old fountains as you can see there's a lot of history and some . preserved artifacts that are still well kept but if you wanted to get a little bit more adventurous you can actually go around the Old San Juan fort on a jet ski so riding jet skis around this . Harbor another awesome experience just make sure the weather is on your side now we're on Caya day San Juan which is actually one of the most beautiful roads here in Old San Juan and . these beautiful roads they're very picturesque and people come here and they just relax sit down

get out of the Sun but just exploring around Old San Juan here these old Spanish buildings and the , trees are so old down here very Lush beautiful place and it's worth it just going on a walking tour exploring these Villas now here we are at Castillo Delo and this is really the crown jewel of old s Juan this here Castillo Del moo moo just in case you're wondering actually means nose in . English so this is the nose of the island here of Old San Juan right there at the end and that's why they gave it that name it's like a point and this place is just spectacular you can see that . green grass when you're walking up really stands out so this is a must visit while here the good news is if you are a veteran you actually can get into these parts s for free you just show proof , that you're a veteran and if not the admission cost is going to be $10 for adult but kids under . 15 are free and on this day when I got back to the hotel I was hungry so I ordered a Mofongo . which is a local traditional food either comes with crispy pork or Cameron and plantains this , is actually a look at my hotel right there on the cruise ship Harbor you can see three ships , in there right now but when when I was here on my first day there was five Mega cruise ships . in that Port Harbor right there this is the old sherian now called Rau it's a great location for exploring Old San Juan and I would suggest staying here at least one night it's right next , to the Senior Frogs here we are now at the streo T-Mobile all right we're out of Old San Juan now . and we're in the modern San Juan drrio T-Mobile is right next to the arena they've also got a . casino here and this is just a really popular place with people who are looking for more of that , modern feeling lots of restaurants available here all those light boards there feel like you're . in Time Square a little bit but uh it's not quite like Time Square it's just a popular place they've got the Coca-Cola Music Hall there that's why you see all that Coca-Cola branding this area . is unique because there's the Sheran hotel casino like I said nearby it's also nearby in a loft . several Hiatt hotels so if you're looking for an area to stay in San Juan you may consider this , area right here next to drio T-Mobile for me I really like it because of all the dining options . all right so now what we're going to do is we're going to show you around some of the beaches here , in San Juan and the first one up here is going to be paa Condado this is actually plita Condado so , it's the small Condado Beach because once you go down the road a bit you'll come to the bigger , kado Beach but I really do enjoy The Vibes over here at plita so don't overlook this one now here we are at kado beach so here we are taking a look at this here is the big beach now on the day I was here there was massive waves people were bodyboarding they were also out there surfing but on this same day someone actually got swept out to sea so the waves over here are very intense and and you need to watch out for rip currents and pay attention to the flags when posted because , it can be a dangerous situation the waves from the north coming down here to this north side of the , island especially during the winter months here we are now at La plita the official name is La plita Marcado uh you will have a market here especially in the morning time but in the evening time around . here they have many different bars so this is really where you get the night life when you're . in San Juan there is a few areas for NTI but it seems like this is the place to be obviously I . didn't film during the night based on what I was getting from the locals this is one of the popular

places I guess after 12:00 it may be a little bit sketchy so take that into consideration if you're , someone who wants to be extra safe but I was just taking advice from the locals and you have places like Club Libra Barn Lounge Captain r um and SE Senor as well as a few others they got hookas and , drinks down here now let's go check out another Beach here we are now at East LA Verde East . LA Verde is another very popular beach in San Juan they've got many different hotels and , restaurants up and down this Coastline here and I would say also be careful uh with the heavy waves especially when the flags are out uh people do come here and do some surfing uh most people . actually come here because their hotels nearby but east LA Verde a very big beautiful popular . Beach here in San Juan the area in general is called plas de Carolina just because that's the , name of the community around here but you can see very colorful especially when they put the , Puerto Rico Flags out there with the palm trees the sand The Vibes very relaxing what we'll do now is we'll head over to a a modern shopping mall now here we are at L America's Plaza . this here is the largest in Puerto Rico and the second largest in the Latin American World so if you have any shopping needs for modern clothes or Electronics this , is really where you're going to want to go because you can find pretty much anything . actually went here shopping for clothes and I found their style and fashion in Puerto Rico to be pretty darn good as I said it is the second largest in Latin America I believe the largest one is in Panama City Panama now let's talk about local food I already , showed you a Mofongo but let's talk about a Cuban sandwich because those are common here and so are , tacos now at Lilo Beach Lilo Beach is about 25 to 30 minutes to the east of San Juan it's a little , bit further out of town it's it's considered a resort Community really in Puerto Rico if you go east or west you're going to come across Resort towns the whole island is enchanting and Lilo Beach here is a very nice relaxing place to go right next to Lilo is El Yun National Forest , this is a very popular place with tourists who are visiting San Juan and a lot of people I asked . they said this is the number one thing that you should do actually when you visit San Juan so El , Yun and now for some basic information about San Juan and Puerto Rico in general so Puerto Rico , is a US territory as I mentioned previously which means it's almost a state but it's not officially a state so most of the things you're going to see here are Americanized including the freeway system they use the US dollar the only thing that's unique about San Juan is the official language is Spanish not English and English is not widely spoken here and in the . San Juan metro area there's about 2.4 million people but if you just include San Juan itself , it's 340,000 the city was originally built in 1532 the San Jose church is one of the oldest . in the Americas the eloro was built in 1539 to defend the city from attacks by the Sea mainly , the Pirates of the Caribbean the real Pirates of the Caribbean Rome was very famously created in , Islands surrounding Puerto Rico Rico but Puerto Rico ended up creating the Pina Colada as you , saw at the restaurant there in the Oldtown now that's going to conclude this episode of San Juan from Puerto Rico if you guys enjoyed this one please hit the likes and we will see you from , the British Virgin Islands and the US VI next.

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