gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #751 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Unique earrings. I told mom to take her time. I found a bench towards the back, near the AC duct. So I was a happy camper. Mom took about 20 minutes or so, she was just browsing around looking for the ones she liked best. She ended buying 4 nativity scenes, I think the total came close to $50. They had really neat art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #752 Share Posted April 12, 2016 With mom happy, we left. The Parrot Club was just a short walk away, and Ironically the restaurant was next door to the restaurant that we ate at last time we were in San Juan. I have to say, thank you Chris for recommending this place. Great food, and service. We are definitely coming back here. This was arguably the best food we had during the entire vacation. Sure, I had great meals on the ship, but the food here had all the right spices. It was pretty quiet then, but it got busy quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #753 Share Posted April 12, 2016 They gave us a free drink to taste their specialty. It was quite good, but I will tell you something, that thing was virgin! I would need 8 of the full size ones to get anywhere, lol. The food was amazing as previously stated, and the portions are huge. Coconut shrimp appetizer. I am not sure why, there is no science to them. But they were just mouthwatering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #754 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Plantain with everything on top. Yum, Yum, YUm!!! And the churrasco empanadas. I thought that mom was going to dislike them because they had cheese. We could not get enough of them! And this is coming from a Colombian guy, I eat empanandas on a daily basis. We ate almost everything, we were stuffed. And off we went, the idea was to go to San Cristobal castle. Which is by the way, about 7 minutes from that restaurant. There you can see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #755 Share Posted April 12, 2016 As we were walking up, mom goes to me "I have not taken my blood pressure medicine since the cruise started!" Are you kidding me? And here we are walking uphill in this heat! She claimed that she was feeling fine, but her telling me that, means that she had to remember somehow. My guess is that she felt dizzy or something. I don’t blame her for forgetting, after all we were on vacation. But it sure scared the crap out of me. San Cristobal plans were scrapped and back to the ship we went. The castle would close in about 1 hour, so we would not have enough time to make it back. Its ok, there will be a next time for the castle. Walking back to the ship to get mom her meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottygirl Posted April 12, 2016 #756 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Mom was really intrigued by these trees that was sprouting flowers. No one knew what kind of tree it was, and until now she does not know. Any help? Looks like hibiscus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #757 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Before getting back on the ship I tried to get an even bow shot for Emmy. But the issue was that the security building was dead in the middle. I tried my best, but it was not an exact shot. Security was, wait wait wait, what security? For real, just two people there briefly checking for ship cards. I guess we scanned later on in the ship. I was telling mom how those metal things on the ropes are to stop the rodents from climbing into the ships. Although I forgot where I saw that, definitely a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #758 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Back on board I got the bar list of the champagne bar. LoL, finally! I guess I was wrong, I thought it was on day 7 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniversarygirl25 Posted April 12, 2016 #759 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Mom was really intrigued by these trees that was sprouting flowers. No one knew what kind of tree it was, and until now she does not know. Any help? I'm almost sure this is plumeria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #760 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Back in our room mom took her medicine and we relaxed a little on our balcony. A shore excursion leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #761 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) I wanted to get some shots of Oasis at night so we got off the ship once more. Just before leaving our room, my mom somehow managed to lock herself in the bathroom. I was just dying out of laughter outside, I know, Karma will not play on my side. Apperently she was pushing instead of pulling, . She will kill me for posting that, but hey, at least I am not posting the picture of her chugging the wine from the bottle :D. I have never ever in my life seen her doing that before, then again, I might have pressured it into doing so, LoL. Before that I stopped at the Globe and Atlas pub and got the drink list. Edited April 12, 2016 by gambee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyCruiser Posted April 12, 2016 #762 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Mom was really intrigued by these trees that was sprouting flowers. No one knew what kind of tree it was, and until now she does not know. Any help? It is not like it matters, lol. But I guess curiosity killed the cat. Might be Plumeria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #763 Share Posted April 12, 2016 It is actually a newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottygirl Posted April 12, 2016 #764 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Might be Plumeria. I said hibiscus but I think you are correct, Plumeria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefamilytravelagent Posted April 12, 2016 #765 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I believe that tree is a plumeria. They were all over in Hawaii. So beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #766 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Pretty neat shot. It was packed with locals! They were all out getting pics of Oasis and loading them on social media. It was a really exciting moment to live. I was also able to get a better shot for Emmy. Still not perfect though, that building made it impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottygirl Posted April 12, 2016 #767 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I believe that tree is a plumeria. They were all over in Hawaii. So beautiful. Yes! and they smell fantastic! Courtyard of the Royal Hawaiian smells like heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #768 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Such a powerful moment to live, again. We are so grateful to have lived that. There was so much energy on the streets. Although it was kind sad hearing all the kids asking the parents if they were going on the ship. They had opened the roads once again. We went into Walgreens to buy a nail file and laundry soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #769 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) It was funny, because I told mom that the dresses she was buying looked like mumus. When she asked what a mumu was, I showed her this picture. In my defense, I only said so cause of the flowers of the pic and the dress she was looking at. It immediately brought that Simpson episode to mind. She did not appreciate my joke :D By now you all know my cartoon addiction. It is so rare that I get to photograph ships at night. And I absolutely love it!!!! The poor frog lost a hand. There was a drone flying around the ship. I am not sure how I spotted it, well, maybe it was because of the 5 drones that I crashed this past winter.... =/ Edited April 12, 2016 by gambee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr1vatepiles Posted April 12, 2016 #770 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Brilliant pics of the ship at night. Also loving homers mumu Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #771 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Just look at all those people! How exciting is that?!?! We went to the other side and waited for the sun to go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #772 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Then this boat came by called "La Rumba", it translates to something along the lines of "The Party". It's kind of cute, one kid goes to his father. LA Rumba papa, LA Rumba papa! (Papa means "Father"). Adorable. I guess it is a popular party boat. It was full of people dancing, and they were blasting music. If we had known about it prior, we would have definitely gone in it. I can’t imagine it being too expensive. When I say blasting, I really meant it!!! I think it made Lady O shake, LoL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #773 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Golden hour! Unfortunately, I realized that I brought the wrong lens, and by the time I went back to the ship and got the other one it would be too late. So I made the best of it, and got these. This one right here is my favorite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted April 12, 2016 #774 Share Posted April 12, 2016 What lens did you need ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted April 12, 2016 Author #775 Share Posted April 12, 2016 WoW, this one came out unbelievable for such a slow lens! I can't believe it! The line to go back on the ship. What an amazing time we had that day. Mom wanted a picture with the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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