Celebration! / Live! / Solo? Jan-14-21-2024 The Tribe Cruise!

[sid_9169]

But, back to the El Batey in San Juan... It's about as dive bar as you can get...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WhiteOptima]

5 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

I like it how people promote other people's reviews during my review (he said sarcastically...)

Had the same thought.

[Hogladyrider]

13 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

Current situation at Emeril's... Boudin sausage balls...

 

 

Your opinion please...you have such a specialty for food.

[sid_9169]

Current situation again at Emeril's... New York strip...

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

And now back to the El Batey...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

Pretty soon, it was getting about time to check out the bathroom... It turned out to be one of the all time greats...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mlshum]

36 minutes ago, WhiteOptima said:

I like that inside cabin set up.  If you aren’t comfortable saying the cabin # can you do after you are home please.  We had fwd balconies which I enjoyed but I like inside cabins.

It reminds me of one of the “square” rooms.  I really liked those.

[TxTeach79]

Just now, mlshum said:

It reminds me of one of the “square” rooms.  I really liked those.

 

Excel Squares are the best inside cabins at sea IMHO.

 

Also, love those Boudin balls. Big Boudin guy. 

[sid_9169]

After the rum, I ended up having a couple of the local beers and just taking in the scene there. I couldn't believe that I was actually hanging out in the same place as one of my all time favorite writers... The things that this building has seen must be unfathomable... Gonzo himself may have sitten in one of these very barstools... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Greenpea2]

8 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

Cruised on the Epic once in 2016, and it's indeed quirky...

 

 

 

Yeah, that's the only NCL ship I did not love.

[sid_9169]

And soon enough, it was time to head out and find the next drinking establishment... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

For awhile I just walked up and down each block, taking in the sights and smells of the city... I imagined the things that an old town like this had seen over the centuries...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

I don't have any idea how many miles I'd walked at this point, I just kept going...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

And when it seemed like I'd been going forever, I just continued onward...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jamman54]

Great tour, thanks sid! 😎

[sid_9169]

There was another restaurant / bar that I wanted to visit, but it didn't open till 5:00 local time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[wesorbeth]

5 hours ago, JandPB said:

Birra and Empanada is on my list to do when we sail out of San Juan next month. We’re spending 3 days in OSJ prior to our embarkation. Definitely want local food. 

Raices is fantastic, it was recommended to us by a friend who lived in San Juan.  The fish cakes and mofongo were excellent.

[odie1024]

Great pictures!

We did a B2B out of SJ in Feb. 2022 and had gone in 2 days early to explore. Well, it wasn't meant to be, it poured our entire time there. For sailaway it was pouring, when we returned 1 week later it was still pouring so much that before sailaway for week 2 you could here everyone's phones going off with weather alerts. Someday hope to get back and explore.

[sid_9169]

When I passed it the first time it still wasn't opening time yet, so I still kept in going... 

 

(*** In another note, I forgot to add that the tab for my three drinks back at the El Batey ended up being $14 for three drinks... Unheard of in this day and age. I ended up just throwing the bartender a $20 and he was happy)

 

 

 

 

 

[IntrepidFromDC]

11 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

I don't have any idea how many miles I'd walked at this point, I just kept going...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mamiamjo]

Awesome photos and tour Sid, thanks! 🙂

[sid_9169]

There was a mask that I was still trying to find, so I went into another couple of shops to try and find one... Finally I found a place that had exactly what I came here for, even though I had no idea how I would get it back home in one piece...