Freddy and I thoroughly enjoyed watching the "dancing fools" slide show. It looks like everyone had a great time at the wedding, and Freddy and I thought that the night could not have gone more perfectly.
We had a relaxing yet activity-filled honeymoon. Our first port of call was San Juan, Puerto Rico. We wandered around the city in search for the perfect authentic Puerto Rican food, and found it at a small family run restaurant, with a modest size home-like kitchen. We both ordered mofongo, which is mashed green plantains with garlic and olive oil, very similar to mashed potatoes. It is then "stuffed" with chicken or shrimp. Unfortunately we didn't taken any pictures, but a couple days after arriving home, Freddy successfully made his own mofongo.
Also pictured are some of the new pots and pans we've received for wedding gifts and have been using daily.
Another port of call was St. Maarten/St. Martin. The spelling of the island's name depends on if you are on the Dutch side or the French side of the island, and they speak at least 5-6 languages: French, Dutch, Creole, Papiamentu, Spanish, and English. There is a famous beach here that is literally across the street from a landing strip of an airport. Freddy is somewhat fascinated by airplanes and has watched youtube videos of plane landing over this beach. So we ventured out and found a taxi to take us across the mountainous island to Maho beach.
It was AWESOME and Freddy was in heaven.
This sign reads: "jet blast of arriving and departing aircraft can cause severe physical harm resulting in extreme bodily harm and/or death"
Don't worry Mom, we're OK.
Another highlight of the cruise was the cruise ship itself, which had countless activities and wonderful food. They was plenty of variety for dinner each night, and we both ate quite a bit of Indian food. We also became friendly with our Indian waiter, who claims that the Indian food on the ship is just OK, and if we'd like to try real Indian food someday he can give us his mom's address in Mumbai.
Here is a picture of us on the Royal Promenade, which is like the town square or main street of the ship.
And now its back to normal life....thanks to everyone that celebrated with us!
Love,
Janet
1 comment:
Wow! That plane was close.
Glad you found a good family run restaurant. They are usually the best and most entertaining. Remember the one in Kanchanaburi, where they tried to return our tip?
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