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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Froggit Goes to the West

Y'see, my friend and I have a Spanish project due. We're supposed to be tourist-guides, kind of, for a specific municipality in PR. I picked Cabo Rojo and she chose Mayaguez. They're both about 3 hours from home and to the west of the island (both border the coast). My grandmother has a little house there in Mayaguez and my mom grew up in the west side (repreSENT!!), so we stayed there for the night. ^^ However, these are all mostly pics from the first day. If you want Froggit-less images of the PR beauty itself, I'll be uploading them onto two albums or so on facebook later today. ^^ I highly recommend checking that out because there were MANY areas I didn't take Froggit and they are AMAZING, so you should see 'em, such as the Cabo Rojo lighthouse *and GORGEOUS view*, the salt-flat thingies, the Morrillos, the Cabo Rojo theater, the gov. building, plus more stuff. Oh. And my best friend's name is Charlene. :D AH. And btw, I'll be uploading a few short videos from the trip to myspace and/or YouTube, so I'll link you later. Froggit's not in them, but still. :P
*DAY ONE*

Sometimes she loves him...
...sometimes she hates him!
It's like we're lesbian parents with a frog! XD Go interracialness! [at the house]
Safely on my lap while traveling. I'm so much better than a seatbelt. :P
Scene from "The Lion King" in front of the Mayaguez Zoo.In front of a statue of ol' Chrissy Colombus in the Mayaguez Plaza. (Church behind that!)Froggit attempting to rape one of the lampy-statues in the plaza?
Froggit's sad that he can't go out in the rain... (Mayaguez central plaza directly outside!)
Around the back of a little restaurant called "El Gato" (The Cat).
See those windows to the left? That's the restaurant's back. This is in Joyuda, Cabo Rojo.
I have no idea what that framework was/is, but I LOVE IT. *spazzes out*
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET!
See? We're on the foundation of a demolished room or something... Restaurant to the left (diagonally down), houses to the direct right, separated by H2O. After these pics, we went to eat 3 kinds of "empanadillas" (Lobster, "Chapín", and cheese)

After eating, we drove a little bit more along the coast and caught more of the sunset. ^^
*END OF DAY 1*
In front of a statue dedicated to Don Salvador Brau y Asencio (1842-1912), the first official Puerto Rican historian. He was also a poet, sociologist, journalist, essay-writer, and drama-geek. And yes, from Cabo Rojo. ^^ This is on the central plaza, off to one side, near the church.
Said church!
More of the plaza. That conch-type thing is where local performances are held and whatnot, methinks. The church is to the right of the frame. There's a weird little sculpture to the left that I snapped a pic of, too. XD
MORE TO COME LATER!

4 comments:

Laura said...

Yay! Puerto Rico pictures. I love Cabo Rojo, but the Mayaguez Zoo hurts my soul. But yes, empanadillas de chapíin... yuuuummm. I think we should hold an official TASP reunion there so we could all gain like 15 pounds with those things.
When are you giving me Froggit? :P

Anonymous said...

Puerto Rico must become a state now, so that America can claim some of that fntastice beauty. Or maybe not. But those plazas are so picturesque! And you live near them!

Hannah said...

does cabo rojo mean red piglet? i dunno my spanish is funny. But Aida, it does look absolutely gorgeous. Hmmm maybe i can push for PR for a family vacation....haha

mz. aida said...

SCORE. Ok. Replying.

Brendan: Thank you! :D And indeed it is.

Laura: I haven't gone in the zoo yet, though. :S Uuuugh, yes, empanadillas = <3. I second that motion! As for Froggit, ummm... I'm friggin' busy til' Sunday. >_< We can meet up earlier though, if you come by my house for any random reason. If not, I think we gotta wait til' Sunday. Or actually, maybe Saturday, 'cause I think I'm gonna bet at Ocean...

Sarah: haha, a lot of people would have a problem with that; about half the island. :P However. Yes!

Freya: O.o Red is rojo, but cabo... unless it's some slang I am not aware of, is not piglet. :S Pig is cochino or cerdo... But... who knows! XD Cabo is the part of a landmass that penetrates into the ocean. At least that's one of the defs, and the one that pertains to Cabo Rojo. XD

I put up the first album on facebook. I still have 2 more to go... Or 1. I'm not sure yet. XD