Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Main market on Monday should be open… I went there in the morning looking for the folklore and fresh fruits and… I found only the rows of souvenir stalls. At the time there was only one tourist – me! The vendors offered me Dominican cigars – 4 dollars per piece after long bargaining (no, I do not smoke). T-shirt cost 5 dollars. You can find some vegetable stalls on the streets just behind the mercado, bot the choice is limited. You can buy cana – the sugar cane from the carts – see picture. So I went to visit the Amber Museum. Who knows that they mine the Amber in this corner of the world? Yes, they do! The museum, located at the bottom of the San Francisco ruins is very nice organized and worth a visit. They charge 2 dollars entry fee. Discounts only for the locals… In the afternoon I was strolling along elegant Malecon – coastal promenade with the old ramprts, monuments and palms. There is little beach right at the ship’s entrance to the port, but a lot of comunal garbage is sailing on the waves too. I bought a big papaya for the lunch, paying 100 pesos – it will be enough for two days!
