Our ship after one- week loop around Caribbean returned to La Romana. Webhave fill day free before late evening departure to other islands for the second week. I decided to take my grandson to Santo Domingo to show him historic capital of Dominican Republic.. it was 4 km by foot to the bus station Espresso Romana on the outskirts of the town. We noted by the way few places of interest, eg Plaza Duarte. The bus ticket to Santo Domingo (1,5 h ride) costs only 225 peso – they happily accept 4,50 USD pp!
In the strong sun and 30 deg Celsius I was guiding Kuba to the Zona Colonial, enjoying narrow streets full of flowers. Old churches and palacios. We visited panteon nacipnal and mausoleum of 3 fathers of Dominicana. The route ended at Palacio presidencial. With some effort we catch the 3.30 return bus… We missed the lunch, but the tasty dinner and evening show is waiting on the ship!
