San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Normandie Hotel"A tale of true love, the story behind the Normandie Hotel is romantic enough to give the Horned Dorset a run for its money. Take a look at the hotel's facade and you'll notice it is designed like an ocean liner. Built in 1942, the hotel was the inspiration of Puerto-Rican born engineer Felix Benitez Rexach, who made it for his wife, Lucienne (Moineau) Dhotelle. The couple had met aboard the SS Normandie, en route from France to New York, and fell in love during the voyage. Years later, when the ship sank, Rexach decided to build a hotel that resembled the Normandie as a monument to his love."
Anyone ever been? Itinerary suggestions welcomed
Oh, I haven't ever been there but that is dreamy.
ReplyDeleteloves it!
ReplyDeleteHi Kiesha, I met you once or twice (I am friends with whil and jonda) before...not sure when or where :) ANYWAY and came across this and I went to San Juan in 2007! I would suggest visiting Old San Juan (viejo san juan to the locals) it is very charming. We also went to El Yunque, the rainforest there and that was pretty cool. One thing we really wanted to do was see that huge telescope they have there but I heard it lost funding? Anyway, I'm rambling but there is tons of fun shit to do, I'm sure you will have a great time.
ReplyDeleteJillian, right? I went and lurked your blog out. Your place looks great. I think we met at Tim and Whil's once and we had all the dogs over and bbq-ed. Sounds about right
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips, we will check out Old San Juan.