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Today is #MarketFriday initiated by @dswigle (Denise, that's me!!) Join me as we share our markets across the globe. I always look forward to seeing what you send me! It is amazing to see the different markets and cultures of our friends here on the blockchain. Right now we are challenged with our world being under duress, so we do the best we can. Come as you are, no judgments.
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Oh, she is beautiful. I really love the charm of this city. Look how the reflection of the cobblestone streets takes possession of the city at night. They just seem to breathe new life into the old blue pavers that are characteristic of this beautiful old city. These pictures were taken before the devastation of the Hurricane Irma, a category 5 hurricane. They are still trying to fit the piece together again.
I'll be honest with you. #MarketFriday posts are easiest to find when they are posted in #MarktFriday Community. I won't lie to you. It has been a challenge to find them and they can show up in several places, making me wonder how many times I have upvoted the post! If you cannot post into the Community page, please leave the link to your post here so it can easily be found by others. Where else can you take such a quick trip around the globe? Thank you so much!! ❤
Puerto Rico. That is where some of my adventures start. Thank you for walking through #MarketFriday with me today. This day started out sunny, with a slight sea breeze, a perfect day in paradise. Some days, life is perfect… Some days, it is even better than that. I like walking the streets of Old San Juan. From the cobblestones streets to the Fort surrounding the waterfront, still standing from days gone by. Relics of another time. The streets are one open Market or so it seems. A piece of sidewalk invites a Market of sorts.
San Juan was one of the first cities established by Spanish colonizers in the "New World." The streets were paved with blue cobblestones starting in 1784. The original cobblestones were made using iron slag, the waste from smelting iron, and were used as ballast in ships that came from Europe in the 1700s.
Most of the blue cobblestones have been replaced in an effort to make streets more evenly paved, but you can still see originals on Calle Cristo.source
Such a blended culture of history it owns. Nestled along the wall of the city, the tower offers a brilliant view as the sun dips low on the horizon, natural canvas with breathtaking interplays of color. The old Fort surrounds the city, protecting her.
She was so beautiful, with her blended cultures and historical buildings. The towers have the most incredible views.
The cobblestone path leads you to a variety of interesting sights on the waterfront. The walls that once protected the city only adds to the romantic walk along the San Juan Bay. A museum of landmarks surrounds the city. Oh, beauty!
I have been to so many new places lately! I love to share and be shared with! I have always and forever liked to see different fruits and vegetables or products that are being sold. Perhaps I cannot get them here. So, yes! I would love to see yours! Don't forget to take photos wherever you happen to be shopping - whether it be the grocery store, the local marketplace or even an art gallery. Wherever money is exchanged for a service or for merchandise. Be different if you wish! It does not have to be a traditional market! We will love it! Don't forget to use the hashtag #MarketFriday and @dswigle.
A stroll through any one of their ally's is a memorable experience. Old San Juan is vibrant and a busy area with foot traffic in the city. The cobblestone streets remind you of the important history of the area.
Weaving through the sea of umbrellas, there is food, fun and sometimes an animal or three. It is always a surprise what will be on the vendor's table. There were not specialty Markets, but rather, the everyday kind.
There were umbrellas and tables every place you walked in Old San Juan. In the parks, on the streets, on the sides of the roads. Nothing and nowhere was sacred. Put out your merchandise and people will buy. I'm serious. Especially if it says authentic, souvenier, or sale!
Street food is part of the charm. There is food all around where people will gather, especially the bigger Markets or parks. Some of the food, I can smell for blocks before I see them!
The street food scene is alive and well there in San Juan!
The rain came in drops, playing with the vendors. I can imagine how difficult without the benefit of a covering, playing with the weather would be no fun. The umbrellas keep the sun off, but, there isn’t so much protection from the rain.
Oh, yes!! It was torrential!
For all the rain that came, in buckets and torrents, it still was a pretty wonderful day. The sun came back again, drying the clothes on my back. How can you beat that? There should be forgiveness, no?
I want to thank you for taking this trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico with me. I am still island hopping and so, will be gone for another week, so if I take a little longer to respond to your post, don't think I forgot you. I will answer them all! There were literally hundreds of other vendors hawking their goods, but, I am short on bandwidth and this is taking longer than intended, I will cut it off here! I appreciate your taking the time and energy to read the post and I hope that you have a most wonderful #MarketFriday!
¸.♥´¸.•♥¨) Let the sun shine in on your life So the joy may touch your soul (¸.•´♥ (¸.•´ ♥
A flower. There must always be a flower to color my world. #alwaysaflower
Words have some degree of inadequacy When I gaze upon your loveliness You speak without saying a word Or maybe a few, if perchance There are whispers of the heart and love
My love, my love
How could I deny you A last chance of the season To make it all right Once again
Today is the perfect day for a perfect day.
