…or at least that’s what everybody says. Of course we agree and that’s why we decided to share our highlights of the Christmas time in Old San Juan.
Of course the parties, where family and friends are coming together to celebrate. One of our favorites are the parrandas, groups of people walking around the city with instruments and their famous songs that everybody can join in on. The plaza is filled with people, music and kids with their firecrackers until late at night. Talking about the plaza you have to mention …

“Nosotros entendemos que no había necesidad de imponer restricción en el horario de clausura de las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián porque hace bastantes años que ocurren en normalidad sin grandes incidentes que lamentar”, explicó Olivencia Gayá.

De la edición digital de primera hora, enlace al articulo original al pie de este post
Residentes del Viejo San Juan abogaron hoy para que se active un sistema de transporte masivo durante los fines de semana en ese sector, a raíz de las congestiones en el tránsito durante gran parte del periodo navideño.
La petición fue hecha luego de que ayer, viernes, en la noche las autoridades policíacas tuvieron que desviar el tráfico a la altura de El Capitolio y, como consecuencia, muchos negocios nocturnos tuvieran que cerrar sus puertas …

Because we have the place for you… Café Cola’o.

We have taste tested much of the coffee around Old San Juan, but this one wins the prize by far.
In 2006 Café Cola’o was opened by local entrepreneur Erica Reyes, using coffee grown in the mountains of Puerto Rico. This local grown coffee has a smooth, full-bodied flavor, which attracts tons of locals, as well as tourists to the little Café which is located at Pier by the ferry to Cataño.

de corazón a corazón
Este es un recital poético musical utilizando viejas canciones llamadas del ayer y poesías de todos los tiempos.
El diseño de este concierto es muy ameno y representativo de una diversidad de estilos musicales diferentes, entrelazados con poesía puertorriqueña e internacional. Las canciones serán iterpretadas por el cantautor argentino, radicado en Puerto Rico por más de veinte años, Carlos Lazrte. Los compositores escogidos son: Eduardo Falú, Félix Luna, Ariel Ramírez, Brunilda García, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Violeta Parra y otros.
El conocido declamador David Ortiz Angleró tiene a su cargo …

Pepperoni
There are various places in Old San Juan where you can enjoy a pizza. But if you’re like me, you pledge allegiance to one place, under god, indivisible, for cheapness and hunger for all. To me this place is Pizzicorre, located on Calle Luna #255, a friendly neighborhood pizzeria that serves great slices at amazing speed.
I decided to go and do some “hands-on investigating”. And the first thing that caught my eye was that the place is a little on the small side. Making take out orders the most convenient, …

Don Pablo
Here we have one of the coolest bars  in Calle del Cristo on Old San Juan, sporting its new Electronic/Industrial club redesign. Don Pablo has become one of the most stand out bars in the zone by always keeping the party into the late hours and always having thumping music on deck. And I’m sure that the huge drink size and their comfortable prices also have something to do with its success.
I’m sure that they get straighter as you get drunker
The nightclub ambiance is ever present, even though …

Nobody likes to think about them…but they are there!
A friend of mine had a big problem when she moved in to an apartment in Old San Juan. The street in front of her building was being re-paved during the first few months of her stay and it caused her apartment to become infested with the little visitor everybody hates: cockroaches.
Now I know what your thinking: “ohh come on, he isn’t going to talk about insects, is he?”, and to answer you briefly, yes I will talk about insects. Because I …

This is my first post for livesanjuan.com, I’ve wanted to write before but it’s complicated when the kids are on vacation and free all the time. Many thanks to the other writers, who have kept this blog up, I really like what they’re doing and it’s their efforts that have really pushed me to start writing.
I’m not a professional writer so I’m just going to write the way I talk and do it as fast as I can. I’ll keep posting about things I enjoy doing, music worth listening …

Candela
When there are so many bars and taverns in one place as Old San Juan, standing out becomes the primary goal of any bar owner who wishes to stay on top of the game. The most important part of any tavern is the bar: the oasis that must service the patrons. Nobody wants to drink in an Oasis where the water is dark and murky or where the surrounding vegetation is decayed and ugly.
How it looks is usually the first clue as to how it will taste. The same principle …