some photos from my last trip(thanksgiving 07)

[laurapasinifan]

its sunday afternoon and I have time on my hands...sooo

some pictures of last trip including a few from the DR1 turkey day get together at rockys.

first off...this picture is 100% dominican..for lots of reasons..mainly because who ever tied this thing up left enough rope to go ACROSS the road!!..and the dominican bull..uses it all!!



there is no order here. sorry...keeps you guessing

the hospital in Santiago

this is a shot from the mountain road Santiago to puerto plata, that comes out in the middle between playa dorado and sosua( route 25)..looking down onto puerto plata area


a shot of the refurbished monument



here is one from a college on the hill looking back at the monument

[laurapasinifan]

another of the monument




we showed up while they took the flag down


werent we just talking about these resturants last week?..


at rockys turkey day party...





this is the road improvements made to route 21 when you first turn to go up into the mountain in San Victor comeing from Moca and going to Sabanete.. and onto sosua


route 21 mountain view..I think this is where they filmed JURASIC PARK!!


bob

[laurapasinifan]

here is a birthday girl in Mao......


yes it is true only the birthday girl gets dressed up!!



the dr has a new up and coming ELVIS...



this is the Mao Ladies Tea Social.....



true to form( they must train the boys early not to mingle with the women folk at home) the boys club was up front of the house



talk about your proverbial adams apple on a woman!!



bob

[laurapasinifan]

this is Hector Acosta....aka El Torrito and Tavina..later he asked if any short women would like to come up and get their picture taken!! ha ha ha


we saw Hector in Tamboril saturday night, and then during the week in sosua when we went to the DR thanksgiving party and then again back in Santiago where he sang at a graduation club...



at this gig in Santiago the alcohol was through the roof!! I thought the guy was ripping me off because i was a gringo!!
but I got ahold of the menu and price list...johnny walker black 1 litre 3300 pesos!!

we bought a a bottle of strange wine, I actually hated...really sweet called Alice and it was 1800 pesos!!! about as good as Boones Farm Strawberry wine( a friend told me about it ha ha )


some wildlife you mention you enjoyed seeing , some you didnt...well no tarantual this trip..but this one was about as big

something more memorable


bob

[MaineGirl]

Cool beans Bob. I like the Mao shots!

[robbie]

Great pics! Thanks for posting. Not sure about that spider though, omg, at least a tarantula looks like a furry animal, that thing on the wall looks just evil

[laurapasinifan]

here are a few more misc....I like photos from the air, it gives an excellent perspective.

I dont know If I am going to spell this right, but this is Turks and Cakos...( i think..what else could it be??)



a shot of playa dorado , in case you want to pick and choose by color or find your way around.. the previous picture shows why that island would be a great place to scuba dive.

I dont know If I posted this before...AA new JFK terminal


this is in Santiago...dont know what it is..looks like some serious cluster housing!!!



anyone for some BOWLING... nice newish lanes on route 1 in santiago....


bob

[whirleybird]

we have one just like that

[laurapasinifan]

Originally Posted by whirleybird

we have one just like that

sorry but with all those photos I am getting a laugh trying to envision which you have one like? ha ha ha

you have a bull tied to the worng side of the road??? ha ha

or the spider?



bob

[whirleybird]

Originally Posted by laurapasinifan

sorry but with all those photos I am getting a laugh trying to envision which you have one like? ha ha ha

you have a bull tied to the worng side of the road??? ha ha

or the spider?



bob

No, Bob, the parrot - we sat opposite at the Rocky's Thanksgiving Dinner - I am in the side of the pic with Planner (fag in hand, lol)