So on to my first report from Santo Domingo
Ok got off the plane and was aproached for taxi after telling them i just wanted to smoke and drink my free drink after i got out of customs
(dont know what it was but damn good) after 3 people got involed while i was smoking(and all 3 of them wanted a 5usd tip lol nice try told um to split it)
I tryed to get he cab for 25usd no luck talked um down to 35usd (you guys must be better at haggling than me)the cabby took me to my apartment took
him 5 times around the block and a phone call to Luis to find it LMAO
got here the room was fine nothing special but clean and secure (found off DR1 BTW) right off thinking ok money exchange, phone and some food for my place.
Luis took good care of me telling me were the mall, bank, grocery store and what not.(strong enfisis on were i live now lol GOOD MAN)
as far as exciting thing there not alot i went to western union and changed some money then off to the mall the lady couldnt get my phone to work.
so desided to just walk around and look at things. seen a local motorcoach pushing a vender up the hill on his bike wish i had my camera. so got a cab outside the
mall 200 pesos (found out later 150 was good to most places) got dropped off by the groshry store. picked up the esentals Beer bread beer top raman beer coke rum
(1200 pesos)and off to home. yay the esentials are done
after laying around desided to go out to the casino i seen close by.walked in thinking ok hit some BJ drink some beer then home to bed. no such luck bj weres the bj
and whats with all these rulette tables? ok found 1 BJ table and it was full so sat at a 5 card stud table no not like vegas.the dealer kept putting there money up for
the player wyh is that. dont get payed when i win wth is that. meet a NYC expat that exspalianed ok got it now fun game but no luck so went to BJ (its open now).
no better there diffrent too ended up just doing what the english speaking people told me to do (what fun and did ok broke even) good people good fun.
next day go for a walk about see whats near by head east couse that looks like the busy place. lobster on my mind im at the ocean. ok some kid keeped tryingto sell me
stuff i dont want need or have room to pack around. after he fallowed me telling me i was his friend for 5 min i had to tell him asta lawayago 5 or 6 time to make him
go away. hate to be rude but when im gettin fallowed and there friends start fallowing you can get nervoice. had to stop and just say godby over and over to get him to
leave. But his friend keeped close so went to get a drink to ditch him lol. like to see working kids but know when t give up.walked up the road some more and vendors
were on e as i gt to the tourist area NONONONO is my standard answer but a guy had a necklace i liked. tryed it on and itwas short told him he said no i fix come back
in 20 min. no time to come back on walk about. so told him i would wait. as i did he introdused me to his buddy Mario who could speack some english. little stand offish
on my part but Mario got me comfortable fast. told him I wanted a good lobster he brought up chicas and a massage (we laught about a happy ending)told him grasias
for the info and tryedto go on my way.(no such luck) (damn im being fallowed again) Mario and I walk and talk abit when he takes me into a resturant after telling me he
just ate. he talks to everyone for me tells them im looking for a good lobster and to feed me, they did it GREAT lobster just bought Mario a beer. thinking ok he want
money gave him some 500 pesos and say asta lawaygo he just gives me a pfffff and say lets go down here. next to a place with friendly girls lol no money for that just
ate lobster gotta go (was kinda joking about the happy ending) lol told him about the 100 pesos 22oz presidente he lauhs tells me more grande cevesas for a 100 pesos
we walk for a few more min and walk into a store and get a huge presidente for 100 pesos ( he laughs at me) then off to the park.Mario says lets go sit at the park and
drink these grande beers(a ok hes ok lol) low a behold Mario is known here as a domino player. So they bring the table to us to watch couse i say ya i can play. watch
them play a game then get told im in next game. OK get in with some guy and ya we did good won first 1 they all said i was good LOL (sure sure) had a good time they
invited me back any time. Man was fun i do like Dominos
rest of SD was just local bar and eating in room. danced with some chica who keeped eye balling me even though she was with someone.(no problem) off to juan dolio WEEHAAA
conclusion: SD was fun not really what i want but felt safe no problems and people were great (yes got husled a couple times but who cares) and maybe too much detail but
hey ths IS what it was for me
P.S. in Juan Dolio ATM then off to La Romana next any info apreciated
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