Wednesday, February 9, 2005

A Good Start

Mallorcas!
Today is 2/2/05
We left the bags with the Front Desk at the Holiday Inn Express Condado with plans to come back for them after 2pm when we were done sightseeing and ready to board Diamond. We were checked out and in a taxi to Old San Juan before 9AM. Debbie had picked out some places from guidebooks for us to eat. I love to eat foods that are special to a particular place, it is one of my favorite things. So, Debbie gives the driver the address 300 Calle San Francisco, Cafeteria Mallorca. He knows it, gives her a strange look and confirms that is where we want to go, she shows him her highlighted, photocopied Fodor's page and off we go. We are going to have the specialty here, the mallorca. We order ours with ham & cheese. Interesting. It is a sweet pastry (or bread, as the waiter calls it) that is sandwiched & grilled panini-style and covered in powdered sugar. Debbie also has the cafe con leche.
Debbie has started us at the top of the hill not far from Fort San Cristobal, so after breakfast that is where we go.