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Show THE DAILY HI RALD. (wwwheraldextra.com). Page E2 Prove, Utah. Sunday. January 16, 2000 f GETTING THERE: Rico is just-ov- Commonwealth, Puerto Rico presents no problems for visiting U.S. citizens. Canadians must provide proof "of birthplace. Tourists from other countries should have valid passports. Some countries also require their citizens to have visas. Cruise arriving to spend a day need no documents. Puerto 1,000 er miles southeast of Miami, a 2.5-hoflight It's about 1,700 miles southeast of New York, a 3.5-hou- r flight. It's also a port-o-f call for many Caribbean cruise ships. cruise ship docks and the . ; unusual, Gallery ' room each decorated Inn, on a by the ! on elevation the higher : opposite side of the old town from the cruise ships 22-roo- artist-owne- people in for recommendaj shops tions. Maria Langston in a DINING: Ask pas-sange- rs GETTING AROUND: In Old San Juan, the interesting neighborhood where the cruise ships dock, a free n L LYNNE SLADKYThc Associated Press Quiet stroll: People walk along the Paseo de la Princesa, a broad bayfront promenade in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Old San Juan is a fascinating place to explore, either on foot or by way of a free trolley. SAN JUAN Continued from El dress hanging in the doorway attracted us to a boutique named Gardenias on Calle Cristo. Inside were more bright women's clothing, shawls, some sarongs, and jewelry made by Iierto Rican artist Mariela Cobian. On a patio in the rear were chairs for the "shoppers' husbands and Maria Langston, the proprietor. She tells us she opened her shop with no retail experience "two and a half years ago, and it has been successful from the day I A colorful across the street the Grand Hotel El Convento, which used to be an Our Lady of Mount Carmel convent. Continuing, one of the shops is Magia Artefactos, where you probably will be waited on by artist Monolo Diaz. He has tiny hardto large wood wall hangings depicting saints, made for him in the mountains. His specialty as an artist is painting on wood, chairs, tables and shutters. Diaz lived and worked in New York and had shows there before returning to San Juan. An art gallery called Mora attracted our attention. Big "magical realism" paintings were on the walls. The father of the painter, whose smaller, more realistic paintings hang on another wall, says his son also has galleries in Europe and South America. He's so popular, says the father, that all but three window, d'Esopo has painted a window with a view. Rooms are decorated with paintings, silkscreens, busts, masks and bas reliefs, all for sale. Greeting people at the door is a statue of an African model for one commisa queen, sioned by a mall builder in Tortola, the face modeled from a picture of his wife. Two cockatoos and a macaw enliven the front patio. "One wonderful part of being in a small hotel is, it collects interesting people," d'Esopo says. "Taxi drivers tell them it isn't safe to walk at night, but it is, and it's so small you can walk everyplace. "I came here in 1961," d'Esopo says. "I had the foresight to see this property was connected. Now it's four houses, put together. Every floor connects at some point. "My father taught at Yale. His cousin came here in 1932 to teach English. Once, I visited the Virgin Islands. As an artist, I thought Fd move there from Hartford. When I visited my relative here, he said, 'Only Puerto Rico will offer you the fulfillment dant. Married and divorced at 52, she returned to San Juan. (She gives a discount to cruise ' ship workers. "I know what it is to be part of a crew.") The shop is a few steps from a tiny chapel, open once a week to show its ornate silver altar and crucifix. It was built in 1753, it is said, in honor of.a young man whose horse miraculously stopped short of going over the precipice. Maria Langston suggests fiuillermo's Cafe Restaurant good and inexpensive. Walking uphill on Calle Cristo, you come to the Cathedral of San Juan and of the paintings on view have already been sold. We meet an elegant, multital-entewoman named Jan d painter, sculptor, grower of orchids, and sometimes chef . She runs a hotel, the Gallery Inn, on Norzagaray. Its "wine deck," one of four balconies, is the highest spot in Old San Juan. Rooms are different sizes and shapes and on different levels. It's possible to get lost going from a bedroom to a reading room. In one bedroom without a d'Esopo 22-roo- m of life.' "Eleven hours after I landed, July 22, 1961, 1 was pushing a board open in the door here. I told the realtor, 'I want this boarded-uone with a view of the ocean. This is my house."' p Guided tours of the Bell Museum will be available by reservation, Monday through Saturday. For information call BRIEFS Continued from El farm exhibit space. The structure will be topped by a 1,063-pounbell that hangs atop the original concrete silo that was made into a bell tower. The collection will be in the nine-acrhistoric park, Dheinsville Settlement, operated by the Germantown Historical Society. d e (262)628-3170- Fine ENTRY: As boutique named Gardenias sent us to Guillermo's Cafe Restaurant when we asked for something good but Inexpensive. We also checked out Amadeus, and found it good, but sorne-wha- t more expensive. Artist Jan D'Esopo recommended Cafe Concierto for "fine dining: in the evening, and it certainly was. The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. is at 575 Fifth Avenue, 23rd floor, New York, N.Y. 10017. The INFORMATION: Cruise ship pas-- . sengers spend nights on the ship. There are large, luxury hotels near the a 20th-centur- . 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At age 12, she had gone with her family to New York and later became an airline flight atten-- ! i annual average temperature in "Puerto Rico is 77 degrees. However, it's in the high 80s and low 90s from May to November, Which also is the rainy season. It's warm but cooler and more pleasant from December to April, the main tourist season. Summer clothes are called for even In winter; it can be humid and nights can be cool. WEATHER: The trolley stops nearby. The trolley goes around Old r, I I I I I SHIARTUTTLE THE DAILY HERALD It all starts vrith newspapers. www.newspaperlmks.com 1HIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT' TO YOU BY I HIS NEWSPAPER AND THE NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION : . Of AMERICA |