For santiago lovers, here is an update to you all:
Be very careful when coming into santiago. Police and military have check points set-up all over santiago, coming in and going out. They are stopping cars and checking papers, checking to see if you have your metricula and revista stickers. Some places the drivers are required to take alcohol Breathalyzer test. People are getting tickets left and right. Make sure you are not carrying illegal fire arms. These guys are blocking streets and even autopista duarte coming into santiago and checking cars. The military is heavily armed with machine guns.
Monumento is still closed to cars and I see some construction going on. From a distance away, I see pile of dirt and heavy digging. This doesn't keep the tigres from partying below at the entrance of the monumento. They blast music and drink right on the streets. I wouldn't go there at night.
Now there is something interesting going on there at the moment. At the bottom of the monumento's (entrance) we have theatro cibao and there on the outside fence we have a picture exhibition as always (free). This time they have huge stunning pictures of rio yaque (river yaque). This is what I think it is from a distance. I would have to take time out to see them all. Its just too damn hot in the afternoon to go there, so I will go there in late afternoon.
The only bar that is still a happening place is Ahi bar. This is the only place in santiago where the fun never ends. The best nights are from friday to sunday. Sunday is the best night.
The yogurt ice cream is splash. Go to selected splash ice cream stores with the yogurt ice cream machines and have a fruit (of your choice) ice cream. Yummy, yummy. It's very addictive. I like the store on the second floor of plaza internacional. the fat girl there makes the best fruit yorgut ice cream. she puts in a lot of fruits. the small size is big enough to satisfy a normal sized customer.
AZB
Be very careful when coming into santiago. Police and military have check points set-up all over santiago, coming in and going out. They are stopping cars and checking papers, checking to see if you have your metricula and revista stickers. Some places the drivers are required to take alcohol Breathalyzer test. People are getting tickets left and right. Make sure you are not carrying illegal fire arms. These guys are blocking streets and even autopista duarte coming into santiago and checking cars. The military is heavily armed with machine guns.
Monumento is still closed to cars and I see some construction going on. From a distance away, I see pile of dirt and heavy digging. This doesn't keep the tigres from partying below at the entrance of the monumento. They blast music and drink right on the streets. I wouldn't go there at night.
Now there is something interesting going on there at the moment. At the bottom of the monumento's (entrance) we have theatro cibao and there on the outside fence we have a picture exhibition as always (free). This time they have huge stunning pictures of rio yaque (river yaque). This is what I think it is from a distance. I would have to take time out to see them all. Its just too damn hot in the afternoon to go there, so I will go there in late afternoon.
The only bar that is still a happening place is Ahi bar. This is the only place in santiago where the fun never ends. The best nights are from friday to sunday. Sunday is the best night.
The yogurt ice cream is splash. Go to selected splash ice cream stores with the yogurt ice cream machines and have a fruit (of your choice) ice cream. Yummy, yummy. It's very addictive. I like the store on the second floor of plaza internacional. the fat girl there makes the best fruit yorgut ice cream. she puts in a lot of fruits. the small size is big enough to satisfy a normal sized customer.
AZB