Ok so lets get back to our knitting guys. Interesting things to do in the capital.
My ten are:
1) Trampolining in Summit on the top floor of Sambil. It's good exercise and really exhilarating.
2) Have a mooch around the markets area Duarte con París (but be careful)
3) Get a guided tour of the Museo de Casas Real, they do these in English as well and that museum has something for everyone
4) (As mentioned previously) Take the cable car from Gualey metro station, it's 20 pesos and goes a few feet over the top of the poorest barrios. It's the safest way to visit those areas and you come away feeling so grateful that you don't have to live there.
5) Cocktails on the balcony of JW Marriott in Churchill. There is a glass floor so you see the street beneath your feet and the service is usually very good. And then dinner in SBG in Blue Mall, or Hard Rock in Blue Mall or Sully which is close by.
6) DInner in Restaurant Sully in Charles Summer. It's like restaurants were when you were a kid, they even wheel out a dessert trolley. And the prices are unbelievably reasonable. Specialise in fish and seafood but they have a big menu.
7) Go to IKEA. People who visit Santo Domingo are always amazed that we have an IKEA and it's hard to find an apartment that doesn't have at least some things from IKEA in it. Dare you to go and not buy anything.
8) Go for a walk down the Malecon. They have refurbished it and there are quite a few spots with nice seats and photo opportunities. Best time to go is about 5.30 pm and then get to Guibia at about 6pm and watch them doing the zumba class in the open air.
9) Buy an empanada at Empanadas Mix in the Conde, very close to the Politur office. Those have to be the best empanadas in Santo Domingo.
10) Have a beer in Pacos on the corner of the Conde and Parque Indepencia. That place has been running since 1952 and is open 24/7. It has the biggest mix of people but always a fair contingent of buggarones (gay prostitutes), chicas (female prostitutes) and everything in between. Fascinating people-watching. Plus the police are usually sitting at the bar, or just outside the bar, so it never feels dangerous.
My ten are:
1) Trampolining in Summit on the top floor of Sambil. It's good exercise and really exhilarating.
2) Have a mooch around the markets area Duarte con París (but be careful)
3) Get a guided tour of the Museo de Casas Real, they do these in English as well and that museum has something for everyone
4) (As mentioned previously) Take the cable car from Gualey metro station, it's 20 pesos and goes a few feet over the top of the poorest barrios. It's the safest way to visit those areas and you come away feeling so grateful that you don't have to live there.
5) Cocktails on the balcony of JW Marriott in Churchill. There is a glass floor so you see the street beneath your feet and the service is usually very good. And then dinner in SBG in Blue Mall, or Hard Rock in Blue Mall or Sully which is close by.
6) DInner in Restaurant Sully in Charles Summer. It's like restaurants were when you were a kid, they even wheel out a dessert trolley. And the prices are unbelievably reasonable. Specialise in fish and seafood but they have a big menu.
7) Go to IKEA. People who visit Santo Domingo are always amazed that we have an IKEA and it's hard to find an apartment that doesn't have at least some things from IKEA in it. Dare you to go and not buy anything.
8) Go for a walk down the Malecon. They have refurbished it and there are quite a few spots with nice seats and photo opportunities. Best time to go is about 5.30 pm and then get to Guibia at about 6pm and watch them doing the zumba class in the open air.
9) Buy an empanada at Empanadas Mix in the Conde, very close to the Politur office. Those have to be the best empanadas in Santo Domingo.
10) Have a beer in Pacos on the corner of the Conde and Parque Indepencia. That place has been running since 1952 and is open 24/7. It has the biggest mix of people but always a fair contingent of buggarones (gay prostitutes), chicas (female prostitutes) and everything in between. Fascinating people-watching. Plus the police are usually sitting at the bar, or just outside the bar, so it never feels dangerous.
