3.19.2010 Return to Santa Domingo

Dominic picked me up in the DR on my trip back from Uganda. We got to spend a couple of restful days in the DR before heading back to Haiti. He got us a room at El Beaterio Hotel which was an nunery. It is a beautiful place, and Santo Domingo has such gorgeous architecture. Sometimes it's hard for me to believe that these two countries share the same island! They truly feel like two different worlds.

We had a great time trouping around the downtown area! We got to see the Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in Santo Domingo is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1514 and completed in 1540. According to a placard we read downtown Christopher Columbus's son laid the first stone of the church.


We ate dinner across from the Alcázar de Colón, or Columbus Alcazar. It it a beautiful plaza overlooking the former home of Columbus's family. 

El Beaterio

Cathedral of Santa María la Menor

El Toro

Dom's steak was still cooking when they brought this to us.

Yep! Back to this guy.