segundo dia en la RD

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Yun and I spent the day wandering around the Colonial Zone of SD. We had lunch in the house of Nicolas de Ovando who replaced Christopher’s Columbus’ son as Governor when he passed away.

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It was very tasty, but unfortunately not authentic Dominican food. We came back to our hotel and took a ridiculously long nap which was wonderful. We were later awoken by a concert outside our window which was entertaining.

We spent most of the night again touring the Colonial Zone in hopes to find a place to eat. We ended up at Ristorante La Briciola.

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The restaurant was really quite nice. There was live piano music to add to the ambience. I ordered spaghetti pecorino and Yunuen had rissotto milano. Again, not authentic Dominican food, but good nonehtheless. We have yet to actually eat Dominican food – perhaps tomorrow.

We eventually made it back to our hotel to enjoy some wine and shisha! The owners of our hotel are very nice and we had the opportunity to speak with them at length.

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Earlier in the day we stumbled across a house with an open window. Inside there were some desks setup to roll cigars. I took some photos and sought desperately for a way in – but that was not to be. We went to a cigar shop today where the cigars were absurdly overpriced! I don’t believe I saw anything under $30/stick for a Dominican cigar I can get in the US for $5-$10. Apparently these things are rolled for export. I still anxiously anticipate the possibility of visiting a cigar factor or tobacco plantation.

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  1. Matt says:

    Nice photos. I think I read somewhere that they do price cigars extremely high for locals so that the majority is exported. You’ll be happy to know that the cheapest Habanas I’ve found are in Belgium. I picked up a couple and smoked one in a cigar bar. NICE!

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