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<\/a><\/p>\nIt was a week ago. We stopped in the capital. After the \"must\" visit of the colonial city with our guide, we had free time. At last, we had some time off.<\/p>\n I found with pleasure the cathedral square, with its lawns, its shaded benches, and the terrace of the hotel El Conde<\/em>. A place that I had already liked a lot during my first trip to the Dominican Republic, nine years ago.<\/p>\n The Dominicans come to take the cool under the trees. There are children running after the pigeons and groups of tourists on a spree. The ice cream vendor is eager for greedy little things. The young guys are eyeing the girls sitting on the next bench.<\/p>\n It's Sunday... domingo<\/em> in Santo Domingo.<\/p>\n An old man with a beautiful face, wearing a black beret, follows me with his eyes. Afterwards I see the box at his feet. It is the shoeshine man.<\/p>\n I show my camera, ask him with a gesture if he agrees to take the picture. No problem. He raises his thumb towards the sky and takes the pose. This guy must be a model for all the tourists who pass there...<\/p>\n In calle El Conde, the next street, dedicated to shops and tourism, some shops are still open.<\/p>\n Naive art paintings spread their cheerful colors on the floor. Some sellers try to convince me to buy some mamajuana<\/em>, this fermented alcohol with barks that has a taste of cooked wine.<\/p>\n But no, I go my way and shoot at all the stalls, the people.<\/p>\n It is that my time is counted. We have about forty minutes of freedom, before finding our guide. Ah, I am not used to organized trips, with timed activities...<\/p>\n I burst out laughing alone in the street, discovering this broken down car, stamped \"prensa\"<\/em> (press). Two of my little journalist friends from the group, who also passed by during our \"free time\", obviously took the same picture... Irresistible.<\/p>\n Above, the oldest \"cafeteria\" in Santo Domingo. I didn't even have time to stop for a coffee at the counter... Grrr!<\/p>\n These few minutes of freedom passed too quickly. I really wanted to hang out a bit more, to enjoy the Sunday nonchalance of this beautiful sunny afternoon. But I was wise and disciplined. I joined the group at the appointed time.<\/p>\n I love street scenes. When I'm in a city I don't know much about, I can spot a lot of little things that wouldn't necessarily have caught my attention in ordinary times. So I can't resist taking lots of pictures... I'm only giving you a small selection here!<\/p>\n Needless to say, I really enjoyed this short stop in Santo Domingo, which took us out of the \"todo-incluido\" resorts and brought us closer to real life!<\/p>\n 8)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday, visit of the capital, Santo Domingo. 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