When Aron and I were in San Juan a couple weeks ago, we stumbled upon the most fabulous old shop. I was immediately drawn from the Fortaleza to doorstep of Olé by the sight of hand-crafted espadrille sandals (like the ones we’d brought home from Madrid), but as we wandered past the custom-fit hats (gorgeous), we found that the the store held many other treasures: Old post cards were displayed in antique, mechanical rotating racks; wooden caballero stirrups hung in one corner while old cameras and cartography tools rested in another. I wish we could have had more time to explore its depths. It’s definitely worth a stop if you ever find yourself in the city.
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1. congrats on the BOY.
2. tell me you didn't leave that place without a cool hat??? the shoes are rad. way to go.
amazing! I hope you bought about 20pairs of those espadrilles and a few hats. great post, thanks for sharing.
lovely!!!
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My husband and I have been there! On our honeymoon. I, too, spotted those lovely striped shoes. We hope to return again and again. P.S. We used your post from your Caribbean cruise (with a stopover in San Juan) as our travel guide. Thanks for that. xo.
That's so fun! I love when you find shops that just keep things for forever.
So very interesting. When I lived in Argentina everyone wears Aparagatas. They are the casual shoe of most latin cultures. They only cost something like 10 pesos in argentina and thats roughly 3 bucks. It is just a canvas shoe that I happen to love. Tom's has done a great thing by helping out children across the world which is great. And I own 3 pairs, but as the prices go up to nearly 50 bucks and more, I start to resent thema little. I might have my friends down south send me some. Thanks for sharing!
Oh wow, I want like 5 pairs of those shoes, fabulous find!
the shoes are adorable!!
Oh I could spend hours in a place like that. So much to see. I love the shoes especially. Thanks for sharing.
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what a great shop!!! would love to go there and buy it all
those hats are amazing!! love the shoes too, way cute
Looks simply amazing, what a find!
That looks like the best shop ever!