Beisbol

Baseball is the biggest thing here, just think of everyone at a futball game rooting for baseball.  I went to a game with the director of the CCM Hmo. Cuevas and his son, this league is not the best league, but one step down.  Several major league players on each team so double or triple A talent.  It was fun but quite noisy.  The Stadium holds 25,000 when full. 

We like to walk to the coast, the new park there is nice, we went for awhile on Thursday, lots of Christmas lights and people.  I took the sunset for Kate.  The Obama sign I am not sure of, a little street vendor chicken place, not necessarily a good or bad reference.  

Malecon area Park, Dec 2011

Today, Saturday we had a tour of sculpture sites in Santo Domingo with the sculptor and his son, both are sculptors actually.  Jose Rotellini the elder is known for bronze work, his son helps him and has had several of his own commissions as well.  We started on the Ciudad University campus, it is the largest university here with about 25,000 students.  It traces itself to the early 1500's.  We then drove along the MAlecon road, along the coast and finally stopped in the Colonial zone at the birthplace and home of Juan Pablo Duarte, one of the founders of the Republic. 

Jose Rotellini and statue of Juan Pablo Duarte at University

This homeless shack was near an art work on along the coast at St. Geronimo

, an old fortress.

Very interesting to learn how the work is done.

Obispo Rotellini, the son, with his Cleo at the Bella Artes building.

Jose Rotellini brushing some dirt of his Duarte bust in the Coloonial Zone at the Duarte home and museum.

Local Sisters in Colonial Santo Domingo