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Locations of Festival street scenes and other stuff


@ 1:05:19, the opening scene of the San Juan Festival:
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/71996673.jpg
Panoramic, what the actors saw @ 1:05:33:
http://www.360cities.net/image/capilla-cel-crisro?utm_source=google_ea rth&utm_medium=all_images#311.55,-1.10,70.0
It is looking at the intersection of Calle del Cristo and Calle de la Forteleza.

@ 1:08:49, where the boat was docked and Ben displayed his tattoo (a temp, "Thank God!"):
http://www.panoramio.com/photo_explorer#view=photo&position=87&amp ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;with_photo_id=5910282&order=date_desc&user=96133
Note the view @ 1:12:07.
Panoramic from pier; what the actors saw @ 1:12:10:
http://www.360cities.net/image/puerta-de-san-juan-200-panorama-sphere? utm_source=google_earth&utm_medium=all_images#-228.56,13.94,70.0

This is along the Paseo de la Pricesaa, behind the Fortaleza. It's just several blocks from the first street scene above.
Google Earth 18°27'53.11" N 66°07'10.65" W

The festival is called the 'San Sebastian Street Festival". It is held on the third weekend of January. The 2013 San Sebastian Festival will be Thursday, January 17 to Sunday, January 20.
http://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/san-sebastian-street-festival/#sched ule


St. Haag is a fictitious place. What was shown was actually San Juan. The monument (base) visible @ 27:53 is the Columbus statue at Colon Plaza.
Compare 27:53 to http://www.panoramio.com/photo_explorer#view=photo&position=134&am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;with_photo_id=3658099&order=date_desc&user=323436

Compare 28:00 to http://www.panoramio.com/photo/48114226?source=wapi&referrer=kh.go ogle.com


I'm going to take a guess that the cast and crew stayed at the El Convento Hotel, 100 Calle del Cristo in San Juan. It's high class and is right near where they filmed.


At 28.34 the pink building with the fancy woodwork, behind the running Caroline, is the "Edificio de la Aduana", which is a US Customs headquarters. It's in Old San Juan, 1 Cil la Puntilla.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/4008511841_206d39866f.jpg
In the same area is tourist office that Caroline ran into, which was pink. It is actually the San Juan Centro de Informacion Touristica, and is now yellow.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo_explorer#view=photo&position=145&am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;am p;with_photo_id=12316457&order=date_desc&user=2006970

Both the above buidings are in the Calle Comercio vicinity. Google Maps url: http://maps.google.com/?ll=18.46312,-66.11481&z=19&t=h

Little darlin' corner: @ 10:47-11:08, San Pom de Terre street with colorful bus and both kids at exterior of customs(?) office. This I believe is somewhere in the "Perla" section of Old San Juan. That's the best I can do so far.
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Outstanding post! My wife & I have been to San Juan a few times & we love it. I've always tried to figure out where things were filmed.I had a general idea but wasn't sure, now I know. This is really cool, thank you

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Check for some recent edits about "St. Haag".

It seems really coincidental that both of the locations of the street festival were represented in "360 Cities" panoramic views. There are only a few 360 Cities panos for Old San Juan and they seem to be mostly for prominent locations. The two I cited were off the beaten track, so there may have been a special reason for them--my guess would be just because of Captain Ron

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