I have decided to post more pictures this week so you can see more of the Dominican Republic. On our list of errands we ended up visiting two different areas and I wanted to show them to you. One is a town called Haina (high-NUH) which is outside the capital, and the other is a nice part of Santo Domingo which we don't go to very often.
We live in a middle class area and spend most of our time in similar or poor areas. Yes, we work in a wealthy area, but honestly, it is so close to a poor one, that I actually see more poverty than wealth. But, let me just show you some pictures and discuss some of the differences and (hopefully) my pictures will show the contrast.
This is a Catholic church in Hiana. I just really like the architecture of it.
This is a normal/main street in Hiana. The lower level of these buildings are business and the upper levels are (usually) apartments. There are so many motorcycles in this area, we counted well over 60 in less than a mile.
This is a ways from the main shopping stretch but still in the town/city of Hiana.
More Hiana
Hiana is middle class in some areas and poor in others. I did not take pictures of the poor area for several reasons, and you can see all of these pictures were taken from the car. But this city is about 20 minutes outside of Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo near Luperon
Nice apartments
Look! An apartment for sale!
Dominican Toys R Us
Bamboo growing by Jumbo (joom-bo), a grocery store
I don't think my pictures did justice to the difference between the two areas, but I tried! Anyway, I hope you enjoy the pictures. Until next week, blessing to your homes.
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