Eco Colonia Resort
Travel Blogs from San Ramon
Day Eleven
... t at the showing the evening before but so wanted to participate and get a piece of the painting for themselves. After it was all said and done there was nothing left but scraps.
The whole project was so beautiful and the local people who participated were very humble and very happy that they were able to take part. The name of the painting was “Sharing Eternity”. Luis’s idea was to create ...
Day Ten
... a good turnout.
We did our walk around the city this morning but boy what a difference because of the height above sea level has in making you feel like you can’t quite breathe after the big steep hills that Luis insists we climb. He acts like it’s nothing but I’m huffing and puffing like an old lady!! Who would have thought??
We made some stops along the way to pick up some things for the show and I ...
YES, I did it!
... Different, but very cool. He also had a strong woman in a long hippie-style dress come out and sing an opera-style song. Now I have a hard time understanding lyrics in English so you can imagine how difficult it was to understand her. But I know that she sang about "la luna"/the moon and that she had "ropa limpia"/"clean clothes". Hmm...curious how those 2 things were co.nnected in the song. Regardless, she was an amazing singer and had me captivated ...
Next: Hacienda La Candelaria
... in Argentina stores, people prefer espresso beverages. Sara talks about the coffee tastings they do every single day at her store in Florida and their leading whole bean sales. Justin tells us of chaff catching fire in his Sandy Hill roasters and batches of 500 lbs of coffee ruined each time, which becomes more appalling to him after seeing the detail and complexity on the farms. Yet, they could roast ...
And again with the horse riding...
... Leches' (cake swimming in a pool of sweet milk, not very exciting) and decide that I would like to hang out with the friendly, lovely, smiley, sparkly, happy fruit-sellers all the livelong day. In fact I think I would like to hang out with any Costa Rican people all the livelong day. Two separate women ask me if I need any help at the bus stations, the taxi driver doesn't try to rip me off, people smile at me in the Soda, the coffee shop, on the streets...it's ...
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