Hacienda San Jose

Our first visit to a Central American Country outside of Costa Rica. We are very anxious for this trip and hoping to find some great decorations to finish out our guest house and ideas for the main house. There will be time to explore the countryside ...

... to the West of the city visiting La Sabana Metropolitan Park, Art Museum (old control towel of the principal Airport of San Jose) Nunciatura Apostólica Mr. Oscar Arias residence who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1987, Los Yoses and Rohrmoser neighborhoods. ...

Swam at The Condado public beach protected by  rocky barrier.Lots of locals are swimming. Had lunch at a Mexican retaurant-Hacienda San Jose.Nice views,you could see the nearby high waves of the ocean in the dining room. Took a taxi ...

... hard to miss....earlier in the day I had noticed that the women of San Jose are confident in their manner of dress...and their breasts. San Jose is a city of cleavage. Every bud seems bundled and pushed up ready to bloom in a garden of flesh. So to see a ...

San Jose. Dirty, seedy, loud, bustling.  Those are just a few of the words that come to mind after being here for three days now.  But, it is the necessary landing spot for beautiful Costa Rica so it must be beared. A few interesting, ...

... covered 'court' area (surrounded by high walls) off the kitchen to hang our clothes. But it is not a pleasant 'Spanish hacienda' type of courtyard where we and visiting friends (hint) can sit in a nice atmosphere, sipping afternoon libations and making ...

... full of trout, so guess what was dinner? Yes, you're right! Trout, fresher it couldn't be! I watched it being fished. San Jose is home to a scant 30 souls and virtually inaccessible to the public. People still cook over wood fires, grind cornmeal with ...

... so I passed the hours napping, reading and catching occasional glimpses of something interesting out of the opposite window. Mexican Man got off and San Jose, and hour before me, so I got to stretch out and have a proper nap. Before he left he actually ...

... we stopped by an artisan workshop, renowned for woodworking, for gifts and dinner.   And here, as we drive back to San Jose, I leave you with food for thought on the complexity of our coffee business from the field to the cup.  This origin ...

... to by a ticket for the San Antonio City Trolley Tour with the hop on/hop off option. This tour makes stops at Mission San Jose and Mission Concepcion in addition to other points of interest around the city. The first stop I got off at was Mission San ...

... were actually staying in the Hacienda that was the only thing that the guidebook listed as a site for this venue! The Hacienda San Jose is a genuine Spanish colonial hacienda, build in the early 1600's with a farm and acres of farmland attached. Rather ...

... day for Raymie but we managed to get up a little bit. We had a nice albeit quick dip in pool and checked out Hacienda Don Jose for bad wifi and worse "Mexican" food. The sea view from the restaurant is breathtaking but the rest of the experience is ...

... for a great lunch at Hacienda y Cocina, a beautiful restaurant overlooking the bay and Lands End. From all accounts, Shirley and her sister had a wonderful trip and enjoyed a number of excursions such as whale watching and a visit to San Jose del Cabo. ...

... -encrusted glass and called it a Margarita in her honour. Yum! In the nearby village of Amatitan we also visited Hacienda San Jose del Refugio, the home of Herradura tequila, and the oldest tequila distillery in the country. Although it was recently ...