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Travel Blogs from San Jose
The Amazing race: Gong-show Edition
... and fine, Satan had other plans in store for us. There is far too many hurtle to convey, but here is a synopsis of what our trip from Jamaica/Canada to Panama to Costa Rica consisted of:
- Melissa's flight postponed to a later time, meaning we missed the Midnight express bus to Costa Rica.
- Stayed over in a hotel in Panama city, went to the bus terminal in the morning only to find that it was yet another random national holiday and only ...
Day 2 of our trip
... We ate beans, rice and a choice between chicken and beef. We also drank a strawberry milkshake. They were not as tasty as I expected. We also got to try a typical Costa Rican pudding. It was like a flan. After that, we took a really long bus ride to Arenal. We stopped in a town called Sarchi to go souveneir shopping. I went and bought Pan Dulce which means Sweet Bread in English. I was speaking ...
San Jose, Costa Rica
... a lot of jewellery and other items from the gold. The designs were very intricate and detailed and did not look hundreds of years old! After the museum we had a walk around the city centre but we were not too impressed. We stumbled upon a park and sat down watching some locals street dance. A homeless guy came over and told us a story about how he had HIV and needed money for his medication etc. SJ felt sorry for him but we made a decision not to give to homeless people as there ...
Costa Rica's Capitol
... I started on dinner which I was going to be roast carrots and potatoes in the oven, but the owner had a quicker way. He suggested putting the oil in a frying pan and covering it with a lid. Open to suggestion I gave this a whirl and they turned out pretty good in half the time which complemented our lamb chops lovely. We then thought it best to check on our washing and get it packed, but due to the heavy rain some of it got soaked! Bugger, how are going to ...
Frogs and fog
... So colorful and friendly. We also visited the hummingbird garden which is all open so natural to the rainforest. They come for the feeders which is unnatural I guess but a great way to draw them in. They were everywhere. We also visited the butterfly aviary which was big and lots of butterflies but mostly the same kind. It started to rain again so we ate lunch at the buffet in the “park” by the hummingbird garden. It’s a buffet and ...
Location
Other places to stay in San Jose
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Hostel Sol y Luna
22 Street, Avenue 1-3, San Jose | Hotel -
Hotel Ii Millenium
Rio Segundo, San Jose | Hotel -
Prado Inn & Suites
From ScotiaBank: 300M North, 100M West, 100M North, San Jose | Hotel -
Hotel Aloki
Calle 13, Avenidas 9-11, San Jose | Hotel -
Hotel 1492
Calle 31-33 Ave 1, San Jose | 3 star hotelfrom $77
