The wheres and hows of living in San Jose.
Trip Start
Jun 01, 2008
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Trip End
Aug 30, 2008
San Jose,
Province of San Jose,
Costa Rica
Monday, June 2, 2008
mercado central
It's not as bad as all that, though. Being in the city has its advantages, like everything I could need is right here in civilization. Plus, great bars and discotecas por la noche. And, theres this one street downtown called El Mercado Central (the central market) that has great shops and its one big street with no cars, only stores, restaurants, hostels, and tons of people. There's also this "cow parade" going on right now that I'm pretty sure originated in Switzarland and they're on tour. It's a bunch of big cows that artists painted any way they wanted. There are some really cool designs.
hooker cow art
So that is the city, and down town. As for where I live, its about 7 blocks away from the university I'm interning at. I cross some autopista (highway) and go straight down the road. It's hard with addresses and directions here because everything is pretty much based on its location relative to some major place. Por ejemplo, my apartment address is 200 m south, 200 m east of this car dealership named Autos Bohio that everyone knows for some reason. There are little convenience stores here that all seem to be called "Super" something, like Super Zhen and Super Pacifico. They love the word super! And I have a bank down the road, and a little neighborhood bar called El Pescadito (the little fish) that is family owned and super cute, along with a bakery, a cheap bootleg DVD rental place, and chinese food. It's all quite fantastic.
