A Taste of San Jose

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For those faithful blog followers who might be concerned (ie family), just want to let you know we made it in to San Jose safely last night, and by 8:30 were checked into our "family suite" at the beautiful Grana de Oro Hotel--a converted Victorian mansion with lots of charm. After a brief consultation we decided we were too grungy to dine at the 5 star restaurant in the hotel and had no energy to clean up, so enjoyed a room service "picnic" on one of the beds.

Today we spent the morning with friends John and Lisa Aspinall (also our travel agent), who took us on a bit of a walking tour through the historic core of San Jose, including the National Museum and the Central Market. Our family lunched at the historic Costa Rica Hotel on the Plaza de la Cultura, then walked back to the hotel for some down time at the jacuzzi. Dinner with the Aspinalls at a pan-Asian restaurant--a bit incoongruous!

Tomorrow we head for Tortuguero for a couple of days and then on to the Pacuare River for our rafting adventure. We will not have the computer with us, so no more blogging until we reach Arenal on July 7... Here are a couple of photos to tie you over.

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