Understand this, when we are traveling we generally do quite a bit of research: where to stay, how to travel, sites to see. On this quick trip, we had NO idea. Heck, our other two daughters and extended family didn't even know we were leaving the country, it happened that quick.
Once in San Jose, we took the taxi, 30.00 us, to the downtown Hotel
that we found while laying over in Denver. Again, the money spent on this trip would not have happened if we had had the time to check things over. And yes, I'd like to do it again just to try the "found" ways out.
Below I hope you enjoy some of this countries beauty that we found during our brief stay. We found it to be clean, friendly, safe, accessible, but not as inexpensive as one might have thought when coming to Central America. Enjoy please.
Downtown San Jose CR with the markets, street cleaners and folks selling their goods in the street pathways
Doka Estates; http://www.dokaestate.com/coffee_tour/tour_coffee.html
http://costa-rica-guide.com/parks/poas.htm
http://www.waterfallgardens.com/
Antonio Manuel CR coming up next;
http://www.manuelantonio.com/
We asked the young man in the hotel what he would recommend if he had a few days left in Costa Rica and he suggested the 3.5 hr ride to the Pacific coast village of Quepos and then up the hill to "The Falls" in Manuel Antonio. The choice was a good one for sure for we were able to enjoy some time on the beaches as well as experience other things of interest; ok, riding a zip line was one of those trips taken while on the coast. One time thing for this writer for sure. Hope you enjoy some of the pics from this coastal community.
