A Pleasant Reconciliation with San Jose

Trip Start Aug 26, 2007

Trip End Jan 05, 2008

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Flag of Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

SECOND CHANCES...
My first impressions of San Jose over two months ago were not extremely favorable. The mountains and other gifts of nature that I love were no where to be seen, the architechture did not blow me away and the local concern over city crime was distracting.

Fast forward 9 weeks and I decided to give San Jose a second chance - and boy am I glad I did! The capital city's charm does not hit you over the face when you first approach it, but rather like an acquired taste, grows on you as you take a closer look. I decided to join a neighbor on a city tour and discovered beautiful hidden gems like local parks full of history, an understated cathedral not to be judged by its outsides, the first mall of Costa Rica, the elegant Teatro Nacional and much, much more!

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1.A Beautiful Welcome to San Jose	1.First Mall of Costa Rica	1.San Jose Sites	2.Colonial Architecture in San Jose
2.More San Jose Sites	3. Our tour guide, Geraldo	3.El Parque Central de San Jose	3.Guanacaste Tree
3.Local Park in San Jose	3.Local Park in San Jose - Close up	4.An Outside Look of the San Jose Cathedral	4.Me in San Jose Cathedral - My lips look big! :-) Comments!
4.San Jose Cathedral - First Impressions	4.San Jose Cathedral Inside View	4.San Jose Cathedral Inside View #2	4.San Jose Cathedral Inside View #3
4.San Jose Cathedral Inside View #4	4.San Jose Cathedral Inside View #5	4.San Jose Cathedral More Inside Views	5.A San Jose Museum
5.A Street Sweeper in San Jose	5.Central Park in San Jose	5.Colonial Architecture in San Jose	5.Fruit Market in San Jose
5.Lottery Ticket Vendor	5.Making new Friends	5.Oldest Hotel in Costa Rica -or was it 2nd oldest	5.The Pope Monument in San Jose
5.The San Jose Rail Museum	6.Outside of Teatro Nacional	6.Teatro Nacional of Costa Rica	6.Teatro Nacional of Costa Rica #2
6.Teatro Nacional of Costa Rica - Inside	6.Teatro Nacional of Costa Rica - Inside #2	6.Teatro Nacional of Costa Rica - Inside #3	6.Teatro Nacional of Costa Rica - Inside #4
6.Teatro Nacional of Costa Rica - Inside #5	6.Teatro Nacional of Costa Rica - Inside #6	6.Teatro Nacional of Costa Rica - Inside #7	7.Approaching the Gold Museum
7.Gold Museum	7.Gold Museum Inside	7.Outside of the Gold Museum	8.House of the President of Costa Rica
8.Mercado Central de Costa Rica	9.Hitching a ride on a Garbage Truck??