January 2012
13 posts
Costa Rica Days 12-13
DSan José International Airport, San José, CR @ 10:10AM, Jan 14 DAY 12 Yesterday was Friday the 13th. We ate our final breakfast at El Gato Negro, the hotel’s restaurant, which translates to “The Black Cat.” Our bus also passed under several ladders on the way out as it happened to be the day of Manuel Antonio’s annual giant ladder parade. Gracias a Dios, nothing...
Jan 14th
Costa Rica Day 11
Hotel Casitas Eclipse, Manual Antonio, CR @ 10:12, Jan 12 Woke up this morning and first thing on our mind was sunblock! Time to get slathered up for our catamaran trip! We ate breakfast at El Gato Negro, the hotel restaurant, again. Jieling had the continental breakfast again, but I was feeling adventurous so I opted for the American Breakfast, which consisted of eggs, toast, potatoes, and...
Jan 14th
Costa Rica days 9-10
Hotel Casitas Eclipse, Manual Antonio, CR @ 11:25pm, Jan 11 DAY 9 This morning we woke up early for our road trip to Manuel Antonio. We got our things together, then had a breakfast at the Monteverde Country Lodge. It was a humble little buffet consisting of rice and beans, scrambled eggs, fruits, toast, and bacon wrapped chicken fried steak (just kidding.) At 8:30 we boarded our bus...
Jan 12th
Costa Rica day 8
Monteverde Country Lodge, Monteverde, CR @ 9:56pm, Jan 9 Hola, Steven here. This morning we got up twenty minutes late so we had to scarf our breakfast down. We had a typical Costa Rican breakfast from the hotel, which consisted of rice, beans, plantains, cheese, and fried eggs. We got to our bus just in time. Onward to the next place! We took a short trip to the Don Juan coffee...
Jan 10th
Costa Rica day 7
Monteverde Country Lodge, Monteverde, CR @ 9:56pm, Jan 8 We spent the majority of today traveling from Arenal to Monteverde, which is extremely high up altitude-wise and also very windy. Steven and I essentially spent the day napping on the bus, only waking up right before our designated bathroom and lunch stops. Our first stop was at a small town outside Arenal - the volcano was still...
Jan 9th
Costa Rica day 6
Casa Luna Hotel, La Fortuna, CR @ 8:13pm, Jan 7 What a day! Woke up this morning sans alarm at 7am-ish, but laid around until practically 9 and had breakfast in the hotel. All of the food we’ve had in the hotels have been pretty good, way above expectations and much better than the usual continental breakfasts you get in US hotels. Then Steven and I lounged around, hung out on our...
Jan 9th
Costa Rica day 5
Casa Luna Hotel, near La Fortuna, Arenal, CR @ 10:14pm, Jan 6 We spent almost the whole day traveling on the bus today, which was pretty terrible for me because I get car sick pretty easily and especially along long and windy roads. But the stops were all quite nice. We made our way first from San Jose to Sarchi, this little artisan town where they make and decorate these very traditional...
Jan 7th
Costa Rica day 4
Radisson Europa Hotel, San Jose, CR @ 6:41pm, Jan 5 Back in San Jose! I was definitely ready to leave Tortuguero because everything was just so damn moist, haha. It was beautiful, no doubt, but it’s also really nice to be in a completely enclosed hotel were nothing smells like wet towel and you can’t hear the sound of rain hitting the roof. Hooray! We spent the morning...
Jan 6th
Costa Rica day 3
Evergreen Hotel, Tortuguero, CR @ 9:31pm, Jan 4 It is pouring rain outside today! There’s something really beautiful about witnessing rain in the tropics though—all the plant life really comes alive, vibrant colors and all. Late last night, it was raining so hard that I woke up several times, but other than that we both slept well. We went on a day hike through Tortuguero...
Jan 5th
Costa Rica day 2
Evergreen Hotel, Tortuguero, CR @ 8:54pm, Jan 3 Steven is grossed out by the bathroom situation, because it’s required that you throw used toilet paper into the trash can (vs flushing it). He then launched into the story of his science camp experience in 5th grade, when apparently the bathrooms there were SO dirty that he refused to go #2 for an ENTIRE WEEK. Insane!!! Lol Today was...
Jan 5th
Costa Rica day 1
Radisson Europa Hotel & Conference Center, San Jose, CR @ 7:14pm, Jan 2 We have landed! And spent our first few hours here searching for the restaurant that was recommended by the hotel. It ended up being delish, but on the expensive side; Steven and I both got combo dishes that let us try a variety of meats, seafood, and side dishes. We also had a pitcher of really good sangria, which...
Jan 3rd
Costs Rica day 1 - almost there!
Aboard Continental B737, 30 min till arrival @ 2:06pm NYC time Am feeling quite refreshed, despite the uncomfortableness of sleeping in an aisle seat. I am so excited!! We have our airport to hotel transfer all set up and are planning to forage for food after we set our stuff down at the hotel. Steven is feeling grumpy because he hasn’t been able to sleep as well as I have been. I am...
Jan 3rd
Costa Rica day 1 - not out of the country yet
Newark International Airport, New Jersey @ 6:27am, Jan 2 We just arrived at the airport and are having some Mickey d’s for breakfast. I love the sausage mcgriddles! The doughy pancake-maple syrup bun is the best! Steven likes the egg mcmuffin more but honestly, mcgriddles bun »> English muffins. Sigh Having stayed up all night is taking its toll on our bodies, even though I...
Jan 2nd