Well my Sunday tour of Costa Rica amounted to nothing more than strolling through the crowded streets of the city center of San Jose, taking in a late lunch at a casino, and watching one of my new English friends piss away money at the blackjack table (I told him I wouldn't tell
anyone how much money he lost).
We both took some photos while we were strolling the streets, I have posted some of them here within this post, and I will have a slideshow up later this weekend when I get more downloaded to the Yahoo Photo hosting site.
The city center I have to say was one of the dumpiest areas I have been to in my life. Certainly not a place I would want to venture into either alone or when it is dark. The stench was overwhelming, but yet a lot of modern store, shops and fast food chains dotted the scenery, it was a rather surreal mix to say the least. Throw in some historic buildings that were neat to look at and it made the whole experience feel like lyrics to a Gerry Garcia song.
The sporting results didn't come my way today either, with the cardinals going down 2-1 in a nail bitter of a game that included some strange umpiring decisions and two ejections (who would have thought that?) hopefully the Cards can win tomorrow and at least bring the series back to St. Louis so the fans can say good-bye to the stadium the right way.
I know Costa Rica has a lot to offer in terms of things to see (rain forests, volcanoes, waterfalls, etc.) but this trip has been dominated by business and the sites and sounds of the area I am in aren't much to write home about (pun intended), so I am eagerly starring down this week, as I am just days away from getting back to the states. I leave for Miami early Saturday morning, will be there for a week before I am off to Atlanta for a few days for the NASCAR race and then I finally return home just in time for the trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
Maybe someday, sooner rather than later, I will be able to take some extra time while down here and stay at a resort or do some major sight seeing, but that will have to wait.
Cheers!
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