A visit to Cartago

On Saturday we went to the town of Cartago which is about 30 minutes or so from our town. We unfortunately had to wake up at 5 am and be at school by 6am. It was a rough morning. The bus was supposed to leave at 6:15 but because we are on "Tico Time" (aka always late) we didn't leave until seven.

Our first stop was to eat some breakfast, of course. We ate the traditional Gallo Pinto and a side of eggs. The food is always great, so you can never go wrong. The restaurant that we ate at is owned by the family of our director. They have about 5 restaurants all around the San Jose, Cartago, Heredia area. After the food, we headed off to begin our tour.

We started out a an amazing view point that looked over a town called Orosi.
Our next stop was a place not many people would appreciate. But lucky for me, I have been so lucky to live under the roof of an engineer, wooh! We stopped at a dam. To be honest, im not really sure what the significance of it was, since once again, everything was explained in spanish and I usually catch every three words or so. But when we arrived there were street vendors selling snow cones and coconut milk. We of course had to buy one.

We then ended our tour at one of the oldest cathedrals in Costa Rica. Due to a funeral, we were not able to go inside but the outside was one of the most beautiful churches I have seen.

Once we were done touring, we were given free time to do what we wanted. At this point it was GAME TIME. So all of the students went to a bar in the town near by and watched the game. As we walked up, I heard my name being called and it turns out my Tico brother was at the same bar. That must have meant we chose a good one! Watching the game with Ticos is so crazy. So much yelling and craziness, I was so entertained.

Sunday was the WORLD CUP! Sadly the outcome was not what I wanted, but it was still really fun to watch. Viva Espana!

Adios