After a long day of travelling yesterday, today was our first day in San Jose. To try and get the most out of our time here, by 11:45am we had already visited the Museo Nacionale, Mercado Central, and had an interesting cab ride with a taxi driver that thought we were going somewhere else.
The Museo Nacionale (National Museum) has definitely been my favourite place in San Jose so far. It featured a collection of pre-Columbian artifacts, an exhibit of the Costa Rican photographer, Francisco Coto as well as a native species and butterfly garden, located in what used to be Military Barracks.
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| One of the species exhibits at the Museo Nacionale |
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| Indoor butterfly garden |
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| Next to one of many stone spheres |
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| One of Coto's pieces featured at the Museum |
After visiting the national museum, we tried to be adventurous and travelled to the Mercado Central (Central Market). We didn’t end up buying anything but it featured a variety of local vendors who were selling anything from bouquets (sometimes spray painted in bright colours), to fish and meats, to pets stores.
Finally, we arrived back at Gaudy’s Backpackers Hostel after being driven on an unexpected tour around town by a disoriented taxi driver. All of this happening before lunch.
Tomorrow we head to Tortuguero, which is our final destination for the trip. Once there, its turtle time! Until then, Adios!
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