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That's how I stick out here in San Jose! With my camera bag and backpack, I don't blend too well. But everyone had been extremely nice and speaking to me in English. I have exchanged some dollars for colones and need to download an app that calculates conversions for me. I never have been able to calculate prices in foreign denominations, I get all confused while shopping! So many pretties, lol! I saw an awesome bookstore so will definitely be going back later. Ladies, there were lots of shoe stores but I need to save room in my luggage, so I held back (for now).

We are staying right in San Jose for two nights, and I am happy to report that it's a five star hotel! Apparently, it's the only 5 star in San Jose. We had a fresh fruit buffet after we checked in and all I can say is "yum"!

We walked around town a bit; it is really a very small city! We have already seen parakeets (I think) and there were coffee beans growing in the city parks - how cool is that? I learned that coffee beans are hand-harvested because not all the beans in a plant ripen at the same time. Quite labor intensive!

I promise to put up some pictures tomorrow. I used my iPhone so much on the plane that I had to charge it while we were walking around. I took photos with my good camera, but it's much easier to upload from my phone. All I have now is a picture of my 48,000 colones! I'm rich! Not really, you just get 500 colones per dollar.

Later! I hope you had a good Monday! Miss you all (seriously!)