Costa Rica
Dec 23, 2003 - Jan 1, 2004

Sarchi & San Jose: Dec 31-Jan 1.

Sarchi - a little town we stopped in to look around and have some lunch before continuing to San Jose.
 
  
Coffee fields

Waiting for Ivan in front of the Internet cafe.
 
 
We bought some bread, lunch meat and pastries and found a little area to eat.
 
Downtown San Jose

 
During the day we walked around San Jose and bought a painting from a local artist.
 
 
We had our final group dinner - Jason drinking his final bottles of Imperial beer and mom getting a little tipsy on Blue Nun.
 
 
New Year's Eve
Unfortunately, most people drank too much at dinner and crashed right afterwards, so it was Jason, Ivan and I left to celebrate New Years. The people who worked in the hotel recommended a place called "El Pueblo". We thought they were referring to one club, however when we got there it was actually a whole series of clubs and bars all within an outdoor little area. We thought it was the coolest thing and that they definitely needed to bring something like this to LA. Here we are in one of the clubs:
 
 
 

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