Friday, May 8, 2020

OUR FIRST DAYS


After "Gracias" here in Costa Rica it is considered polite to say "con mucho gusto" rather than the European "de nada."
We took a Uber to the mall.  Not too impressive because it is much like our malls, but we got our money changed and then had a meal at Railroad Pass.  It was pricey at $32, but very tasty.  No guaro.  I had an expensive rum.  Elizabeth had a chicken dinner.  I ate a chorizo sausage and the grilled vegetables.  All was very delicious.
We took a Uber home and walked around the corner to a very little market.  The fellow spoke English with a Brooklyn accent.  Very funny!  We bought eggs and he sent us to another market for coffee creamer more like Elizabeth enjoys.



We have had a hard time getting the bedding for the second bed.  I don't know what the issue is.  I slept with just the comforter wrapped around me last night and will again tonight although at ten thirty Robert said he was on his way.

Well, we still had a fine day.

We walked to the marke which is just a couple blocks and brought home guaro, Panema rum,  Well, here is the list in Spanish

Elizabeth está cocinado el amuerzaa: juevos con manchego y championies. En juevos revueltas de mia esta Tio Pelon Chilerado con Ajo. Bueno salsa pimiento. Y Chichárrones con Para beber tenemos Ron de Panama, se yama Cortez, y Caceque Guaro (¡Claro!) Dos Pinos DIP. Muy Sabroso.
Esta mañana caminamos a Mas x Menos. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mas-x-Menos/170546296340125?rf=159837964172147

Sure made a great breakfast.

Then we took the bus to see the school.  It is a bit of a confusing walk from the bus stop to the school, so we may depend on Uber or a cab.  From home we can get Uber using wifi for the request and for any questions.  Away, if we make or receive just one phone call, we pay ten dollars and then we can do as much as we want for twenty four hours.  Coming back we hailed a cab and even getting into traffic from an accident, we paid just two dollars more than Uber.  So now if we start the 24 hour phone charge, it won't be until later in the day tomorrow.

We could not find a decent restaurant downtown. The school recommended one, but it was all coffee and pastry.  We stopped at a take out place that also had a few dumpy tables upstairs.  We ordered.  It was hard to get just water.  Everything had sugar.  But then I had this grand meal of some sort of smoked pork, two salads, deep fried yucca and a few nice hot peppers.  It was all delicious.

From their we walked to find a bus, but it was confusing, so we hailed the cab at the train station.  Good choice.

At home I've been drinking the rum and the guaro.  Nice stuff and cheap enough.  Not as cheap as Spain for wine, but there were some two dollar bottles I'll try next time.
I found a stevia powder.  That was nice.  I forgot I might want Truvia.

The coffee was good, but not yet up to what Elizabeth likes.  Probably the roast is just not dark enough. We have three chances for coffee plantation tours and can buy some to taste and to bring home.

We visited the school and had our examination.  I am in one class and she is in another but both are in the morning.  Then we dance or take a tour or do some cooking.  We will get our money's worth from this school.  The people were just grand.

Heredia is more like what I expected San Pablo to be.  San Pablo is more residential with fewer stores.  It is great to the this major super market right near us.  Then we made friends with a fellow just around the corner who has a small grocery.  At least we can get some veggies from him, and eggs.

Visitamos La Escuela este tarde. Nos gusto. Tenemos classes differentes por la manana y salsa por la tarde. Tambien hay algonos pocas.
Caminamos en Heredia y comemos un poco. Querio un vaso de aqua sin azugar y sin carbohydratos. Dificil.
El cerdo y saladas son muy sabroso. El yucca tambien.
Elizabeth come pollo frito.
Costamos dos dollars mas en taxi, pero no nescicitabamos diez dollars for telephono para Uber.
Tenemos consado ahora. Tiempre para ron y guaro y mucho aqua con hielo.
El Esquela 

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