My week worth of groceries are starting to dwindle, so I have to venture out to downtown Grecia!
This is the hill I walk up to start my way into downtown Grecia. Yesterday when I walked down the hill…something that looked like it came straight out of "Jurassic Park: The Movie" came running out! It was an Iguana! I researched and found out that Costa Rican Iguana's help preserve the rainforest. Cool! Diego says I let dinner go…YUCK! I wish I could've gotten a picture of him, but he was too fast:
The Downtown Grecia area fills up quickly with the regulars as well as tourist. I drew a map of the area in my Moleskine and carry it with me always. Downtown Grecia is exciting. There are stores everywhere on each corner. (Resident homes, Bakeries, Shoe stores, grocery stores, ice-cream shops, Dentist offices, Gas Stations, corner stores and a HUGE bus station) Downtown Grecia has everything for all the residents and visitor needs. I went to this store called "Perimercados". It is the more expensive one to it's competitor "PALI". PALI is a division of Wal-Mart. Hahahahaha! Oh! There is a Super Wal-Mart located off of the main highway in CR.
During my venture out today I snapped a couple of pictures:
In the distance is Alajuela
The Metal Church - Grecia is well-known for this unique Catholic Church that is made entirely out of steel.
Day 11 - Today I met the coolest people in Grecia…Karl and Monika, they are the owner/operator of B and B Grecia:BackPackers, a fantastic bed and breakfast located in the heart of Downtown Grecia:
B and B Grecia:BackPackers
Tours•Homestay•Language Learning
(Photo Taken from Website)
Click here to check out their website for more photos and information on their bed and breakfast. (The master suite has a private jacuzzi!) They also run weekly and weekend adventure excursions. Karl is going to put together a mountain biking day trip in late April and hopefully I can join in on the fun!
As I walked back home from B and B Grecia, I stopped and took more photos:
Grecia Central Park
Um, where do the coins go?
Alajuela from the sidewalk
