My parents visit Costa Rica! Part 1: San José

By far the hardest thing about being in Costa Rica is being away from my family and friends...the two people I miss the most are my parents.  It was so great to have them visit! 

The week they were here was by far the most fun week I've had so far in Costa Rica. We went to two museums (one of which was a new one for me) and went to visit La Fortuna/Arenal volcano, which I've wanted to do for a long time.  I also showed them Máximo and where I live in Vargas Araya.  They stayed about 15 minutes away from work, in a great part of the city called Los Yoses.  A lot of embassies are there, and the neighborhoods and restaurants all have a more European flair.

They arrived on a Tuesday night, so I went to have dinner with them after work at 9.  The next day we walked from my house to Maximo and we booked a couple of tours and our weekend in La Fortuna/Arenal.  They got to meet most of my co-workers and the international team, and then I showed them the university campus.  Thursday we went to have lunch with my roommate at this great little Cajun/BBQ (Costa Rican style, of course).  After that, we went to the National Museum, which I had been to before five years earlier when I studied at UCR.  

 

I hadn't seen the butterfly house that was added a few years ago. 

 We then went to the Gold Museum, which was a new experience for me and probably my favorite museum in San Jose so far!