After about 24 hours of travel, many security checks (involving taking off my shoes at each checkpoint), and waiting for about an hour on the plane on the Miami Airstrip, for the lightning to give us a breather, I am finally here in San Jose.
Yesterday I saw the Museo Del Oro y Numismatica (Gold and Coins) - the coins bit was absolutely boring - just cabinet after cabinet of Costa Rican coins and notes, with flimsy explanations holding it together. But the gold section was much better, how the indigineous folk used to make and craft gold into ritual paraphernalia and all that jazz. I also saw the Teatro Nacional, which was quite impressive and with obligatory paintings and sculptures. It was founded by Rafael Igelsias, who had a degree by the age of 15, was elected Minister For Culture at 19, was President of CR at 23, and is thought to be CR's most attractive man ever (y'know, one of the those real bastards).
