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I'm curious, where do the normal tourists go to hang out in San jose? Pueblo, Museums, Theater, mall?

I think we are the normal ones...All those other people are the strange ones...They get in the Orange taxis and go right to the beach or someplace like that....

Someone once said that Costa Rica is known for the Eco thing....Someday I plan on seeing that too

Better hurry before all the eco-stuff is cut down, trampled by fat gringas or polluted into extinction.

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What exactly do you mean by NORMAL?

non monger.

See frommers, foders or lonely planet

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/costarica/

Try Hotel Gran Costa Rica Calle 3 Ave 2

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hmmmm

non-monger = NORMAL

therefore

monger = abnormal

I RESEMBLE that remark

If you want to watch them, walk down the pedestrian walkway, or better yet, grab a seat in front of McDonalds. The young backpacker types are easy enough to spot, they are sunburned and have backpacks. The older ones are also easy enough to spot. They are the sunburned ones where the woman is approximately the same age as the man.

There really isn't much worth doing as a 'normal' tourist in San Jose, other than catch a plane, taxi or bus out. You can see the museums but chances are the museums in your home town are more interesting.

BTW, the sunburns aren't from hanging out in San Jose. Especially at this time of year.

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Did it occur to anyone that our brother is possibly looking for a cover story for his trip to San Jose?

The other poster is right however, there is not much in San Jose for the conventional tourist.

I am a (hopefully not too badly) sunburned, backpacker type who doubles as a monger. Does that make me normally abnormal?

Yes, but we won't hold it against you.

the ones that mistakenly enter Hotel Del Rey always return to hang out there as ABNORMAL tourists.

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most of the so called NORMAL ones hang out in Parque Morozon after sundown

These guys are so good at breaking balls and so lousy at giving information...with the exception of Paco Loco.

Look Terminator, there isn't really much to "see" in San Jose. Most non-whoremongering tourists use San Jose as a starting and ending point for adventures outside the city. However, here's a short list:

Museums: Not great, but the National Theater is worth a visit, as is the Metropolitan Cathedral. The Gold Museum and Jade Museum are okay, but grotesquely overpriced for tourists. ($12.00 p.p. the time I visited the Gold Museum last year).

Bolivar Zoo: This may be the dirtiest and most depressing zoo on the planet. Take plenty of photos to enrage your PETA pals back home.

Shopping: You'd do better at home, but the crafts market near Morazan Park is pretty cool. Look for a guy named Santiago who sells pan pipes for around U.S. $10.00. He makes them by hand and tunes them to perfect pitch using an electronic tuner in the ancient indigenous tradition. Shopping at San Pedro mall is a lot like shopping in the U.S.

There are several day trips possible from San Jose, including the Lancaster Gardens, La Paz Waterfall park, coffee plantation tours, cigar factory tour, half-day ATV trips and the like. Your hotel tours desk will be happy to sell you a tour at a premium price.

The Del Rey Zoo: Much less depressing than the Bolivar Zoo, this garden of animal life includes rare species such as the Rubber Breasted Colombiana, the dark skinned Dominicana, and the Jardend Crakjo (pronounced "Hardened Crack Ho). Entrance fees can be steep, around U.S. $100.00 for an hour visit; this price is rarely paid by returning visitors. The wildlife outside the zoo, particularly at the Key Largo Game Preserve and the Parque Morazan Gay Reserve can be very entertaining. Watch out for the Nimble Fingered Paint-Huffing Ten Year-Old, an amazingly common species.

The city has some nice architecture, particularly around Barrio Amon. A visit to the monuments at the Sportsmen's Lodge is a must-do...talk about some nice flying buttresses...

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