So far, we've seen San Jose, taken the bus to La Fortuna, and hiked in Volcano Arenal. We took the public bus to and from Arenal Volcano which I consider impressive as we were the only tourists who did that!
And now...about the food. The typical Costa Rican dish is called Gallo Pinto, a mixture of rice and beans. Casados are typically served for lunch. In Spanish, casado means "married' and basically, this includes the rice and beans paired with some type of meat. Daniele and I each had a different type of casado for lunch on our first day.
For dinner on the first day, we went to a Mexican restaurant. Daniele had "tacos ticos." A 'tico' is the name for someone from Costa Rica, so this is supposed to be what type of tacos the ticos enjoy. The tacos were fried with meat in the middle and ketchup, mayo, and mustard on top. They were served over cabbage. I enjoyed a more typical taco dish, and the refried beans were wonderful!
Finally, last night I had a ceviche dish. I was first introduced to ceviche by my Peruvian friends. Ceviche is fish served with lime juice and cilantro. I also enjoyed a mango smoothie.
So far its been a yummy trip, and there is more to come!
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