On the last day of my Gate 1 tour I asked Ricardo to suggest a good place to buy coffee, since I didn’t want to buy it and carry it around for more than a week. He suggested a grocery store right across the pedestrian street from San Jose hotel, Gran Hotel, and even suggested a couple of brands. I bought all the brands he recommended among a few other things and ended up spending almost $100, something I rarely do at the grocery store.
In the uncharacteristic light rain, I headed to the artisan market. The rain empties the streets a little bit but makes the town look grungier than it looks in the daylight. The artisan market is a block with covered (thankfully) booths that can’t be more than 15 x 15.
On the way back I stopped at a pastry shop. Ok, actually two pasty shops. I have to say the baked goods are unremarkable in Costa Rica, but that hasn’t stopped me from trying. 😉