Day 2: San Jose Tour and National Museum

Bienvenido a San José! Today we woke up early to go on a tour of San Jose and visit the National Museum of Costa Rica. Before we could get going, the girls got together for our first breakfast: eggs, fruit, toast, mango juice, and coffee. On our way to the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, our tour guide pointed out various historical sites in San Jose. One of these sites is the Casa Amarilla that contains a piece of the Berlin Wall that was given to Costa Rica. After our bus tour we finally reached the national museum where we were able to see several different species of butterflies and various other pieces of Costa Rican history. We also learned so much about Costa Rica and how Jose Figueres was able to overthrow the government, abolish the military, and create a new constitution. We also learned about Aboriginal Costa Ricans who treasured Jade and masterfully carved burial stones outof volcanic rock. We ended our museum visit by souvenir shopping in the local mercado.Our guide also showed us an interesting tree that is used to make cork. All of the girls were able to get out of the bus and feel the amazingly soft bark of the cork tree. Our second day in Costa Rica was extremely fun and we are so excited to see everything else that Costa Rica has in store for us!

-Joanna