Starting at the post office to send all the postcards I’ve written to Germany, Sabine and me made our way through the streets of San José.

As many Costa Ricans already told me, San José is not really one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The major part of the streets is dirty and there is a high criminal rate, so that you have to make sure that all the stuff you carry around is still where it should be.

We had a walk through the market place of San José where you could find some interesting places that looked like the store where witches in movies get the ingredients for their toxic mixtures.

After that we went to the main theatre of San José where we had a look on the beautiful foyer.

Being in the capital city was a huge contrast to everything else I have seen in Costa Rica. I had spent the most of my time exploring national parks and visiting beaches. That‘s why we decided to do something cultural in San José.

We went to the Gold Museum which showed the huge history of Costa Rica with its gold manufacturing.

On three floors you were able to see the artefacts of the past in a modern way. Starting with the earliest founds, which you can find on the lowest floor, you could follow all the way up to the present time where you could find a modern arts exhibition.

In between you were able to find information boards, short documentary films or modern interactive animation.

The second museum we went to was the Jade Museum. As well as in the Gold Museum, it showed the history of Jade in Costa Rica. The origin, the manufacturing and the development over the years.

After that we went back home to San Pablo de Heredia, because it was about to start raining and walking around in the streets is not very fun when a tropical rainfall is on its way to make you completely wet within seconds.

At home it was time for us to get manufacturers like the ancient indigenous people did, when we created the toppings for a birthday cake.