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| We visit San Francisco and decide to have a snack at Thorough Bread and Pastry Shop. |
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| Once inside, we see this Christmas tree made out of bread and decorated with cookie ornaments. Wow! |
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| Some gingerbread houses on display inside the shop. |
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| More gingerbread houses on display. |
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| After a long day of shopping, we decide to go to Bouche for dinner. |
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| We are served bread with bacon in it. Interesting isn't it? |
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| We have fish with leeks and fries and...... |
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| pork with fingerling potatoes. Yum! |
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| We say goodbye to Arenal as we take a boat to Monte Verde. |
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| So foggy..... |
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| We stayed at Monte Verde Villa. |
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| That night we go on a night hike tour. Our guide taps on the tree roots and the vibrations draw the Orange-Knee Tarantula. |
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| We didn't see much else but we spot this little butterfly. |
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| That night we ate Paella (spanish rice) |
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| The next day, we take a train into the Monte Verde cloud forest. |
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| Soon, we start traveling into the cloud forest... |
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| We see a lot of ferns and greenery as we go along. |
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| Pretty wildlife. |
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| We go on a hike through the forest before getting back on the train and our guide points out and catches a cricket. |
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| Strange looking plant along the trail... |
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| Near the end of the hike, we see this colorful caterpillar which my sister spotted. |
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| As we head back, we see a lot of fog rolling in. |
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| For lunch, we eat thin crust pizza. Yummy! |
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| We head to Jardin De Mariposas for a tour of the butterfly gardens. |
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| Before we get our butterfly tour, we meet our guide and she gives us a tour around the "bug room" Inside, we see these grubs. Eww... :P |
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| We see a Hercules Beetle which is holding a banana. Pretty strong. |
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| She shows us this display of Scarab Beetles. Pretty shells, don't you think? And then, finally, it is time for our butterfly tour. |
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| When we walk inside the butterfly gardens, we see this line of butterflies on a tree branch. |
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| We also get to release butterflies. So pretty :) |
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| We walk around town and we see someone glass blowing and shaping tiny glass figurines. |
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| After looking around town, we go to The Common Cup (a coffee shop) which roasts their own coffee. |
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| We order coffee which has pretty cream designs like this monkey... |
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| ...And this pretty butterfly |
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| We stayed at Hotel El Silencio. We decide to walk around and we see this bird and it's nest. |
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| We also spot a goose and her ducklings. So cute! |
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| We go on a safari rafting tour. |
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| We slowly paddle along the river. |
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| Along the banks, we spot this crocodile. Sort of looks like it's smiling, right? |
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| For lunch, we stop at a farm along the river. We ate plantains, bread, cheese, and pineapple. Yum! |
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| While we're eating lunch, this cute kitty comes up to us. Aw...... |
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| We walk around the farm and we see this giant turkey. Doesn't it look huge? |
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| After lunch we go back onto the river and we see a crane. |
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| The last place we visited in Arenal was the hanging bridges. Unfortunately it was raining that day so there wasn't much to see except for the bridges. |
