Coffees and Swings

Starbucks is here !! Since Wednesday, July 20th, 7 am, Costa Ricans can now also enjoy Vanilla or Double chocolate chip Frappuccinos.

It's located in Avenida Escazu. 

Great news for mommies, because after your coffee date you can carry on with your play date down the street!

Opposite the play area is the small food court with Nova cinemas and IMAX upstairs.

http://www.novacinemas.cr/index.php

Coffee, Ice Cream or Cake ?!

I made a wonderfully new friend. Another new expat Mommy to San Jose. So we wanted to go for coffee and get to know each other a little bit better. I suggested Da Noi Gelateria in Guachipelin (in the same little plaza as Fresh Market), since it is close to both our houses and I have been eyeing their big white egg chairs for a while.

Nice, relaxing atmosphere, incredibly delicious ice cream and the the creamiest, cheesiest mini bacon quiche. We talked forever and since it was a quiet morning the babies had the whole place to themselves, crawling around.

The place is known for their ice cream but also has some cakes and coffees. Some branches are bigger than others and each one has slightly different decoration.

These darling tables are outside with tiny chairs for the children

Arriving in Costa Rica

We just recently moved to San Jose, Costa Rica. I was very excited and did a lot of reading as I usually do when I have to move to a new country, so I was ready to start exploring as soon as I got here. It is a very family orientated country and they choose to spend most of their money on education and healthcare!!

We chose to live in the escazu area, as it is a little out of town, because I am not all about hustle and bustle, but really close to everything I need. The hospital and Multiplaza mall is 3 min away. Right down the street we have a small plaza with everything we need: Freshmarket, dry cleaners, pharmacy, a lovely ice cream store, bookshop etc. There are also a lot of restaurants in both directions.

The fisrt thing I decided to do as soon as we moved into our new house was to start my garden. so aftera little reading I wanted to see all the viveros outside the city.

For $6 I bought 8 gorgeous plants. I asked specifically for ones that attracts butterlies and hummingbirds. Now my garden is filled with them!

Take a drive through Antenas on the way home and have some delicious pupusas!! They are typical from El Salvador. The best ones I have ever had. I personally like queso and chicharron. With some slightly spicy coleslaw.