Day 2: Tuesday, June 3, 2008Hot. Before 10am. Broiling. It's awesome.
We ordered room service for breakfast and then took the shuttle up to the lobby to confirm our excursions for the week and sign up for a couples massage in the hotel spa. Then it was off to the beach for a little swim, followed by some relaxing by the pool. Ordered a "Miami Vice" at the swim-up bar. We had to drink something with an umbrella in it...
Poolside lunch - sailfish from the buffet. Delicious.
There was a brief rain by the pool - intense downpour for about 20 minutes - and then it was gone. Such is the way of things in the rainforest. ("You had an extra umbrella this whole time?" "Yeah, it's the rainforest!")
After a few more hours at the pool, the rain returned, and it was back to the hotel room for reading, crossword puzzles and a nap. We went to dinner at Mitra, the restaurant by the salsa club for some more "international buffet." Decent.
That evening's show at the Paradisus Theater was the "Romantic Show," although both of us would agree that it wasn't 'romantic' by any means. It consisted of several quick dance sketches strewn together, highlighting the "key" periods through which love has passed: cavemen, Ancient Egypt, Baroque Period, Roaring 20's, 1950's sockhops, 1970's discos, and in the future through strange metallic robots & humanoids.
It was one of those "you had to be there" moments. The only romantic part of the show was the dude dressed as the Phantom of the Opera walking around before the show, handing roses to all of the ladies in the place.
Day 3: Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Couples massage in the morning. Andrew's first. Great experience - extremely relaxing, to say the least. More pool time, drinks with umbrellas, listening to music, reading and just enjoying each other's company. Snacked by the pool. Swam a bit.
Napped in the afternoon before dinner. We made reservations at Agave Azul, the mexican restaurant. Dinner was red & green enchiladas, cheese fondue dip, shrimp tacos, and a variety of fresh salsas, pico de gallo and guacamole - all outstanding!
Afterwards we returned to Bar Candil (where the band is) for a few drinks and conversation with Pablo, the multi-lingual bartender from San Jose. We really enjoyed talking with him and learning about the multitude of folks he encounters each week working at Paradisus...Americans, Brits, Costa Ricans, Spaniards, Germans and more.
We returned home to rest up for our first excursion in the rainforest the next day. Plus Andrew needed a little aloe for his sunburns...it was inevitable.
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7 comments:
The "romantic evening" sounds very interesting. I can't wait to hear more.
Also, massages are the bomb...Can't believe you never had one Zender. Once again, reiterating my pervious post, can't wait till I am on a computer that can actually see your pictures.
Lloyd... I'm gonna kill you!!!
Anyway, a few thoughts that I would like to get out of my system.
1. You guys are lucky bastards... I'm so jealous right now.
2. The view of he Pacific and the pool look amazing... it's no wonder they call that resort Paradisus!
3. I love fish tacos, and the sailfish at the poolside buffet sounds delicious.
4. What is a Miami Vice??
5. Did you guys try any Lava Flows??
I can't wait to see more, and I will eagerly awaiting more updates.
~Nick
Sorry,
THE PACIFIC, not he Pacific
and
I will BE eagerly awaiting more updates, not I will earerly awaiting...
glad you picked up on the "dumb & dumber" reference - i thought bracco would definitely get that one! a miami vice is a swirled pina colada & a strawberry daquiri, with a little bit 'o rum. i still prefer beer.
Wow, a Miami Vice sounds amazing. However, I don't know man... beer is the nectar of the gods, but when in Rome. I think when in a tropical place one must have an umbrella in their drink, and said drink should be frozen. BTW, how were the fish tacos, and did they have some kind of avocado sour cream type sauce on them? Also, did you happen to try any ceviche (sp.?)?
The fish tacos were completely delicious. And yes...they had some type of avocado something on them. Very tasty. :)
We aren't sure what ceviche is so we don't think we tried it. (???)
MMMM... that does sound delicious. Ceviche is small shrimp or small cubes of white fish that are soaked in lime juice, pico de gallo and celantro. The acid in the lime juice is all that is used to cook the seafood. Most of the time it's put on tostadas, but it's really good.
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