This is the end of the journey, and
it seemed appropriate to highlight some of the things that made us laugh in
Costa Rica.
The first thing to mention was the
signs. There were very few problems for
the English-speaking in Costa Rica, but occasionally the literal translations
were inadvertently humorous.
Bathrooms of Costa Rica
Pardon my fixation on these kinds of
things, but Costa Rica was definitely different than us. In most places other than major centers and
big hotels, it was expected that you did not flush toilet paper down the
toilet; you placed it in a garbage can conveniently located nearby. Despite that, I have never seen better
presentations of toilet paper than here.
Oh yes, and glasses and towels.
And the best saved to the last: there was whimsical art everywhere. They seemed to have art just for the sake of
having fun. Things were made of unusual
materials, like rubber tire hanging birds.
The use of colour was wonderful.
And everything useful still seemed to have a touch of art to it, like
planters. Light fixtures were much more
interesting than ours. And even the
pictures in the hotel rooms were more interesting.
Thus ends our tour of magnificent
Costa Rica. This has been an intense
time of wonder and discovery—what a great place to visit! Thanks for joining us in our travels. We’ll let you know when we go on our next
trip.
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