We spent the day exploring San Juan some more. We started by purchasing some new lenses for Wendy's old but cool glasses. David the optometrist who helped us was very knowledgeable and good to work with. We got some lenses for half the cost as in the United States. We'll pick them up in February. On we went the the National Museum of History of Costa Rica. The museum focuses on the development of a socialist state the dissolved it's military over 60 years ago and lives quite happily without one. Both healthcare and a college education is free to every citizen.
Here is Wendy holding up the ceiling at the courtyard of the museum
This is an interesting artifact that we discovered in the museum. It is a Costa Rican flag that was taken to the moon and back by Apollo 11 and then given to the people of Costa Rica.
To us this was a reminder of what the United States used to stand for in the eyes of the world. A country that took global leadership and was generous and respectful to other nations. That was a time both Wendy and I yearn for today.
Since this museum was an old renovated armory, guess what this is?
Yep its an old gun port to shoot at the attackers. Before this fortress was used as an armory it was built to ward off pirates.
When you enter the museum you through a lepidopterarium. So there I said it! Its a butterfly house chocked full of native plants with lots of butterflies. Many of these plants we see at home as house plants but here they are indigenous Its a beautiful wal to enter the building and start discovering the museum.
They also had an area where the butterflies hatched from their chrysalis, very interesting.
I forgot to mention before we got to the museum we stopped again for coffee. In this photo Wendy is eyeing a "Nutella Cake". Naturally she had a piece and I admit I had a bit too. If I haven''t said it before they have great coffee here. I normally use cream and sugar but here straight up is just fine, it is so mild not bite at all.
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