Easter Sunday in Escazu

We awoke this morning to sunshine, birdsong, and a cool breeze. This is our first morning in Escazu, and it is Easter Sunday. We both had a very good night's sleep - something we had lacked in Atenas due to the street noise. It was actually cool enough for a light blanket!

Our hosts, Pilar and Xavier Vela, prepared a delicious breakfast at a festive table outside on a shaded terrace. We shared the meal with a young couple from Germany who were only staying at Casa de las Tias for one night. Pilar joined us partway through the meal.

Backyard of Casa de las Tias, Escazu, Costa Rica. (Photo by Connie)

Terrace set for breakfast, Casa de las Tias, Escazu, Costa Rica. (Photo by Connie)

Festive table, Easter Sunday, Casa de las Tias. (Photo by Connie)

We enjoyed a breakfast of fresh fruit, freshly squeezed orange juice, special scrambled eggs made with corn, potato, and tortilla, along with fresh bread, cheese, ham, and delicious coffee. Conversation with the couple from Germany and our hostess, Pilar, covered subjects as diverse as cultural differences and Mexican cuisine.

After breakfast, we explored the Casa's backyard, with its many fruit trees and other interesting plantings, and with a quaint blue bridge that crosses over a culvert.

Bob and Connie, backyard bridge, Casa de las Tias, Escazu, Costa Rica.

 

Later in the morning, and well into the afternoon, we explored the immediate area by foot. Being Sunday and a holiday, businesses and most restaurants were closed. Below is a street scene, a few blocks from where we are staying.

Church and Colonial Plaza, Escazu, Costa Rica. (Photo by Connie)

Around two o'clock we got hungry. We found only one open restaurant and we returned there for lunch. D'Amalfi Restaurante is an upscale Italian restaurant in the Atlantis Plaza, about two blocks from the Casa. We has a delicious Easter lunch of Caesar salad, a special gnocchi dish, flan with strawberries, and coffee. This will probably serve as our supper as well.

D'Amalfi Restaurante, Escazu, Costa Rica. (Photo by Connie)

Connie at D'Amalfi Restaurante, Escazu, Costa Rica (Photo by Bob)

Flan con Fresas - a work of art - D'Amalfi Restaurante, Escazu. (Photo by Bob)

 

Now, it is evening. As I write this blog, we are sitting in the covered porch on the front of the house. The air is cool and refreshing and there is a gentle breeze. The sound of cicadas ( or possibly tree frogs?) fills the night air. Life is good. La Pura Vida!

 

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