Comments on: Urban Forms, Suburban Dreams

By: Florencia

Florencia — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:17:04 +0000

“didn’t know about the famed hotel mentioned by Borges, and if it still exists, either actively or as a monument or museum of sorts, it will have to wait for a future visit.”

I’m so sorry, but the “Hotel Las Delicias”, no longer exist in our city.
Currently, there is a school and a mall (which is actually used as a center for culture, dance, art clases, etc..) in those lands.
You must have walked just right next to it and haven’t realized that was the place were the hotel used to be.
Although the hotel isn’t there anymore, the underground tunnels that were built as an escape route under the hotel are still there and can be visited, you can even take diving lessons in some of them!!
So next time you come here, you can try that!

Thanks for visiting us!!!

By: dan

dan — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:23:02 +0000

Yes, I took the train, and I’ve been back a couple of times and taken the train as well – it’s fine, never saw anything to worry about, even if it’s an old train that’s a little run down. But the people travelling on it are mostly headed for places like Adrogue, so… they’re your neighbors!

By: Guillermo

Guillermo — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:37:13 +0000

Nice summary of the city I grew up. Now, reading about it far away from what I still consider “home” left me a bit nostalgic, even if I am very lucky to travel at least twice a year.

Did you manage to go by train? I haven´t taken that train for such a long time, out of fear (perhaps I magnify things!), if I have to go by train I would keep a very low profile, just in case :P. I usually take a bus. In any case, I am longing for empanadas, I have tried the ones at Abuelas and they are delicious. In any case, what I like about Adrogue is the solitude in winter, the trees (esp. in spring and fall), the birds singing all year round!

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SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Filling Kneads — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:32:57 +0000

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By: Saratica

Saratica — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:03:09 +0000

I am no longer surprised going to a restaurant everyone raves about – whether local cuisine or not – and finding perfectly mediocre food, often not even fresh. On the rare occasion I find food worth raving about, it is delightful. A sad indicator on the state of the world today…

Yesterday, the boys and I ate at McDonalds (it’s been months… we were in a hurry, blah blah blah… it will be months again, even the boys hated it). We sat upstairs overlooking the park in the center of San José right outside the Teatro Naciónal. Tons of people, of course. Lot’s of fat stressed out ticos… no gallo pinto at Mickey D’s!