January 20th Inauguration Day
We spend our lives accumulating an account of memories; put this one, January 20th 2009, in the bank!
When we decided to go to CR and miss all the Inauguration events we were a little disappointed. I set the DVR to record the entire day so we could see all the happenings when we returned.
Today we opted against the usual activities and instead went to Santa Maria Volcano Lodge to watch the Inauguration on CNN. In the absence of a picture, let me say that the use of the word “lodge” here is a euphemism. The lodge consists of a small open air restaurant with a couple of cabins. Charming but very rustic.
On a small screen with colors that were heavy on the blue side we watched Barack Hussein Obama take the oath of office. The first African -American President. We were joined by our new friends Liz, Shauna and Anthony. Being in another country and watching democracy unfold at its finest, we were all so proud to be Americans and optimistic for our future. We were brought to tears. Something about leaving your country, even for a brief vacation, makes you appreciate what we have. Barack was inspiring as usual. He speaks to the “better angels” in all of us.
The Inauguration was followed by a lunch made by Rosalba, the owner and chef extraordinaire. Homemade cheese, spiced beef and chicken, patacones and other stuff that I can't name but tasted great was the little snack we asked for. We all toasted with beer or fresh pineapple juice with rum. We shared the meal, again, with our favorite Toucan, Mincho, and his friend Mini-Mincho
We spend our lives accumulating an account of memories; put this one, January 20th 2009, in the bank!
When we decided to go to CR and miss all the Inauguration events we were a little disappointed. I set the DVR to record the entire day so we could see all the happenings when we returned.
Today we opted against the usual activities and instead went to Santa Maria Volcano Lodge to watch the Inauguration on CNN. In the absence of a picture, let me say that the use of the word “lodge” here is a euphemism. The lodge consists of a small open air restaurant with a couple of cabins. Charming but very rustic.
On a small screen with colors that were heavy on the blue side we watched Barack Hussein Obama take the oath of office. The first African -American President. We were joined by our new friends Liz, Shauna and Anthony. Being in another country and watching democracy unfold at its finest, we were all so proud to be Americans and optimistic for our future. We were brought to tears. Something about leaving your country, even for a brief vacation, makes you appreciate what we have. Barack was inspiring as usual. He speaks to the “better angels” in all of us.
The Inauguration was followed by a lunch made by Rosalba, the owner and chef extraordinaire. Homemade cheese, spiced beef and chicken, patacones and other stuff that I can't name but tasted great was the little snack we asked for. We all toasted with beer or fresh pineapple juice with rum. We shared the meal, again, with our favorite Toucan, Mincho, and his friend Mini-Mincho
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