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things to do in san Jose

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i have one full day in San Jose and not sure on what to do!!

don't want to do gold museums , prob get food and look about,

is down town real big or is everything in walking distance and shops and

restaurants all in same area? was thinking to go get my bus ticket for next morning?

will i have to taxi it to bus terminal san carlos? just trying save on taxis , thanks

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Where are you staying? You can use Lyft and Uber and our lightrail. SAN Jose is very spread out. But we have restaurants clustered in the downtown area and around San Pedro Square. Also at the Santana Row outdoor mall.

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Where on San Carlos and what day of week and time?o Probably hang out downtown and go to the Tech Museum and eat at San Pedro Square. Yes bus and lightrail. There is a free downtown shuttle during the week.

Bus ticket to where? Please don't use Greyhound unless you are desperate and destitute. Tell us where you are heading. Better to use Bolt and Megabus.

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A quirky thing to see is the Winchester Mystery House.

You can read about this place here.... http://winchestermysteryhouse.com/?_ga=1.56088555.1712772969.1473536306

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going to la fortuna, did not wanna use greyline, to pricey

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Do you mean San Jose Costa Rica? This is San Jose California USA! BTW La Fortuna and San Jose Costa Rica are great. But wring forum. ¡Pura Vida!

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Lol I hope the Op is flying to the correct city

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Aquí...

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g309293-i1208-San_Jose_San_Jose_Metro_Province_of_San_Jose.html

Ah those bumpy Tico buses. My formerly broke grad student husband has many stories about them. Have fun.

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"La Fortuna" is in Costa Rica. There is a "Fortuna " on the north coast of California. Is this the city you are traveling to? I doubt if you could get a bus to Costa Rica.

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It's been many years, but Mercado Central was always a great place to spend time in the SJ CR.

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Oh, of course....I forgot about San Jose, Costa Rica. That must be the mixup.

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