Okay, I will premise this post with the fact that I don't have a lot to of positive things to say about this park because it was crowded with people and I do not like crowds of people, but prefer to be in a quiet secluded garden atmosphere, however Brian likes to people watch and enjoys throngs of people, hence the visit. We parked. We walked a few blocks, then ran across a 6 lane busy road to a large statue dedicating the park, and then walked the short distance to the tree lined entrance.
The park is located in San Jose, near the new soccer stadium. It was a very large well planned park that doesn't look like it has been maintained all that well. It had a lake, but it was polluted with trash and a strange brownish-grey milky color to the water. It looked like it used to have a nice fountain but had some pretty bizarre looking statues and art. There were dogs both owned and wild (no leash laws as far as I can tell) running and pooping and humping. There were horses and ponies and poop.
We did get a sense of the pura vida though. Everyone looked like they were having a wonderful time with families and friends enjoying picnics, pony rides, kite flying, skating, cycling, swimming, cheer leading, skateboarding, and of course soccer.
New stadium
There were like 6 games going on all at once on this field.
Kite flying on the soccer field during play.
The most normal piece of the weird art
Swimmers
What used to be a fountain.
Roller rink. See the yellow kite behind the skater in black.
If he falls he is going through the windshield.
They are lifting her into the tree.
They were on asphalt. No mats.
It was an interesting experience. I am glad I went.
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