Hotel Brisas De Copan

... so we could hand out a note to parents about the semester exams the next week. Still, I feel so lucky to have been in Honduras for such a great day! <br><br>Another great event of national pride was the Dia Tipico (Typical Day) celebration. Leave to Honduras to give the blandest name to an event celebrating their cultures. Each grade at school was assigned a state of the country. Though Honduras is roughly the size of Virginia, it has 18 states! Each grade decorated a ...

After a travel day on Thursday, Stephanie and I spent Friday morning exploring the ruins at Copan. John had already seen the ruins on a previous trip, and didn´t particularly need to return. So he decided to wait for us in San Pedro Sula, relaxing and exploring that town. <br><br>This will likely be our last major ruin for a while, and it was ...

... pri pomembnih izkopavanjih, zato je prava enciklopedija na dveh nogah. Da ne omenim dveh zob, ki jih je premogel v svojih ustih. Veliko nama je povedal o zivljenju Majev in njihovi zgodovini na obmocju Coapna. O tem, kako so verovali, kako so gradili , kaksna je bila hierarhiuja in o pomembnih vladarjih s cudnimi imeni. Najpomembnejsi je bil vladar z imenom Kralj 18 Zajec. Bil je dober vladar, vendar slab igralec. Svojo glavo je zgubil na tekmi v Gvatemali ...

... by Congress. The result of all this madness is that this morning, by order of congress and the supreme court, the army arrested the president and sent him packing. <br><br>This was all we knew this morning when we decided perhaps it might be a bad idea to leave the hotel. However, our tour guide (who doesn´t have cell phone service here) thinks we are on the tour right now, so we haven´t seen him all day. I´m not gonna lie, I was rather concerned and thought we should try to get ...

... vergeten), over tweebaans "snelwegen" met hele grote lange vrachtwagens, over slingerende bergwegen, met heel veel linke inhaal manouvres....tot we stopten bij een wegrestaurant. Niet om te pauzeren, maar om alle rugzakken op het dak vast te binden zodat er nog twee ouders met twee kleine kinderen mee konden. Tijdens het laden van het dak konden we de benen even strekken. De banden van de bus hadden wederom weinig rubber ...

... nom et prenom et niveau d'education des parents) qui sont entrees dans l'ordinateur. Celui-ci attribue alors un code ou numero unique à chaque enfant. <br><br> Par la suite, à chaque visite, les enfants communiquent ce code à l'institutrice chargée des entrees et sorties et indiquent la raison de leur venue: devoirs, activité, lecture, informatique etc.<br><br> - 150 enfants - 5 adultes :<br> Le centre dispose ainsi d'informations et de statistiques globales et ...

... by candlelight, out of necessity. On the subject of rainy season, it seems to have hit full force in Central America. The pattern seems to be sunny in the morning, with clouds coming in in the afternoon, rain hitting about 3 often with thunder and lightning. It seems to rain off and on through the night and when it rains, it dumps, no gentle sprinkles. So Vince has had the wonderful experience of getting caught on his bike in a few rain showers. He and I took the ...

Hola!! Last night after dinner we were delighfully entertained by local Zacapa dancing and singing followed by some American participation with the dancers. See the photo of the costumes of the Zacapa entertainers. Today, we were visited by an older group of school children who spoke a little more English and we spoke a little more Spanish so we were able to communicate better. After visiting with us, they ...

... cement, and chipping holes in cement block, which is extremely important when adding electric to the homes during construction. We were visited today by a group of school children, and some of the families brought their children and pet dogs to meet us. We played with them, showing them small trinkets and toys. Food is great - eating lots of rice, fresh vegetables, tortillas, and lots of gatorade.

... point my todger turned to me and said:<br> "Look mate, I´d love to help you out here but I have to go cry now. Best of luck, I´ll see you in about 2 weeks."<br> <br> And I haven´t seen him since. I hope he´s going to be ok. <br> <br> And that´s that, I guess. I´m in Nicaragua now and my tool and I are grateful that we won´t see Ms No Upward Motion ever again.<br> <br> Oh, and in answer to your orginal question:<br> It tastes a little hairy.