Hotel Granada

... Ric* so gross sein koennte. Hier sieht m*n die Armut g*nz offensichlich: Die Menschen wohnen in Wellbluchhuetten und die Kinder betteln *uf der Str*sse... kein schoener Anblick! D*her ziehs mich nun *uch weiter.

N*echster Eintr*g folgt!

... onze regenjacks meegenomen hadden...dat scheelde nog iets. Morgen willen we proberen een dagje naar het strand te gaan en wat leuke plaatsjes bezoeken onderweg. Ik zal zo eerst even kijken wat de voorspellingen voor morgen zijn.
Verder zullen we het weekend nog genieten van ons zwembadje en het kamp opbreken. Zondagmiddag gaan we naar Posada Gloria voor een weekje en moeten de rugzakken dus weer ingepakt worden ...

... it was around 5am.

Aaaaaaand, luckily, it worked out. In fact, we got the seats in the first row. Extra leg room!

Being 7am, the sun was out and people were more awake. The bus was very cold but I'd forgotten to change into my sweatpants and sweater. So i was pretty cold on the bus and couldnt sleep.

We stopped at a pit stop around an hour and a half in. It was very cute. It was made of wood and had vaquero decorations ...

... in the large colonial buildings around town. Also on the islands of the Lake stand the big holiday houses of the wealthiest families in Nicaragua. Granada is a blend of a clean cut tourist town mixed with the local market mayhem. It is pretty touristy here and almost everything is quoted in US dollas! Which is unfortunate and annoying at the same time but in reality is not ridiculously expensive. Nicaragua, like many of the central ...

... but thatīs now San Juan del Sur (where I was last week). San Juan del Sur is actually farther north than San Juan del Norte and really they should be del Oueste and del Este as they are on the Pacific and Caribbean respectively. I digress. The beach at Pochomil is huge and wide and straight and deserted. Every proprietor of a thatched roof beach restaurant tried to lure me in for lunch but I succumbed ...

... rings and other jewelry from local artisans and you can also taste local specialities at the small food stalls.

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... expected would be a peaceful nights sleep. Unfortunately, a group of young men (not from our hotel) decided to spend the night drinking rum and making as much noise as possible on the lake. Sound carries across water and sleep was impossible till they quit at about 2. Why is it that some people feel compelled to fill the quiet spaces in the world with as much noise as possible? As much as that kind of noise irritates me, waking up ...

So early this morning i woke up had breakfast and got back into the bus world. I took a bus from leon to managua, Surprisingly i really enjoyed this bus ride it gave me some time to think and reflect actually mostly iīm just really excited for whats still to come.... and all the endless possiblities and options that lay ahead. Change of buses Changing buses was Super easy i got off my bus and right ...