Hotel Internacional Managua

... niños, dan weer de jovenos, en uiteraard een avond voor de adultos. En alles in jurken en kostuums.....erg mooi!<br>Er was zelfs ook een voorstelling van allerlei scholen waarbij we een school uitgenodigd hadden om de entrada van ons huis te gebruiken om zich om te kleden. Normaal doen ze dat gewoon op straat.<br><br>Het hoogtepunt was het carnaval van vrijdag avond. ons was op school verteld dat het rond vijf uur zou beginnen. Rond die tijd konden we nog net een plekje op de muur ...

... 12hr ferry from San Carlos to bring us the volcanic island of Isla del Ometepe...<br><br>Arrived in San Carlos with $35 dollars in our pocket... forgot to go to bank machine in Costa Rica.. we thought no worries we we get one in San Carlos.... no such luck.... so we get to immigration and they charge us $28 to enter into Nicaruaga.... i politely hang over the money and ask where can i find an ATM... to which he replies there is none... i ask where is the nearest ...

... bucks), and had some coffee, we went to a large open paved space in the middle of the market that was to be the site of Ortegas speech. After hours of die hard FSLN supporters and loud propoganda music, Ortega appeared to give his speech. From what I gathered, even though he speaks clearly, he isn´t a very motivational speaker. Most of what he talked about dealt soley with the situation in Honduras. Still, it was very interesting to see some one that is an incredibly important ...

... stores which we will visit on our way out today. <br> Las Salinas on the other hand is a small coastal fishing village that has a small vegetable market with fresh produce that gets delivered a few times a week. And there are the pulperias where you can get the basics bottled water, eggs, and of course coca-cola. Las Salinas also a beautiful beach lined by lush vegetation. Well lush now that the rainy season has started. We have had rain most days ...

At the Costa Rican - Nicaraguan border you have to push a button which is connected to a green or red light. If you have the luck to get a red light, your bags will be checked and yes I was lucky that day!So they checked all my belongings. The officer did not feel lucky I think with my 2 suitcases and handluggage. I arrived at the terminal in a not so great neighbourhood but I deceided to get a hostel neirby as my next bustrip would be also very early. The hostel I ...

We arrived after a painless and short bus journey of eight hours. The town of Granada is lovely, bright colourful buildings, people sitting in rocking chairs taking in the night air and watching the world go by. There is an excited air in the town it must be family visiting for Easter break. <br><br><br><br>We stay initially in a lonely planet hostel, the mattress has springs ...

... the road. The lake is beautiful, but they could sure do a little better job in landscape design. I mean painting tires yellow and putting them around the trees just does nothing to enhance the natural beauty of the lake. But whatever, just my opinion. We drove through Managua, the largest city in Nicaragua, which is very spread out and has very socialist-style architecture and urban planning ...

... bank robberies down here. When armored vehicles pick up and deliver cash to businesses and banks, it is done in a military fashion. The movement is fast and organized. The cash is transfer through a line of armed guards, on hand-trucks, on the run. No time to waste! I thought about it, but decided not to take a photo... An interesting note about the election of Daniel Ortega. As I understand it, in the peace accords, and in the Constitution, it specifically names ...

Hello all! We went to visit the dry coffee mill, Sol Cafe today. I was there last year, so the tour was as interesting and well led as always but the fun thing was that the cupper we talked with at the end was happy to learn that some EEers were there so he could send a greeting to our QC director, Beth Ann and her new baby. They also got a new machine to remove defects which will increase their capacity ...

... It was awesome. <br> Pastor Marcielas was our favorite. His attitude was so humble and kind. He was a little handicapped due to a bicycle accident that split his head open and put him in a coma. A family from his church nursed him back to health and got him to walk again. We learned that someone just gave him a bed. He has never had one before. We take so much for granted. There were two men in his church putting tile on ...