Hotel Ivania's
Travel Blogs from Masaya
Market and Volcano
... whipper-snappers melted away....I guess they are not allowed to badger tourists in the market because it might deter sales!
We got a couple of really good bargains in the market...I got a pestal and mortar thing for a few dollars and Dave got a really nice baseball shirt with his number on. The best thing we found was actually for little little.... a tiny hammock, handmade and perfect for her. It is really cute and I think ...
Living Like a Local
... beautiful tropical climate of Nicaragua certainly has its perks (no snow!), but with the good, comes the not so good :) don't get me wrong, it's splendid having monkeys as neighbors (cheeky and smart), but the bugs are another story! There are bugs here that I didn't even know existed: flat spiders bigger than your palm (harmless, but scared the **** outta me at first!), multi-headed flying beetle things, ants that bite (a lot!), cockroaches and scorpions of course. ...
It's October What?!
... seconds... craziness!!), toy truck maker (any make or model and its yours - out of wood though, sorry!), walked through El Chocoyero natural reserve and waterfall (800 parakeets live on the side of the cliff), Italian Pizzaria (yes I'm ashamed to say it... I cheated. But it was darn good pizza!), practiced Spanish with three super cute little girls at a basketball game, learned how to make tortillas and delicious soup with the local cooks at La Mariposa, played in ...
Masaya
... cans of Toņa, one of the national beers. Also for sale are fried plantain chips, a variety of fruits, quesillos (rolled up tortilla filled with cheese, onion, and sour cream), bowls of chicharrones (fried pork rinds) over salad, popcorn, cigarettes (yes you can smoke at your seat), gum, lollipops... There was no 7th inning stretch but I still got up and sang ...
Day 3 - Shopping at Masaya
... off feeling accomplished; a wood mask, hammock swing ($6, not $60) a doll, a 25 pack of fake Cohiba cigars (more on that in a minute), a magnet, a painted wood plate, a pair of marachas...and probably some more stuff that I can't remember. So I know that Cuba and Nicaragua are friendly to each other, and I've been seeing Cuban cigars for sell everywhere, so I figured I'd get some. 25 for $20, that's a steal if they are real, and not a lot of money if they are not. When ...
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