Hotel Posada Real de Copan

... with the Park ticket but we pay another guide to show us round. Its interesting to see how the buildings of the middle class are made with square blocks brought from mountain quarries and the poor made their houses from uneven rubble from the rivers. There was a large lagoon of clean mountain water so Les Sepultures was a great place to live and housed about 250 people. The scribe was one of the most important people with the shaman also having a ...

... It was basically where scortching hot water from the ground poured into a river. There was an interesting mix of hot and cold water. It was lovely. We chatted with the Brits about politics and what not (they were very excited to learn that Tony Blair now teaches at our school), and we admired their accents as they said things like ¨Blimey!¨ and ¨Right-O¨.

It was a fantastic day. The nation´s troubles were the last things on our minds.

... friendly of Central American people. For sure, no contest.

Anyway, stayed a night in downtown Tegucigalpa. Had some Pollo Campero and watched the qualifying game between Honduras and the US. Oh, and it was absolutely pouring when I got into Tegucigalpa, rain that continued all night. That was the first time I´d gotten caught in the rain. And again, Tegucigalpa definitely seemed to be an interesting place. Wish I would´ve spent a day. From there my plan was to get to ...

... thought that was ridiculously expensive but heard that it was worth it, and it was!)

It was as beautiful as ever. I really enjoyed showing them this spot. My mom was absolutely freaking out going through the waterfall. The only thing I can compare it to is maybe if you were in a hurricane or something... the water is falling so hard that it is difficult to open your ...

... Ventanas Abiertas

For 5 weeks, I have taken part in the daily life of the day-care center Ventanas Abiertas (Open Windows, www.openwindowsfoundation.org) located in the town of San Miguel Dueñas, 20 minutes by bus from Antigua, Guatemala.
"Day-care center" is the best term that I found for this private multi-function foundation that employs 5 full time Guatemalan teachers.

Children (from 5-6 years) can come and do their homework or do some ...

... sprich mit gestuzten Fluegeln - Papageien gab es dort auch. Copan ist ein suesses kleines Kolonialstaedchen und mir gefaellt es um einiges besser als in Guatemala, wir haben dort zwar wunderschoene Dinge gesehen, aber es war einfach um einiges mehr touristisch - touristisch von der nervigen Sorte. Morgen geht es dann weiter nach Gracia, Nebelwald schauen und in heissen Quellen plantschen. (Heute wieder mit Fotos, bei Felix)

... by the slogan "Swipe Me Baby" - as worn by 5 year old Heidy.

1. "World`s Greatest Grandfather" - as worn by a 6 year old boy. Funny not only for the irony but also for the fact that this shirt fit the kid perfectly.

And how`s Marko I hear you ask? Well, I´m constipated, I haven´t had a decent meal in weeks, I´m a borderline insomniac because of the non-stop rooster crowing and fire works, but man I feel great!

But it´s probably just the Doxycline...

... the owner and the top floor split into 2 flats, Sauls being one of them. The door opened and I saw a 4m by 10m space split into 2. On entereing you had a hot plate and a table for the kitchen area, behind the front door was the bathroom of which I only saw the sink, I didn´t really feel like poking my head in there. Then there was a divide by a thin bit of wood marking the bedroom, where he had a matress raised off ...

... his impressively jerky pace (slow down for corners, not for hills please!). Failbus, however, had a different idea, and broke down in a random town (helpfully next to a mechanic, but psycho-driver didnt seem to think of asking him for help). After a rest, Failbus took off again, only to break down at a random junction (cue much honking of horns - a favourite activity for central america ...