Internacional Palace Hotel San Pedro Sula

... Honduras won (and are going to the world cup) and apparently they were worried about riots, so hence closed all the public schools. We were told the school was closed today, then it was open and so whilst walking to school, we had a call telling us that the school was closed…….. got a lift from the head teacher, who said the school was open…. and then they decided to open until 1120 only ...

... of the park since before it was protected by the government. <br> <br> 4) Visit "Toucan Waterfall".<br> To get to this astonishing waterfall, you have to hike for one and a half hour. While you walk you get to see different traditional/high quality/conservation coffee farms. The waterfall has 4 falls; you can only get to sea the 4th one when you get there. Swimming at the cold water is something you can't miss!<br> <br> 5 ...

Well, Madi and I were very grateful when last Friday came; not that we don't enjoy working at the school, but it&#8217;s hard and so after 3 intensive weeks, we were ready to escape from this dusty town!<br><br>We finished teaching at 1035 on Friday, so we managed to leave early and walk back to Cofradia for lunch. We grabbed our small rucksacks, and then took the chicken bus into San Pedro, then the long distance luxury bus to La Ceiba (3 hours direct). We were lucky and had free ...

... that they do like their fried food! We don&#8217;t eat a lot though and it is nice to have meat at lunchtime. In the evenings, we usually cook for ourselves. Madi and I make a vegetable rice dish or pasta, and on Wednesday, Sandra cooked for us all, Honduran tortillas (an adapted version which was a bit like a burrito). <br><br>So life at the school, hopefully will improve each week. In my new room, I&#8217;m hoping for ...

... 8221; and they have to puff out their cheeks while putting their hands on their head. I have to stifle my laughter because some kids puff their cheeks out so much and so seriously. </li></ul> <ul><li style="">Isaac, who is the king of the wild monkey children, was banging a magnifying glass on a table so I was telling him to look at me so I could tell him to stop. He put the glass to his face, looked at me and said &#8220;Que fea,&#8221; which means &#8220;How ugly!&#8221; It ...

... I was ready to walk. We walked for about 30 minutes and felt the semi-revolutionary spirit of the people. Once the traffic was moving faster than we were, we hopped on the back of some guy's pick up along with some other walkers. Hondurans are pretty friendly and we made friends fast. They invited us to go to the soccer game the next day with them. <br><br>Well, the truck let us off right at the mall we were going to and we experienced a bit of culture shock. The mall is exactly ...

... and so nice when fresh. The pool area had quite a few visitors, and I have been learning to take orders in Spanish. I had both meals there (the tajadas I made for myself) and it only cost me 20 lempiras (about $1)! I estimate it will cost me about $10 (£7.50) for food per week, plus anything I buy at the supermarket for breakfast. I think the jet lag was catching up with me last night, so I went to bed v early and didn&#8217;t hear a thing ...

... blaring midday sun to get to their house. As usual, we loaded up a ton of presents, clothes, and school supplies to take them. <br> I guess I should give a little background about their family- they are extremely poor, to the point that they don't send food to school with their kids because they simply cannot afford to buy it. My dad ended up sponsoring Jennifer's food last year but I don't know what they're doing ...

... bus ticket. She goes into Luis and Blanca's room to wake them up...moments later, Luis emerges, bleary eyed and explains we still have 2 hours. Horrified to wake him up, I apologize profusely, but he is very kind. I relax and read for a bit while breakfast is being cooked, which turn out to be the best pancakes I've had in a long time. The other guests finally stir, and come downstairs. they are a couple from Seattle, Angie and Keith, who are also on the 9:30 am to La ...

In San Pedro Sula for a night before heading to El Salvador. The place reminds us of Bolivia because it´s full of markets and it´s dirty. We are in a hotel where there is no water for now, we are waiting for it to come back... the locals say it happens often. Tomorrow we will visit Yojoa lagoon, which is an hour and a half from here.