La Casona de los Estrada
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"Granada was here"
... nothing can still look at someone like you that has everything and smile? This question has always plagued me.
So the following day we toured the city, taking in the historical quarter with its magnificent yellow and white church (fairly modern) forming the central square. Surrounding the square or Park de la Independencia were old colonial Spanish buildings colored in navy blues with white trims, aquas, purples and reds. Lined up outside the park ...
Granada: A city between volcanoes
... kolos is nog bijzonder actief met de laatste uitbarsting slechts 3 maand geleden. In heel wat andere landen zou men niet op deze vulkaan mogen, in Nicaragua was dit echter geen enkel probleem dankzij de bijzonder strenge veiligheidsvoorschriften. Iedereen is namelijk verplicht om een bouwvakkershelm te dragen, men mag slechts 5 minuten op de krater rondlopen en iedere auto moet met zijn neus naar de uitgang geparkeerd worden. Hoewel ...
The Battle of the Frontera...
... to the Costa Rican bus, this was much more rustic and reminded me of Thai buses. It was an old US school bus but it had been nicely painted in interesting script. It rattled off down the road, giving me glimpses of Lago Nicaragua and the Isle of Omepete complete with its 2 volcanoes. Nicaragua is defintely a developing country. I think it is about on a par with Laos as far as GDP goes. Its got a horrific history filled with evil dictators ...
Travel Day - Houston to Managua to Granada
... and is scared to death. A few wrong turns that took us through a crowded market, detoured around a river washout, and down a road that looked like it hadn't been repaired since the Contra's; coupled with about half the drive following behind 20mph buses and tractor/trailers because Pierre couldn't grasp the 'extra lane' and 'honking etiquette' of Central America...we finally arrive in Granada, 3 hours late, but we're here!
After parting ways with ...
Granada v.2
... islands, memories of antic volcano explosion. A nice trip...
Of course, we enjoyed the city's nightlife (sometimes during daytime) in its different bars: although we resisted (and finished taking a cab the eight of us), we had no choice but to dance around El Ecuentro's pool, american style openbar - Beware: Jesus' spot! - the Kelly's hosted us for the Champion's League final, and I got drunk before two, trying to keep up with Sergio's pace - I felt like I could have ...
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