La Posadita De Bolonia Managua
Canal 2, 3 cuadras abajo, 75 varas al sur Managua, Nicaragua
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Will we ever get there???
... hand over our precious dollars to the smug official. Mmmm not so happy but hey ho thats life, we just wanted to Managua on time to get our shuttle bus to San Juan del Sur that day, as Managua was meant to be the dodgiest of all capitals in the Central American area and we didn't fancy arriving into the downtown area at night with nowhere to stay. But as luck as it that's exactly what we did, due to the ****** border procedures and random road side stops ...
Sardine.
... wounds needing a skin graft and calves that have fought off a cheese grater. I think I'll pass.
Finally pull into Granada with aching shoulders and those really annoying drips of perspiration that slip down your back. It's not pleasant.
Granada is a popular colonial town on the shores of Lake Nicaragua. It's touristy, with the locals mixing relatively well with us gringos. There is plenty to see and ...
In sickness and in health
So here I am, back in Managua (which I must say, I don't mind in the slightest thanks to Marianne's fabulous hospitality). Friday morning I awoke with my throat feeling like a small planet had grown on my epiglottis with the basic function of swallowing becoming a serious issue. I took a superstrength ibuprofen and the pain subsided enough to go the cinema and watch "Gigantes de Acero" - not quite a highbrow Central American ...
Me gusta, me gusta, me gusta (mucho!)
Wie er ooit heeft beweerd dat Spaans een makkelijke taal is, moet niet al te dichtbij me komen. Sjongejongejonge ik vind het in de 1e week al moeilijk. Ik dacht met een half jaar spaans wel wat te weten, maar het lijkt wel of m'n hersenen ook vakantie hebben en door de hitte opgezwollen zijn. M’n hoofd zit barstensvol, maar waarmee?? In ieder geval geen spaanse woorden en al helemaal geen zinnen. Elke dag komen dezelfde woorden voorbij en elke keer weer denk ik:,, Hè??" ...
Shock to the system
... of 14 here) to create handmade goods like jewelry and pottery and bowls which are then shipped to the US and the creators are given a wage that is greater than what they were making working in "the dump" by gathering recyclables and the like. We saw the facilities where the classes for making these goods were held and there were also rooms where they'd hold computer classes and other "trade" based education (instead of just ...

