Posada San Jose Granada

... the Rio Frio. But first I&#8217;m going to take another boat to El Castillo on the Rio San Juan.<br><br>Observations:<br><br>Diet, Dogs and Dulce (Sweet)<br><br>Everything is pretty much deep fried, the main staple of the diet is maize which is corn and is ground up and mixed with water and made into tortillas, flat round corn wraps that are served with every meal<br><br>The other main staples are rice and beans or gallo pinto which is rice and beans fried together<br ...

... twee dagen de omgeving verkennen. Er schijnen veel mooie dorpjes te zijn en een mooie bloemen route...we zijn benieuwd!!<br><br>Maandag a.s. hebben we een Hollands feest gepland in ons huis! We gaan pannekoeken bakken voor de kinderen van de school. Ook de leraren, de medestudenten, onze vrienden en natuurlijk Lucia (onze huishoudster) en haar zoontje zijn uitgenodigd. Ik zal zondag avond het water van ons zwembad verschonen zodat ze lekker kunnen zwemmen ...

... good luck!)...so we´re staying.<br><br>Meandering through the dingy, dimly lit alleys wasn´t what I had in mind for a market, but proved to supply dynamic lighting for some photos. Back in the open street our interactions with the vendors varied from curt to jovial. A stark contrast even coincided in time - a young boy, maybe 10 begged me for money while 2 other boys posed playfully after spying my camera...I complied and snapped a few shots and ...

... a lightening rod to my spine. definitely did the trick.. I stayed very awake throughout the rest of the meeting.. haha so it really wasn't that bad. <br>I guess in some ways, my first cup of coffee was in a setting that was even more perfect that I could ever imagine. <br><br>Why have your first cup of coffee in a overpriced café or in a stress-ridden situation when you could meekly sip it (and cling onto it as your key to saving face) at an important community meeting?<br>

An uneventful drive and I arrived in Granada, Nicaragua. I'd heard tons of different things about Granada. Some people seem to love it, some people can't wait to leave. I went in with an open mind, but I knew what to expect. It's the Antigua, Guatemala of Nicaragua, which is to say it's very nice, polished and touristy (or at least parts of it). And it's true, Granada is polished, with its cafes and Irish bar and beautifully refurbished central square. My ...

... Not feeling too bad despite no sleep, we looked forward to a beautiful Caribbean sea crossing. Beautiful Caribbean sea my a***. It was the roughest sea I have ever seen, never mind been on. The boat, a RIVER boat we discovered later, not for the ocean, was overcrowded so many of us were unable to go inside and were packed on deck getting absolutely soaked by the waves hitting us. There weren't enough life jackets to go round. Most of us vomited ...

... One street in particular (Calzada something) felt like Magaluf with a third world edge, and tourists and wealthy locals spill into the streets outside irish bars and pizza joints all cheefully imbibing delicious toña beer and flor de caña. Which incidentally, at $7 a bottle (from the shop that is) is delightfully taken advantage of by granadeñses and gringos alike. After a hard evening drinking rum, the perfect relaxation is laguna de apoyo, a lake of refeshing ...

... a sightseeing tour. Along the park vendors have set up small folding tables, selling bracelets, rings and other jewelry from local artisans and you can also taste local specialities at the small food stalls.<br><br> From Iglesia Guadalupe you can walk down Calle Calzada to the malecon (lakeshore). Just off Granada in the Lago Nicaragua you can spot Las Isletas, made of more than 360 islands, created when the Mombacho Volcano exploded 20.000 years ago.<br><br> Most of ...

... the bank.As we walked down the front steps from the bank, I hailed a cab, as we needed to do some shopping elsewhere in Granada. One Taxi appeared from the left, an old rusty hulk of a Corolla. As I walked toward the car, a big guy in the front passenger seat managed to open the back door for me. Barbie was on my heels. I looked at the driver and passenger and said to myself, out loud, ¨these are two big ...

... and corporations, are somewhat responsible for the injustices experienced by our neighbors to the south. <br><br>There are an unbelievable number of avenues available to us to remedy the situation. For a few...we can advocate for a fair and reality-based immigration system and get rid of the glorified 'indentured servitude' we have now. You can ...