Hey! Just have a few minutes of downtime at the hostel, so here I am. Had great gallo pinto esta manana at Nica Buffet, which seems to be run by Americans. Now I'm waiting for Maria, the owner of the hostel, so that I can give her son's Christmas present to her.
This is actually a pretty cool story. Before I left, I was doing research on where to stay for the night in Granada. So I posted a message to the Lonely Planet internet site asking where would be a good place to stay, at least for the first night. Maria, the owner of the Oasis Hostel, sent me an email asking a favor. She asked me to buy her son's Xmas presents in NY and bring them to Granada. This in exchange for reserving my room for the first few nights. So, being not too familiar with the country, this seemed like a fair exchange for me. So, I went over to Paragon Sports the night before my trip and picked up a pair of Adidas Barricade IV sneakers and a tennis raquet bag. And here I am, waiting to give them to her. Turns out she's a very nice woman, and gave me some travel tips too.
OK, gotta run...things to do.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
Granada, Nicaragua
These girls in my hostel are keeping a blog, so I ought to as well. Yesterday I arrived in Granada. I met 2 Dutch girls named Chantal and Jessica who were planning on going to Masaya on an organized tour the next day. I took the opportunity to jump on their tour with them. And so...
today I went to Masaya National Park where I saw an active volcano called Santiago. After that I went through the city of Masaya where they have a lot of commerce and a huge market where they sell local shtuff. I didn't buy a thing even though it was dirt cheap, because most of it either wouldn't have fit in my bag or would break in transit. They had a DHL there in the market, but I didn't want to go through the trouble. After we left the market, we went to Cristina, which is a cute little town with a nice vista where you can see Granada, Volcan Mombacho, Laguna de Apoyo, and Lago Nicaragua. We had lunch there overlooking Laguna de Apoyo. After that we went to San someone Oriental which has some nice ceramic and wood (uhuh) stuff for sale. But of course I didn't buy anything
today I went to Masaya National Park where I saw an active volcano called Santiago. After that I went through the city of Masaya where they have a lot of commerce and a huge market where they sell local shtuff. I didn't buy a thing even though it was dirt cheap, because most of it either wouldn't have fit in my bag or would break in transit. They had a DHL there in the market, but I didn't want to go through the trouble. After we left the market, we went to Cristina, which is a cute little town with a nice vista where you can see Granada, Volcan Mombacho, Laguna de Apoyo, and Lago Nicaragua. We had lunch there overlooking Laguna de Apoyo. After that we went to San someone Oriental
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