Leon turned out to be quite an interesting city to visit - it is the old capital of Nicaragua, so has many lovely old churches and the largest cathedral in Central America. One of the reasons we really liked it was relatively few tourists, and it feels fairly like an ordinary town where people go about their daily business. One of the oddities that kept us awake at night was the multitude of churches ringing their bells all day and night long, accompanied by a cacophany of firecrackers - 4am, 5.30am - you pick the hour.
We had a really relaxing time in Leon after the long journey to get here, and time for Caroline to recover from her ear infection. We found a fantastic hostel (Lazybones) set in a lovely courtyard with a swimming pool and free internet.
One of the real highlights of our stay in Leon was our visit to the Fondaccion Ortiz - a really exceptional art gallery (by Central American standards, and even by European standards) with many really good Nicaraguan and other Central American artists set in a series of beautiful buildings around well-kept green courtyards.
About Us
- Caroline and Gary
- We are taking a year out of our regular lives in 2008 to fulfil a long held dream to travel around the world. We plan to visit some of the most beautiful mountainous and far flung places on earth, and learn about different cultures