After Leon, we were almost a little disappointed by Granada. Granted, it has lots of lovely colonial buildings beautifully restored, but I think he was right when i read another traveler's blog who said that Granada was a sterile, newly painted version of Leon. Granada was also another example of international aid gone wrong again - the fancy hotels are all full of ex-pat aid workers on generous expense budgets, whilst the rest of the gringo tourists stay in more modest accommodations......
That said, it is a lovely place and we enjoyed a nice day wandering around the beautiful cobbled streets looking at the churches and museums.
Our boat trip out to the Isletas was also a real highlight - 360 or so islands just Granada in Lago de Nicaragua - our wonderful (fluent in English) guide took us to visit native villagers where we ate fresh mangoes from their trees and drank from cocounts and tried the local fish.
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