Scott’s Adventures in Nicaragua
Painting on a Cathedral Ceiling Work in Progress
Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral is also called the Granada Cathedral. The church dominates the main plaza of Granada, Nicaragua and was begun in the 1500's when the city was being colonized by Spanish conquerors. The church still serves the community...
Serving drinks but no music yet Bar Imagine
Azucena,tending bar, is the only person in the Bar Imagine when I walk in. She is polishing glasses, checking inventory, brings me a menu, works on the books while I decide on fish tacos and a Tona beer, a local favorite. " Que tiempo, la musica, "...
Iglesia La Merced from the tower you can see the city
Taking a different way to the Plaza, there appears another Catholic church, one of fifteen in Granada. This place of worship is unique for its grizzled exterior that looks older than history, and people are standing way up in a church bell tower taking...
It’s a dogs life for Charlie
Dogs hold a special place in human history. In old days they slept outside the cave and warned of intruders, were tossed Mastodon bones, chased sticks thrown by cave kids. Then, they came inside and became companions and trusted friends. On the streets...
Cheap for Who? Granada, Nicaragua
A trip to the grocery in a foreign country can be setting yourself up for shock treatment. There are items in the grocery here that are less than what I pay at home, but many items are far more expensive. In a country where the minimum wage for a working...
Joy Ride – Granada, Nicaragua Lake Nicaragua Park in Granada, Nicaragua
Early in the morning no one is about except tourists with cameras, construction workers getting a jump on the sun, security guards walking to work talking on their cell phones, vendors loading little carts with bananas, potatoes and pineapples for a day...
Cattle Drive Heading for greener pastures
Granada is built on the shores of Lake Nicaragua. In olden days, the rich or famous of Managua came to the lake to relax with their families and built huge homes that go unused by heirs who have moved to the United States or other foreign lands for more...
” It Looks Like Hell” Masaya Volcano, outside Managua, Nicaragua
The three hundred foot rock walls of the crater go straight down as if a giant using a post hole digger, dug a hole for a fence post and then walked away without filling it. Light on the sides of the walls is the color of the fire in the bottom, and, at...
Masaya Volcano Peering into the Abyss
Nicaragua is home to 27 volcanoes. Some shoot ash and gas into the air while others are a seething cauldron of molten lava. Masaya is a thirty minute drive from Granada and much closer to Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua. It erupted most...
The world at your fingertips Books at the Cafe de Art, Granada, Nicaragua
A small bookcase in the Cafe de Arte, in Granada, has books for visitors who like to read. It is unknown whether these books come from the owner's library, were donated by friends and patrons, or are part of a take one, bring one system. Readers these...
Monday Morning-Granada work day
On Sunday, I hear church bells. Citizens stay close to home and tourists are carried through empty streets in horse drawn carriages with flowers braided in the horse's manes .A few retail stores are open around the plaza and taxi's lollygag in front of...
Street signs- Granada looking around for answers
Calle la Libertidad is a main street in Granada, two blocks from the Vista Mombacho apartments, that I follow all the way to the Historical District, the main city plaza, and, at its end, Lake Nicaragua. Soon, these streets will be teaming with life, as...
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