After spending a quick but relaxing two days on Ometepe, it was time to hit the mainland again and hop on a taxi that would take us to Granada. Once we arrived in Nicaragua, I made a list of the places I wanted to visit, and Granada was the last one to check off my list. We arrived in the early afternoon, which gave us almost an extra day in Granada! I wasn’t sure how long the taxi from the hotel in Ometepe to the port, the ferry and the taxi to Granada were going to be, so the only …
Two Days in the Colorful City of Granada, Nicaragua
Exploring León: A Trip Back To The Colonial Era
The main reason Chris and I wanted to go to León was to go volcano boarding. Other than that, we didn’t’ have much plans and expectations. We knew León was a pretty big city with a very popular cathedral, but we didn’t expect to actually fall in love with the city like that! León is a university city with batidos (smoothies) restaurants at every corner and the cheapest comedors I’ve been to. It has a pretty young crowd and a lot of food to try. But that’s not it: the city center itself is beautiful, with tons of churches and colonial …