Nicaragua
As most of you know I spent the last 12 days traveling in Nicaragua. I haven’t seen much of the capital Managua but everybody told me that the countryside is much nicer. And what surprise: it is lovely indeed! After being in San Jorge and on the Ometepe island (a sensational construct of 2 volcanoes that gave me an impression of paradise) I moved on to the touristy but nevertheless nice and colonial Granada. This is one of the oldest cities in all Latin America and I just can recommend it to everybody. Anyway, I enjoyed Nicaraguan people. Relaxed, friendly and so not intrusive. I heard that Nicaragua and Honduras are “fighting” for the title of the poorist country but I have to state that beside all the (lacking) money Nicaragua just looks neat and cheerful. Somehow in contrast to what the rough Honduras is most of the time.
So, after Granada I moved on to the nearby Masaya where I climbed up the Masaya volcano and enjoyed the normal life including the “mercado viejo”, an old market offering you all kinds of handicraft. Nice, nice, nice. There isn’t much I didn’t like about this country. Let me think … mhhh … no, nothing.
P.S.: The car on one of the photos is a Skoda, make in the Czech Republic 
3 comments
Again. Great pictures. Great impressions. Great 300mm!
Who is asking for comments shall get them:
Nic29: Very strange animals do you have there. What is this kind of animal called? Like the perspective!
Nic26: was this the paradise reception commitee?
Pictures with more people look really so much more interesting, if the ones in the background are out of the aperture-sharpness-zone.
Nic2: where are we here? And how did you get there? Hiking?
Nic14: again strange, alien animals. But I’ve seen similar on the azorean islands
But those look more happy and free, dancing at the foot of the volcano!
Nic21: nice light display. And quite impressing how the volcano heaps over the flat country. The trees behind the trees in light green look like a plantation? Bananas?
Nic22: once in his lifetime a man has to build a ship! Is this at Nicaragua lake? I also found a nice Panorama-Shot in the wikipedia from Ometepe Island: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Ometepe_360.jpg
Nic24: Oddlooking comrade, his eyes just behind the pecker. But the sun illuminating his feathers is nice. So this is the 300mm at his maximum? So you remember how far you were away? In meters approx.?
Nic16: wonderful, I almost can smell the flower
Looks sticky, though.
Nic15: Incredible nice one, too. He could use a wash, couldn’t he? Oh and oh my god, are this holes behind the eyes his ears or something? And don’t tell me you don’t know
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Nic20: haha. He is definetely missing some sepia in order to sharpen/reduce his pecker. Poor boy. Think this picture is my favourite! And the lense is incredible. One can see the muster of the feathers round the neck. Though the image is nearly completely out of light. Incredible!
Nic5: Cute!
Nic8: Elegant!
Would be a fine and funny motiv for a CD-Cover. Just thinking for which band …
Nic10: where are we here?
Nic4: Vienna! Look here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/moni1304/WienJuni09#5350513974695703010
Nic6: Want to have this as postcard!
Nic13:
Did you know those kids?
Nic19: Love the colourness.
Nic11: Imaginaging the colourness …
Masaya: All in one, eh?
Grass, Rocks, Earth, Sky and Hades.
Ich muss es jetzt endlich mal los werden: Du machst wirklich großartige Bilder!!! Liebe Grüße! Tine
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