Shopping at the Old Market in Masaya

Other drivers keep Eric on his toes.  Changing lanes and immediately turning into a driveway without a directional is so common.  The speed bumps are not marked and, if not for cars slowing down in front of us, we would be hitting them at too high a rate of speed.

These three-wheeled cabs
aren't welcomed by regular
cab drivers in Managua.

They're on the roads
and making money.

 Many old school buses get

a second life in Nicaragua

as public transportation.

I liked the ad on the back of

this bus.  The exhaust pupe

shows up clearly. 

Felices Fiestas!
Is there a war on
Christmas here?

I mentioned non-obvious driver

decisions earlier.  Sometimes

there are collisions, like the

 one we drove past today.

Welcome to Masaya!






Masaya is known for its preservation of Nicaraguan culture through crafts... artisans work in wood, leather, ceramics and weaving.  These works show Pre-Columbian influences. (Nicaragua in tus manos: Tourist Guide...  Julian found this for us to study.)

I love the profusion of

flowers we find on

our way to the market.

This horse drawn carriage

is beautiful.

This is the Old Market at Masaya.

  It was originally built to be a market.

It burned in1978 & was rehabbed

 to house the market, again.

Eric & I shopped hard &

are happy with our choices.

No comment on our purchases...

we want them to be surprises.

We said, "No, gracious," to children trying to sell us grasshoppers made out of palm leaves.

A sweet woman offered me powdered chocolate, and I declined.  We can't say 

yes to everyone and buy everything offered to us.

We parked near

this church.

This park is located
in front of the church.

On our drive home, I saw these

 guide rails. They are the first ones

we've seen in Nicaragua.

I imagine that the ditches are

four feet deep in this area.

We had a very successful day navigating into Masaya and back home.  

Eric input way points for us and our trip went smoothly.  

Thanks Eric for a wonderful day!