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I happened to be in Granada when Nicaragua celebrated its independence, 15 September. It had been raining that day and I was resting in my room. I decided to leave and take a little walk before I'd retire for the day. As I was approaching the Cathedral and Central Square I heard some lovely national music and walked towards to it. Good decision! In the Plaza de la Independencia local people were performing. School children recited poems, gave speeches and danced folk dances. Really interesting though I cannot say that I would have understood much of what was said. The square was full of people and it was interesting to look at them too. Here in Finland Independence Day is a very serious day when we remember all those men and women who gave their lives to gain us our independence, so I really enjoyed seeing people who were happy and gay. Of course it is easier for them because they can celebrate outdoors, which is not possible here having our Independence Day in winter, early December. Leave a Comment
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The Finnish lady I met in Granada asked if I would like to join her when she went to children's home to play with the girls and of course I said 'yes' because it was something I would not have experienced otherwise. The children's home is maintained by nuns, who are so busy and there are too few of them that they simply don't have time to play with the girls and show love to them. I bought a bunch of bananas and off we went. I don't know what I expected but not the warm welcome we got. Each of these homeless or abused girls wanted to sit on my lap and kiss and cuddle me. It was so wonderful and so sad at the same time. How privileged our children here are having so much love and attention. We played all kind of games, danced and sang and they all wanted to be with me because I was new. It was such a great experience and gave me a lot to think about . It is something I will never forget and I wish that every Western person would spend some time in a third world country, not just as a tourist but by being part of their life. It would be very eye-opening thing for them. Leave a Comment
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This dance was part of the Independence Day celebrations and was done by local girls, which made it more attractive to me. I was watching the girls as they were waiting for their turn and they were so nervous and so shy and obviously wanted to escape, but they gathered their courage and did the dance. It was lovely, danced to slow and melanconic melody. Girls were barefooted and wore colourful dresses and hats decorated with feathers. Most enjoyable show! Leave a Comment
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Check your bill before tipping. Some restaurants add a 10% tip (propina) automatically to the bill. I really doubt the server gets the tip in such cases. This is actually against the law and no one is required to pay any sort of tip. In fact most Nicaraguans do not pay tips and are incensed if they see the tip added to their bill. My recommendation is if you see the 10% automatically added to you bill, is to inform the server to remove the 10% tip and present a new bill. Then tip the person directly, but descretely. This keeps everyone honest and the one who served receives the tip rather then his/her boss. Leave a Comment
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Km 37.5 Masaya – Granada highway Laguna de Apoyo, on the West shore, Granada
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