Day 8: Managua and Masaya

This morning I'm going to buy a piñata ($4.80 Cad) to celebrate tonight with the kids. We're going to fill it with sweets. I take the bus to Managua, the capital. Here is the national monument. An old cathedral in ruins. I buy fruit for 40 cents. Honestly, I didn't like Managua, it's not a nice city to visit. It's big and not pretty. However, I liked seeing the new baseball stadium, Dennis Martinez, a former star of the Montreal Expos. I was also on the edge of Lake Managua. I also saw the Tiscapa lagoon. On the way back, I went to the Masaya market, a place full of life. You can buy a live chicken for $6. A pig's head... And fruit under the supervision of a little baby. Afterwards, I went to visit the Masaya volcano, I saw fire in the crater, it was magical. You could also see fumaroles, it was very hot. I forgot to bring marshmallows. In the next picture you will see all the black holes are heat outputs. I see a video game room for teenagers. You have to pay 80 cents to play an hour. The electric meters are on top of this electric pole. On the way back, I take a crowded bus, the door just manages to close. I would like to find the centimeters that separate my body from other people, but I can't do it for about ten kilometres. Tonight it will be the party...

David Beauchesne