Granada is an old spanish colonial city, founded in 1524 and it rocks! It has beautifully restored buildings, paved/tiled footpaths, good food, its safe and people are friendly. We got a couple of locals talking politics, and they love to express their attitudes and ideas about american investment, Sandinistas (political regime that has gripped the country for decades - see Wikipedia), and President Ortega.
July 19 was Sandinista Day - celebrated with large political rallies in Managua (the capital), it was not a good day to be a Gringo in Managua - as many a friendly Granadan told us!
We walked around heaps, admired the internal courtyards of the old colonial buildings (including our hostel) and we also said Goodbye to Kutuhya and Rachel... we celebrated in style with a good tapas evening and singing karaoke (Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Grease) with lesbians in a local bar! Don´t ask (but we do have photos).
Granada can really suck you in... a lovely place to stay for a long while (there´s lots of expats).... thumbs up from both of us!
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