Our bus from El Salvador was predicted to arrive about 5-6 Clock on New Year's night in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, but it was then eight clock because the procedure at the border to led some delay. Actually we wanted on the same evening, go on even after Leon, what we heard and read nothing but good, in contrast to Managua .. However, since it was already dark, we wanted we do to the search for the bus no more and decided therefore to stay a night in Managua. After a short taxi ride we had a hostel, and time could put our luggage. We were quite hungry after the full-day bus trip and asked our host for suitable catering facilities, but these were because of the New Year very rare. It was only a McDonalds about 10 minutes on foot or restaurants in the center. He told us also to our security, we should also take a taxi to McD .. It is going to extremely dangerous for gringos in the dark in Managua on foot, so we went by taxi to the "center", which had not even sure what we confirmed the taxi driver also. To our surprise we found a great sushi restaurant, where we approved a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner. Then we bought in the supermarket or a small bottle to celebrate and went back to the hostel where we anstossten at midnight in the little room again year. Our dates have come true, then, that Managua is a dirty, dark and dangerous city, despite the military presence on every corner. When we got early this morning in the new year, fled from this town, we were still hoping something other than bus trips in El Salvador have to, but not different in this way. In Nicaragua by bus is not as stressful, but buses are excessively crowded. We know where the image is 20 Chinese squeeze into a Volkswagen Beetle. This can be imagined here by bus, which only leaves if he's Nica in the opinion of the "full", even if the trip lasts several hours. We will say no more after this experience that the 10 bus was crowded in Bern! As we squeezed together and then half-choked in Leon arrived, but the ordeal was quickly forgotten, because all of our expectations of this city were topped. Although at first January practically everything was closed, it was so cozy, relaxed and happy, despite the obvious poverty that prevails. We then found a hostel, which we can describe it without problems as the coolest in which we have ever been, the slogan is also 100% tranquillo! 
So we were then almost a week there and enjoyed the stroll through the historic old town, cheap and good food, swimming in the sea-wave (where we go but one of the crowded buses had to ..) and the cozy, friendly and helpful nature of the locals. From forth the prices it has been also the most pleasant country. $ 1 mojitos in the hostel, a plastic bag full of fruit for a few cents, "Sleeping in the private room for 6Dollar per person and an hourly bus travel 50 cents, to name a few. We then took a little walk up a hill, from where there are nice views of the city and the volcanoes in the background. 
On the other hand, we saw then, however, the flip side of a society living in poverty: a huge waste mountain, about 30 meters high, which is burning on and a whole valley, live in the locals and then concealed with smarting smoke. During a trip to the beach of Leon, we were still witnessing nimble thieves. Waiting for the bus we met a German backpacker who had only just arrived in Nicaragua. We said it still wants that once zufaehrt the bus, all Nica's urging to be input in order to guarantee yourself a seat, since no one wants an hour of stand squashed. We had given up that hope in advance, because we knew that the bus will arrive already overcrowded. She did not believe this and fell a bit ill with a Backpack into the scramble. When she was on the bus, she noticed that someone opened her backpack and fished out the digital camera, a seat she had not won. After all, they had until then made no photos, not as we do in Cuba ..
On the other hand, we saw then, however, the flip side of a society living in poverty: a huge waste mountain, about 30 meters high, which is burning on and a whole valley, live in the locals and then concealed with smarting smoke. During a trip to the beach of Leon, we were still witnessing nimble thieves. Waiting for the bus we met a German backpacker who had only just arrived in Nicaragua. We said it still wants that once zufaehrt the bus, all Nica's urging to be input in order to guarantee yourself a seat, since no one wants an hour of stand squashed. We had given up that hope in advance, because we knew that the bus will arrive already overcrowded. She did not believe this and fell a bit ill with a Backpack into the scramble. When she was on the bus, she noticed that someone opened her backpack and fished out the digital camera, a seat she had not won. After all, they had until then made no photos, not as we do in Cuba .. Our next goal was then Granada, a small town on Lake Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America. There, we were somewhat too touristy, again the image with many Americans after which point the locals. This was a little sad when we learned to appreciate the culture of Nicas in Leon Sun In Granada, it has a lot of beggars and a few characters whom you do not want to meet in the night. This is (wahrscheinlich..) Because of the high tourist volumes. Lake Nicaragua war zwar beeindruckend, aber auch recht dreckig. Maesi wagte sich dann trotzdem ins braune Wasser, berauschend war es jedoch nicht zum baden. Was noch speziell war, jedoch nicht im positiven Sinne, was das Hostel in Granada, besser gesagt die Gaeste. Wir hatten auf unserer Reise vereinzelt schon Solche getroffen, dort war es jedoch extrem: Amerikanische Gringo Trail/Lonely Planet Backpackers. Diese zeichnen sich dadurch aus, dass sie den ganzen Tag im Hostel verbringen, TV schauen, am Laptop haengen oder in ihren Lonely Planet Buechern lesen was man hier machen koennte und in welches Hostel sie als naechstes gehen wollen. Diese findet man meistens an Orten wo es auch einen McDonalds gibt. Zum Glueck haben wir auf unserer Reise aber auch schon viele coole Backpacker getroffen, could with what we have interesting conversations and exchange of useful information.
Nicaragua is huge and we only had information about beautiful places on the east coast, we decided to drive across the country do not inflict more times and then walked quickly on towards Costa Rica.
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