Nicaragua Day 2

After a very eventful first day, I was a little bit tired. I could not sleep, though, if I wanted to explore more of the country. I was planning on attending a festival celebrating  St. Vincent de Paul’s feast day. The celebration began with a huge parade. People were dressed up in bright costumes and were dancing.  Some drove nice cars in the parade. Others were in riding in colorfully decorated floats. Some of the people were dressed as local animals such as armadillos, sloths, and ocelots. Bands were playing loud music and dancers were performing as they marched. Everyone around was singing along and dancing. A good smell caught my attention and I realized how hungry I was. It was not very difficult to find something to eat. People all around me were devouring good-looking meals. I got a delicious dish known as nacatamales. It consisted of steamed tamales that are encased in banana leaves. I devoured my food and decided to leave the parade. After the parade, I took a taxi back to my hotel. We took a different route this time and I saw more areas of the country that were more poor. The houses here were most likely made by their owners, as most poor people do. The houses appeared to have dirt floors. This was much different from the large apartments that were in the city. Once I was at my hotel I decided to walk around the streets of the city. I was admiring some pottery, which Nicaragua was famous for, when out of the corner of my eye I saw that a theatre was playing “El Gűegűense”. I bought a ticket and went inside. The play was a famous one that many Nicaraguans go to watch annually. It was about a chief of a tribe that would trick the Spaniards who were colonizing. He would pretend to agree with and follow their rules, but he would secretly take advantage of them. After the play, I went to a small restaurant and had a small dinner, which was accustomed in Nicaragua. I had a very popular dish called gallo pinto that contained rice and beans. Once I had finished dinner I returned to my hotel and went to bed.