Monday, May 13, 2013

Tegucigalpa

Up at 6:30, packed, had breakfast, paid our bill and got a taxi to the airport (Omega had arranged the taxi ahead of time). We paid only $80 each for the flight,

La Ceiba has a smallish airport, we were very early and so just sat around.

The flight was only 30 minutes long on a prop. plane.

Tegus airport is quite nice, we walked outside expecting to get inundated with taxi drivers, but that didn't happen. We had to wait a few minutes before one noticed us. He knew Linda Vista B&B and took us there. It's a beautiful B&B tucked away in a safer area of Tegus.

Tracy and me went for a walk to find an Asian place for lunch, but it appears to no longer exist (or Lonely Planet map was wrong). Then we tried for the Fine London Pub, but it no longer exists, instead another pub/restaurant  is in it's place, so we ate there. This little area we're at is a small touristy area, hotels, a casino, cafe's restaurants and pubs, etc.

After lunch, kept walking around this little area and we came across the Angry Beaver Pub, an angry beaver draped in a Canadian flag. How awesome finding a Canadian pub in Tegucigalpa.

We then walked to Parque Central (Plaza Morazan), about 15 minute walk from us and saw a bunch of the old parks and cathedrals and markets there. The old downtown area is very pedestrian friendly, pedestrian only streets. Lots and lots of activity and people about, but we weren't bothered too much. Quite a few beggars as well.

Around 4:30, we back to the room and vegged for a couple of hours, then went to an Italian pizza place for supper (very good!), then to the Angry Beaver pub. The guy who owns it is from Toronto, he didn't have enough money to retire in Canada so moved to Honduras, fell in love with a local (who actually looks and talks like a Thai ladyboy) and opened up this pub about a year ago, after being on Roatan for a few years.

Back home around 10:00pm and to bed.

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