Honduras #4 "Comayagua"

After lunch on Saturday we went to Comayagua, about 25 km away from la casa.  We took one of the public buses, which are just yellow school buses converted for public transit.  One of the things I've found interesting is all the stickers on the vehicles, including buses.  My favorite so far have been the transformers stickers on the hoods of cars.Apparently, Transformers was quite big in Honduras.  So is Katy Perry.

Anyway, back to my story. 

We arrived in Comayagua safe and sound, in the middle of the market that our bus had somehow navigated.  The market here is crazy.  The cars drive slowly, but only inches (or less) away from street vendors and people, and never stop unless they have to.

We walked 5 or 6 blocks before reaching an open plaza, where we could finally walk freely.  The 2nd oldest cathedral in the westeren hemisphere was located there, and the second oldest clock tower in the world, which a few of us payed 20 lempira ($1 US) to walk up the inside to the top.

After getting back down, we had some great ice cream (pistachio), and got to enjoy the safe feeling that only a armed guard with a shotgun can provide as we stood in the plaza. Then began our walk back into the market the way we came, this time with more shopping then just trying not to get run over.

We made our way to a shopping mall, where all of us kids went looking for futbol jerseys.  This included an interesting jaunt where we almost got lost, and an encounter with a breast-feeding vendor.

Eventually, we made our way back to a bus and began a long ride home.  Long because a crash in the other lane slowed traffic to a crawl, but fun because every other song was one that we knew.  All of the locals just laughed as we sang along with the songs.