Leon

I've spent the last few days in Leon, the second largest Nicaraguan city in the North West of the country. Its a colonial city with a number of beautiful churches. I found the city very tourist friendly with a number of good cafes and restaurants.

 I was also very happy with the hostel I stayed in. It was part of a bar/restaurant a couple of blocks from the centre of town, but the rooms were all off a courtyard a bit behind the bar, so it was never loud, and the atmosphere in the bar was always very relaxed. The courtyard was also a wonderful garden with hammocks, and overall a very nice place to spend a few days and nice to have a hostel where you can feel comfortable just spending time there.