Well, we're now in Antigua, and the cooking class I mentioned below is where Karen is right now.... I think she's cooking enchiladas, lomalitos, or something.... I'll find out when she brings home lunch!!
Antigua
This is an AWESOME colonial town about an hour from Guatemala city. Very cosmopolitan, full of travellers, but still has successfully blended the best of modern westernism, with the look and feel of something distinctively mayan/guatemalan. , there are also a couple of artesan markets and things, but nothing that's terribly over the top with "kitch".
The view from our window.... the Volcan de Agua.... tomorrow we'll be climbing Volcan Pacaya, an active volcano with a river of "steaming hot magma".
Okay, so Antigua has some corny things... this was the corniest I've seen so far... no it's not a re-enactment... they're advertising a restaurant across the road.
This is the Convento y Iglesia La Merced... the fountain in the centre is a whopping 27m diameter... the largest in Central America (don't ask why, I really can't answer that one)We visited a convent with a series of concentric cells for nuns to live, pray and work in... see photo below
2 comments:
Mate, I wouldn't want you to think no-one's reading your blog. Did you eat in the restaurant the guys in the gay pants were advertising?
Thanks dude,
I know people have better things to do than read our blog every day... so, it´s good to hear from you... no, we didn´t eat there, precisely cause they were wearing those pants.
Let´s start organising our next dive trip for next year! This time rebreathers!
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