Hotel Museo Casa Santo Domingo Antigua Guatemala

... all 3 generations working together. For a little over a dollar we each got huge plates full of chicken, rice, tortillas and salad- it´s such a drastic change from Costa Rica because here it seems like it´s almost cheaper to go out to eat than to buy food at the supermarket and cook. Exhausted from the market outing, we headed back to hostel to hang out and read. <br><br>We´ve met some cool people along the way in each country we´ve visited, however something is different ...

... Monica Jr. is currently finishing up her degree in agriculture and is not seen around the house too often. <br><br>Brenda (daughter #2) is always around and extremely engaging and helpful. A few nights ago she broke out the game "Bankopoly" for us all to play and improve our Espanol. Bankopoly is a game where players take turns rolling the dice and moving around the board landing on different Guatemalan properties that they can purchase ...

... buses, though, is that they are from way before the carbon filter period. They exhaust the darkest and most poluting smoke when speeding up!!!<br><br>Admittedly, there are many tourists here in Antigua - and for a reason, I suppose. But I do not mind it. There are cafés and bars almost everywhere. The only downside is that there not really are outdoor serving areas facing the streets, which would have been a great place to sit and observe people. But then there is ...

... hotel for a few days. <br>The beach here was different, different in a way that when you tried to body surf, you couldn`t help but notice you were sharing the waves with a squadron of manta rays. Scared the **** out of us at first but when we found out they were harmless, all was good, kind of!<br>With the AFL GF only days away we decided to hang around in hope that some place would broadcast it. No luck. I had to watch my beloved Cats stuggle to victory via a live ...

... wasn&#8217;t that much taken with Antigua, I enjoyed the weekend but was happy to head out on the Monday.<br><br>That evening we joined locals and other tourists in two of the allegedly the hot spots and of course one was an Irish bar, Reilly&#8217;s. We also bumped into the same two Dutch girls who we had met in Xela and then San Pedro, and so we formed quite the party. Because Troy and Kirsty had a 6 am shuttle to El Salvador, most called it a night at 1 am when ...

... in when it hardened. Some parts looked like waves that had frozen mid crest.<br><br>At one point, we climbed to the top of a hill that went down about 200 feet and was covered in about a foot and a half of volcanic sand stuff. Our guide showed us the techniques and we "skied" down the side of the mountain. We basically, hopped down the mountain using the really deep sand to root ourselves. It's hard to explain, but it felt ...

... sticks so we roasted marshmallows over the lava before heading back down the mountain. It was really hot and hard to breathe the closer we got to the magma. It also was kind of scary because the volcano could have spewed more lava at any time and we could have been forced to run down the rocky mountain in hopes to escape it. Luckily though we just got to see a magma flow about one foot wide down the ...

Hey everyone! It's been awhile. Hope you're all doing well. Send me emails, I enjoy the news from home (jdn719@mail.usask.ca). Lots to tell you! I'm going to breeze over most it and hopefully bring you up to speed. Mmm, for the sake of ease, I'll do this in pseudo-bullet point form. Last, last week Lent began (Cuaresma in Spanish) and I spend much of a Sunday afternoon hanging out watching crazy processions, marching bands, guys in Roman-style ...

... Saint Augustine de Ipona Languages spoken: Maya Q'eqchi', Spanish K'ANBA CAVES About 500 ft. before the entrance to Semuc, you'll see a large metal bridge over the Cahabon River. A trail leads from the bridge for 300ft. to a shelter below the cave entrance where you pay a fee and get a guide. The tour through the river-filled cave is approximately two hours. The site also includes a trail along the river's edge and a scenic ...

... to see what happens in Antigua. Quite a nice city - feels more like a town than a city. No high rise buildings, just brightly coloured plastered buildings housing a zillion touristy shops and travel companies.I went for my first Guatemalan breakfast which included plantain, refried beans, cheese, eggs and chillie sauce!<br> <br><br>It only took a couple of hours to take a wander around and see the various churches, markets and ...