Hotel Palacio Chico 1850 Antigua Guatemala

... places where walking down the same street five times means finding five different new things each time. The pastel stucco facades may look plain but that is typical for Central America. Behind those wooden doors are large landscaped courtyards with a house built around them. Homes are turned inward rather than outwards towards the noisy street.<br><br>One thing is constant though from street to street and that is the traditionally dressed people hawking ...

... and optimistic, but its seems like its going to be a slow process. We've improved so much since the first day since we were pretty much at ground zero, but I find myself in many uncomfortable situations when I can't express myself. Definitely don't want to forget what that feels like, but it motivates me to study more. Meal times with the family are really helping us along though. The family couldn't be more ...

... possibly the fattest dog i have ever seen, but she wouldnt hurt a fly, our barman kept us entertained throughout the evening with anecdotes about Bo and the rest of the clientele that frequent the joint... and we were allowed to look at a painting that had been turned the wrong way around with a sign above it that read, "Ugly painting, dont turn around". Very blunt. We were quite sad to leave the place, but tiredness had overcome us and the big dinner of nachos we ...

Antigua is an easy place to stay for a while and indeed I did. I stayed for over one week in the hostel (total cost of $42). Guatemala is cheap and is helping me stick to my budget. The town is amazing. Over the last decade or so they have spent the tourist fees on updating and renovating the dozen or so mid-last-millennium churches, repairing the cobblestone streets and ...

Yahoo..... I flew back into Guatmala City (albeit a few hours late) to see Devin´s smiling face and open arms.  It´s great to be back home!  I know, Guatmala´s not home but home is wherever Devin is!  Okay, enough mushy stuff, on to the adventure.<br><br>We drove to Antigua, which was only half an hour away and spent the first day just exploring and enjoying each other´s company. The second day we went on the long awaited tour to the Volcano Pacaya.  It was an amazing ...

... the afternoon hanging out here. a little girl tried to sell me a quilt and then proceeded to call me names when i said no. sorry, gonna keep this short. the letter a is broken and it keeps messing up my writing. i´m still alive, though!

Below is the itinerary I put together before setting out for the trip. Details of the actual visit coming soon. Antigua. 2 weeks studying Spanish/ Volunteering with kids. Guatemala City- Day or two. Museaums Lake Atitlan- Panajachel (museo Lacustre Atitlan and Reserva Natural Atitlan). Half dozen towns around the lake can be seen by public boat taxis. Santiago de Atitlan ...

Antigua has had 14 major earthquakes over the years and the Spanish didn't allow for that.....did they not notice the volcanoes nearby? Consequently, most of the town ( formally the capital ) has been rebuilt again and again. Bits of old church appear in modern buildings, its a good recycling policy : O ) We managed to use a "chicken" bus to visit a macadamia farm. They are so called as the drivers play chicken with each other and oncoming traffic and ...

... active volcano which was really cool. We got up there just before the sun set so the view was unreal but the walk down the sharp loose volcanic rocks was sketchy, when we got to the top tho we literally were about 2 feel from moving lava, Trish has a lil video of it, you can't really see that it's moving but i don't see how anywhere in north america would let pll near it. Alison, Teri...still doesn't top the scramble of ...

... overraskede han mig med at fortsætte samtalen på dansk!. - Han havde været på et tre måneders studieophold i Danmark. Hans sproglige formåen og geografiske viden om Danmark var imponerende.Jeg havde sat to uger af i Antigua til at få uploaded noget mere spansk på min personlige harddisk. Måske jeg skal overveje en ny processor eller måske skal der bare installeres et nyt styresystem.? Jeg synes stadig det spanske er svært. Men Professor José Sanchés var et godt ...