Hotel Real Plaza Antigua Guatemala

Terry and I ran into the ex-pat woman we met earlier and she invited us on her "tour" of the macademia nut finca run by an ex-pat American and his Guatemalan wife. We took a chicken bus out in the country and learned more than you want to know about the growing and production of macademia nuts. It is enough to say that it is a sustainable crop and that the pods that hold the nut are hard as hell. This guy has bought lots of land and planted it all in macademias. He has ...

... into the school's pockets. I do not regret attending Spanish School Cooperacíon due to my good relationship with Maribel and everything I learned. But I would recommend anybody wanting to study Spanish to shop around once you get here, talk to other students, check out the facilities and the study materials before signing up for anything. There are so many language schools particularly here in Antigua, that you ought not to be worried about not finding a suitable one.

... s wandering technique again (Though it<br>wasn´t as good of an idea this time, as Susan was starving. And nobody<br>likes Susan when she was starving...), we made our way to the gorgeous<br>central plaza. Lots of people selling things... to lots of gringos. Not<br>ideal. We had to wander several blocks before we could find a<br>restaurant with a single Guatemalan in it. So after bypassing several<br>gringorific restaurants with incredibly expensive lunches ($10 - are ...

... too much money and bought things to fill my backpack. I bought a knife, a poncho, shorts, two pairs of sunglasses, three wristbands and some jocks. <br><br> In the evening I went back to the same salsa club, it still wasn&#8217;t good. What a shame, I had heard good things about the nightlife in Antigua.

... out of this place.. finally we spot the light at the end of the cave.... amazing experience... would we do it again... no... we quite like our life...<br><br>Then an hour of "tubing"... which involved going down a river in a tyre... problem was everybody was moving ... i was stuck and not moving... i was trying to explain to Stephen that the current must have changed direction... then i fall out of my tyre and i am stuck in the middle of the river and cant get back in ...

... yes that is a word..<br>Getting to Antigua was a happy feeling as it was gorgeous. Cobblestone streets, colourful Spanish style houses and churches with flowers everywhere and horse and carts strolling by. Local women dressed in bright colours like in Bolivia, but their skirt style was more like Laos which I found interesting! Babies in blankets on their backs also, but here they carried a lot of things on their heads..not babies obviously..actually not so obvious but anyway..<br><br>The ...

... Saturday April 18, around 18h, I came across a lady selling tamales on the corner f the streer. She offered tamales colorados (salted, with tomato sauce and meat), tamales negros (sweet) and paches! Unfortunately, when I was there, there weren't any more than "pache". So let's go, I take 2, which costs me intotal 10 quetzales 1 ridiculous euro. She wrapped them in one bag, then 2. It's so hot that I do not know where to ...

... La Fuente- best liquados in Antigua<br>Dona Luisa- delicious baked goods, like banana bread<br>Bagel Barn- fresh bagels<br>Cafe Sky- good views at sunset<br>Ni-Fu Ni-Fa- better than the Keg steak and cheaper too!<br>Cafe 2000- eat food and watch a movie on a big screen<br>Santo Domingo- Sunday Brunch... to die for!<br>

... an ice bridge from Siberia. Which is very compelling as the locals (more than half are Mayan decent) remarkably resemble the Tibetans we saw in India. It is nice to see many locals wearing traditional clothing. They create amazing clothes weaving and embroidering their textiles. Each area we have been to so far has a bit of a variance in the appearance of their clothes. There are four main Maya ...

... with a wide variety of foods. While there are cautions for travelers (not being alone outside the center of the town after dark) I found this to be a relaxing journey. Our side trip to Chichicastenango and the stay at the Mayan Inn was the highlight of this trip. We were assigned an attendent in full costume to help thoughout our stay, including drawing the bath if wanted. The cozy accomodation included ...