Posada Hotel Burkhard Antigua Guatemala

... is beyond me but it was highly entertaining. There were at least 20 different designs and Ive attached them below in the picture section so you can get some idea of the magnitude of this festival.<br><br>We decided it would be a good idea to get some food before wandering around the city of Sumpango. People have given us a few warnings about street vendor food in Guatemala but we were feeling pretty lucky and ...

Friday was my last day at Spanish School Cooperacíon here in Antigua following 4 weeks of intensive 25 hours a week immersion in the Spanish language. I have learned a lot and now my only fear is that it all the hours and money invested will be wasted unless I really make an effort of practicing it regularly. From knowing next to no Spanish, I ended up reading advanced texts and having to write summaries of texts read and heard. I can certainly not accuse my teacher ...

... not too exciting, it was a hot grey and black wall with a burning red undertone, not proper lava.I knew, if I went a little father up, past the grey wall, I would see the real stuff. Taking care not to slip, I continued climbing up the slope besides the lava stream and saw for the first time ...

... and 2 guys... Stephen and Belgian guy Rafael and the tour guide was happy... <br><br>First day just consisted of driving 9 hours with a quick stop in Mc Donalds... our tour guide promised us that the following day would be worth all the driving... and boy was it.... after a breakfast of steak, rice and beans and of course bananas... we were ready for our big day of adventure... a half hour drive down a bumpy road and we arrived at a bridge. This bridge was tall.... he ...

... the marshmallows for roasting). We&#8217;ve paid 50Q of 90 to the tour company (£4ish) and I&#8217;m going to decide in the morning if I can go. It IS a 2 ½ hike at altitude but I REALLY wanna do it. It&#8217;s just a shame my body is trying to fall apart at the moment and that I&#8217;m currently taking an assortment of most of the drugs we brought with us (although not the HIV PEP thank god!)

... rain problems yet so all is good :D<br><br>We went to many markets, most of which sold similar items (which I made the naïve mistake of buying a headband at the first one I saw, and failing to haggle&#8230; or try it on first in fact &#8211; it is minorly constricting and make me look like I have had a facelift!) Anwen bided her time and bought a similar hairband and a bracelet for the same amount of money later in the day!! We have some very amusing photos of ...

... odeurs mêlees des differentes épices utilisées, et enfin, ces mêmes épices vous enchantent le palais. Un vrai régal et une découverte pour moi. En effet, les tamales n'avaient pas trouve grâce à mes yeux jusque là ! Depuis, je scrute les coins de rue, à la recherche de ces petits restos et de ces petites dames qui vendent tamales ou pepian (viande ou volaille cuisinées dans une sauce à base de graines de courges grillées ...

... of gringos everywhere, down from Florida or Wisconsin for the weekend, or here for a month learning Spanish. The city is freakily clean, and is known as a weekend playground for rich guatemala city youths. Their presence is quite noticeable on the weekend evenings, as enormous hummers squeeze down the cobbled streets, an inevitable part of modern Antigua, whose three ancient volcanoes look down on the ...

... covered narrow paths they had carved with their hooves over time. Sometimes the grooves were so deep and narrow, that my stirrup would get caught on roots and branches and nearly pull me off my steed. On a few of the really steep staircase like sections, I nearly rolled backwards off the back of my saddle. There was a saddle and saddle horn to hang onto, but the animal was lead by one of the child guides, included in the rental price. We were ...