Soleil La Antigua
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Travel Blogs from Antigua Guatemala
SKIP IT! I wasn't impressed
The outing I was most looking forward to for the trip was Lake Atitlan, which is said to be, "the most beautiful lake in the world" as quoted by Huxley. To say the least, I would beg to differ. It was a little overcast on this particular day, making it difficult to really see and appreciate all the surrounding volcanoes and landscapes. The most …
If I were to do it again...
Knowing what I know now I would do 3-4 days at the Villas del Pacifico on the coast. I would relax, enjoy the weather, & maybe take a day trip to Monterrico ( A Nature Perserve we didn't have time to make too). I'd then move inland for 4 days to spend more time exploring Antigua as
well as day trips to the Volcano & the Lake as they are …
Leaving Guatemala City behind. Yeah!!
My guidebook says that Guatemala City, "is not a place to visit for its beauty or architectural charm. If you arrive in the central area, your first impressions are grim, as a depressing vision of urban blight unfolds: potholed streets choked by fumes from rasping buses, thoroughfares blocked by street stalls and many of the city's fine buildings …
Antigua
I walked into town today to first of all buy a new battery for my film camera (the little digital uses common AA's but the film camera uses a "special" battery) and found a camera store across from the Parque Central that had what I needed. So now I can take both the digital pictures I'm sharing with you as well as slides from a better camera.
Practice What You Preach
The plan today was to drive down to the Pacific coast. The town of Monterrico is in the middle of a nature reserve that exists to protect a turtle nesting ground. You notice I said that's what the plan "was"... past tense? The best laid plans of mice and men...
When I made my reservations at the hotel I did it through a timeshare exchange …
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Fitness/Health center
- Free parking