Ruinas de La Recolección

Guatemala Independence Day

Parades are a big deal in Antigua. Of course they are most famous for the processions during Semana Santa that walk over “alfombras” that are meticulously constructed from flowers, vegetables, colored saw dust, and I’m sure other things too. But, the independence day parades are pretty big. Not wanting to get too rusty with my […]

Loveliness

I have never been a huge fan of smoothies. I know that’s kind of weird, but usually they are too sweet and I’d prefer to eat the fruit rather than drinking it. But I think I’ve realized that I like them much better if they contain a savory element too, like arugula or parsley. And […]

La Playa Monterrico

Up front disclosure…. it’s a little hard for me to write about this trip because immediately afterwards Brett and I got really sick with some gastrointestinal thing and fever and aches. We think we picked up something on the last evening when we ate at a restaurant in town rather than at our hotel. We […]

Adventure in the Rainy Season

We are learning to take the rainy season seriously. Last Friday evening, Brett, Sadie and I went out to dinner at an Asian restaurant in Antigua. (Willa had been invited over to a friend’s house.) While we were eating dinner, it rained quite heavily, but we didn’t mind too much since we were cozy inside […]

Iglesia de La Merced Ruins

Lava Up Close

Taking a trip outside Antigua takes a bit of advance planning. We have to book a rental car through Orbitz a few days in advance to get a half decent rate. So we scheduled a trip to Volcán Pacaya for Sunday. Saturday morning I got a call from our guía (guide) asking if we could […]

Santo Domingo del Cerro

A cerro is a hill, although it’s really more of a mountain in this case. Santo Domingo del Cerro is a hilltop restaurant and sculpture garden that is about 15 minutes up the hill from Antigua via free shuttle. There are many sculptures around the grounds, most by Efrain Recino, a prominent Guatemalan sculptor. There […]

Los Aguacateros Win!

One cannot name your blog after the Aguacateros and not attend a fútbol game. So we took the first opportunity to go see Antigua G.F.C. Of course blancos need a shaded seat, so we bought tickets for the part of the stadium with a roof. And found a seat that happened to be near a […]

La Bodegona

One of the strangest and most confusing places you’ll ever go in Antigua is La Bodegona (aka: the grocery, houseware, school supply, and everything store). A few weeks ago we went to La Bodegona every single day and we have found some strange things and couldn’t find some things (LIKE SUGAR!!) Seriously, it took us […]