This adventure has been in the works for awhile. Sometime in 2015 I mentioned to Bruce that I wanted to go to Guatemala. It was a passing thought since I want to go everywhere and where I want to go on Monday may be different on Friday. However, the good husband he is, he ordered the Lonely Planet guide to Guatemala and presented it to me for Christmas. Unfortunately I had already started thinking about a transatlantic cruise which we took in 2016. So now the good wife that I am, yes, I can be a good wife occasionally, booked plane fare and rented an apartment for two months in Antigua, Guatemala. So here we are.
We spent the night with our good friends so they could get us to the airport by 5am. We had a 3 hour layover in Atlanta so we stopped in at a TGIF for breakfast.
Finally, we landed in Guatemala City. It reminded us a little of Panama and a little of Costa Rica. From the plane we could see lots of mountains.
Our driver, Raoul, was waiting for us when we cleared customs. He didn’t speak any English but our little bit of Spanish helped us out. After a hair raising drive up and down moutainous roads, we finally made it to our apartment in Antigua. Unfortunately, the ladies were still cleaning so we had to wait in the lovely courtyard.
Bruce of course had his first cigar on Guatemalan soil.
The rest of the day we spent walking the streets of Antigua. They are all cobblestone and the area has many lovely buildings and interesting restaurants.
We stopped at a lovely little restaurant for soup for supper. Tomorrow night we are scheduled to meet some friends for coffee at that place.
We strolled back through Central Park and took time to take a few pictures.
And we ended up at our lovely apartment –
Tomorrow we will explore Antigua.
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