Now Where is That Volcano

All day yesterday I was wondering where the volcano was located.  A little bit of cloud cover obscured it from our view; we had no idea where it was.  This morning we opened the shutters in our bedroom window and there it was in all its glory.

Before I move on to our day, let me tell you about the quirks of being in a third world country.  Last night I wanted to wash up around 9:30 and low and behold – no agua.  I tried the bathroom sink, the shower – nothing.  We did have a little in the kitchen sink.  Water was restored about 3 am.  Come to find out we only have cold water in the kitchen.  Very interesting.  The landlord called it “normal” water.

Back to the things I love about third world countries.  Bruce and I  had breakfast next door to our apartment complex at a lovely garden shop.  As we sat and ate our delicious breakfast, I had a crepe filled with papaya, banana, apple, pineapple and covered with yogurt and granola.  Bruce ate eggs ranchero with beans and homemade herb bread.  They served it with plantains.

After breakfast we took a long walk looking for the only large grocery store in Antigua.  On our way we came across some more ruins.  This city has so many fascinating sites to explore.  We finally found the store and bought quite a few things.  I was getting tired and thought it was too much to carry so we decided to take a tuk-tuk back to the apartment.  A bumpy ride but we arrived home safe and sound.

We are getting into Guatemalan living so we took a short siesta before heading out to dinner.  The largest church in Antigua is on Central Park – Cathedral de Santiago.

We found a lovely place and had a delicious meal.  A Guatemalan woman was weaving a scarf at the restaurant.

After dinner we had coffee with friends and headed on home.  It’s a full moon and I took a few night shots in Central Park.  A lot of people are selling their wares, but for the most part it feels safe.