Last Saturday we were late for the market but today we got there to enjoy the hustle and bustle and to buy a few things. We stopped at the veggie guy and luckily we ran into a friend who could do a little negotiating. We bought a bag filled with spinach, a green and red cabbage head, avocado, and onion.
Everything looked so fresh fresh and delicious it almost makes me want to cook. Other vendors were selling sauces, peanut butter, oils, health food drinks, honey, and an assortment of jewelry and cloth products. We ended up with some coconut oil, a tomato sauce good for bruschetta, and some orange clover honey.
We had planned to eat there but after taste testing so many things, we both felt pretty full. The food at the restaurant looks pretty amazing though so we plan to go back for lunch another day.
Our afternoon was spent resting – Bruce took a nap which he never really does and felt quite good afterward. Our cleaning help picked up our laundry this morning but had not brought it back. We decided to leave for the rest of the day, to check out what was going on in town and to meet some friends for dinner.
I am still amazed at all the wondrous sites to see in this city. Bruce and I took a walk down a street we had not walked and came upon Interesting architecture.
Our walk brought us back back to Central Park, where there was a show taking place with children dressed in typical Mayan costume. The colors are so vibrant and although there is a lot of poverty, there is a strong family bond in the Mayan culture.
Many children watched the show some happy, some looking sleepy since they’ve spent many hours at the park today.
The women dressed in colorful Mayan clothing watched on or sold their wares.
Bruce and I stopped in at Cafe Contessa for smoothies. I had pineapple and he had strawberry. It’s a lovely little place with great pastries.
While we sat in the park waiting to meet our friends, we heard a lot of loud squawking in the tree above. We didn’t have to go very far to see some parrots.
Dinner plans were with our new friends Patty and Chris. They have been visiting Antigua for a few years and have given us great info on the place. We hustled around the maddening crowd by the park to find this little Italian restaurant we read about. No luck finding it. Maybe it closed or the door was just too dark to see. We ended up across the street in the Hotel Euro Maya. I had a pollo quesadilla which was good.
After dinner we went back to Cafe Contessa for dessert. Patty and Chris shared a banana coconut cake but Bruce stated adamantly that he wouldn’t share. So I had to eat a whole piece of macadamia pie all by myself. Life is tough.
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