McDonald’Anyone?

I’m not big on fast food and I usually don’t go to McDonalds in the United States, but Antigua’s McDonalds was ranked second fanciest in the world.  It used to hold the first place title until one was built in Chile.  So what was so special?  Well first of all I ordered a cappuccino medium and it was quite large.  Bruce ordered a Frappe which was quite good.  We sat outside with A volcano as a back drop.  Need I say more?

The place was clean, elegant and the it appeared to be frequented by both foreigners and Guatemalans.  There were fountains and statues adorning the inside as well.

The McCafe was separate from where one orders a main meal.  There was a children’s play area as well.

I also need to mention that they had an ordering kiosk which maybe a step above what we have in the US.

Our next stop was The Training Center of The Spanish Cooperation in Antigua.  This was part of the Compania De Jesus ruin on 4th Calle Poniente.

There was an exhibit about the world, the environment, people, etc.  Unfortunately, it was all in Spanish and we could only pick up a few words.  Another good reason to take some Spanish classes while we are here.

This training center housed a library, training rooms, a theater which is showing Charlie Chaplin films this month and a cafe.

We strolled back to the square where I ran into Clara and Ruth, two wonderful women who make beautiful scarves and table runners.

We ate in tonight.  We picked up a loaf of bread at San Martin and had pasta with sauce and an avocado-tomato salad.  It was a great dinner.