Valentine’s Day – no run of the mill restaurant for us. Bruce and I and his friend Scott had a marvelous breakfast/brunch at Las Farolas. I had banana pancakes, Bruce had an omelet and Scott had a Chapin breakfast.
After our delicious meal, we walked around the luscious grounds of the hotel. As with everything in Antigua, this garden is behind locked doors.
There were beautiful and exotic flowers everywhere.
The day was unusually cool and the air moist. We were anticipating rain but decided to walk to the park. It was a quiet day in the park, possibly due to the weather. Not much happening there so we visited Wilma and her sister Elda, and watched as they worked.
For dinner, we walked to Como Como, a restaurant we heard was one of the best in Antigua. Across the street were some ruins and they looked impressive in the night light.
The inside of the restaurant was lovely and we sat out in the courtyard. We had dinner with Scott, Martha and Ted.
I had a pasta dish with shrimp and squid; and Bruce had chicken cordon blue. It was all delicious.
Today we met up with Patty and Chris and went to the market. Our first stop was to visit Samuel, a local artist. I bought two little paintings for my kitchen.
It was alive with activity and the veggies looked amazing.
When we walked through the meat section, I seriously thought about becoming a vegetarian.
We had had a great lunch at a rooftop restaurant that specializes in crepes. We had a chicken, mozzarella, pesto crepe that we split and then a strawberry crepe for dessert.
It was a delightful place for us to hang out with friends. The view of Fuego was great.
I always marvel over the textures and colors of buildings, whole or in disrepair.
This evening we had dinner at Martha and Ted’s place. She made a delicious dinner with a side Guatemalan dish. I brought a carrot cake from San Martin.
What a terrific way to end our day!
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