Antigua, Guatemala

J and I did a short little photo shoot inspired by all the colors in Flores, it ended up being really hot that day, but we got a few great shots.

We left on a night bus to Antigua that evening @ 9pm. The bus ride was crazy! J has an interesting story to come about almost being robbed by a little girl while sleeping… Details to come on that… Our bus driver was a maniac and we wondered if we would make it out alive… We arrived in Antigua at about 7am the following morning. We spoke to an American woman on the street that has lived here for 10 years. She suggested we stay on this woman’s property right close to the main park. We found it charming, and decided to stay for two nights. She is such a nice person and loves animals. Her whole downstairs is filled with bird cages, rabbits, and a few dog’s and Cat’s. The upstairs balcony, where we are staying has an excellent view of a 2 volcanoes, and a terrace where I did some yoga this morning. We had our first hot shower today! It felt great!

Unbelievable view from our balcony

Morning yoga on the terrace

We absolutely LOVE Antigua!!! It’s an amazing place! It’s almost like a tiny little European town In Guatemala. We have had delicious meals ever since we have arrived. Justin loves the architecture this area has to offer. There are many old cathedrals that were constructed after the Spanish conquest, but were mostly destroyed by earthquakes. Most remain partially reconstructed and are beautiful, especially for photographing… all the good photos an here are from J… He has such a great eye.

Tonight is Halloween and we wonder what adventures will come our way this evening. We plan to go out for some drinks in celebration… We have no costumes of course, but hope there are some festivities around to join. We plan to stay in Antigua for another 6 nights, we will be renting another room in a couple’s home from Tues-Sun. Thanks to the website Airbnb.com. If you have never seen this website, I highly recommend taking a look, even just for fun. When we stay at this home we will finally have our own kitchen to make meals, which will save us some $$$. Although we are quite proud of ourselves, we have not even spent a thousand dollars yet:) Ok, on with the day! I hope you all have a happy Halloween and I look forward to seeing all the costumes on facebook. Miss you all!

J with green curry

Cathedral at night