I didn’t leave until 9 am, very late by my standards, knowing I had a mostly downhill ride. I was trying to decide if I should stay another day and visit some ruins a few miles out of town. A chance of rain tomorrow is what pushed me to leave today.
I’m in Antigua for at least two full days. Let it rain tomorrow if it wants and I’ve booked a trip to Pacaya Volcano for the day after. I hope it rains, it may clear the air enough to see the volcanos.
I’ll decide tomorrow if I want to extend my stay for an additional day after Pacaya. I think I might want to rest after the climb, but I may also be completely over Antigua by then. Antigua reminds me a lot of San Cristobal de las Casas, i.e. a pretty colonial town catering to white people with money. Its absolutely *nothing* like any of the other towns and cities I’ve seen since arriving in Guatemala. Clean streets, abundant cafes, restaurants, bars and high end shops. I admit to enjoying such places. In small doses it’s like a vacation from traveling, but then self loathing kicks in and I need to flee.
The central park is free of litter, as are the surrounding streets, keeping things clean for the foreigners. I’ve been pondering capitalism a lot lately
I overheard a guide say that this is a bridge from the cloister on the right to the church on the left. Constructed to allow the nuns to go back and forth unexposed to the outside world
A sure sign it’s going to be expensive. Speaking of coffee, I’ve been finding Guatemalan gas station coffee to be absolutely delicious. I’ve not been disappointed once in that department
