Antigua

After Semuc we headed to the colonial town of Antigua. As most guide books point out, Antigua is not a traditional Guatemalan town. With it's pristine cobblestone streets, old churches and Spanish-style architecture, the city is very European. The steam-shrouded volcanoes in the distance remind you that you're in Central America.

We were spending two nights in Antigua. We had no plans, really. Just explore. Relax. Most people visit the volcanoes but the weather wasn't that great and I was exhausted. I think the constant traveling was wearing me down, so I ended up sleeping almost an entire day.

A Canadian school teacher named Melanie who we had met in Semuc joined us in Antigua. She was really sweet and it was nice to have a new friend. She was meeting another girl there who would be traveling with her. What fun.

Unfortunately, poor Melanie had eaten rogue street fruit and had the dreaded Central America gut rot. She couldn't leave the toilet let alone pal around with us. We didn't see her for the rest of the trip and found out later that she went home a week early. Poor thing. Lesson learned. DO NOT eat street fruit. Stick to street meat and street cheese and you'll be fine!

So... Antigua... we lounged around... took pictures.... ate amazing homemade banana bread and Indian food!

After day three we headed to Lake Atitlan.