Sunday, February 24, 2008

A day in Antigua

Katy and I left for Antigua at 0630 this morning. We should have had plenty of time to make the 1030 worship.........but our time was spent in the road waiting for it to reopen. They close it periodically for the road construction. I called Juliet, my teacher, to let her know that we were were going to be real late.

When we arrived in Antigua, we found they have already started processions for their Holy week, Semana Santa so therefore the traffic was being rerouted.......that delayed us even more.

We finally arrived at Juliets and talked for awhile. Then she wanted to show us the house that she and her children are moving to. It is a big house with a lot of sunshine and I think they will enjoy it. Then we drove by where the Church meets so hopefully they will visit sometime.

Katy had heard of a restaurant with a good view of the volcanoes so we went there for lunch. I would highly recommend it and hope to return again. It is the blue building below and it is called Sky Cafe. You can not see Katy on the roof but she is sitting there, enjoying the sun and scenery and drinking a strawberry, pineapple liquado. It was made with yogurt and was wonderful! Of course, I stuck to my limonada con soda :)

This photo is taken from the roof of the cafe. Behind the cactus in the distance is a clearing. It is a cross that you can walk to. It is an activity that students from the Christian Spanish Academy can do with their teachers. I have heard it is very beautiful but you need to go with the school or walk with the police for security.
This is a closer view of The Walk to the Cross in Antigua.
When we returned to Quiche, the road was closed again........not our lucky day for driving :( but we had a safe trip and enjoyed it.

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