Hola!
Well, I just got back from Antigua, Guatemala for Easter break. It was a great first vacation.
It started by meeting Heather and Tonia on the bus from Belmopan to Benque (Belize border town). That particular bus ride is only about 10 minutes for me since i'm so close. From there we took a 5 minutes taxi ride to the border of Belize and Guatemala. After we crossed the border and exchanged our money we crammed into a collectivo for the 2 hour ride from Melcor (Guatemala border town) to Flores.
Flores is a beautiful little island city in the middle of Guatemala. As soon as we got there we bought our bus tickets for later. We hung out in Flores for a couple hours just walking around and shopping. At 9pm we boarded our overnight bus to Guatemala City. It was a very long bus ride, about 9 hours, and I passed out in minute 5. So much for the huge book I brought for the ride. We got into the City around 6am and took another hour car ride from Guatemala City to Antigua.
It was a very long trip but really not too bad since I slept most of it.
As soon as we got to Antigua we checked into our hotel, The Black Cat Inn, and I passed out.
Antigua is known for having the biggest Easter celebration in the Americas. It was very big. All day long they had parades where men and women would walk the streets
with huge platforms with different religious figures on them. It was intense.
On Sunday Kristen, Heather, Tonia, and I toured Lake Atitlan. It was a beautiful lake. We went to three small communities surrounding the lake. It was so much fun.
It was a great vacation. I hope to get to spend more time in Guatemala.
