We had one hell of a bus ride from Granada/Managua in Nicaragua to Guatemala City. This 17 hour bus journey involved three border crossings (into Honduras, El Salvador, and eventually Guatamala) and a bus change. But we arrived safe and sound in our hotel in Guatamala city. Bernard and I couldn't get over how much Guatamala City look and feels like little United States, with locals speaking English with distinctly American accents. We had a quick bite to eat at an Italian restaurant, then slept soundly for 10 hours in our wonderful business class hotel – it was worth every penny for that kind of comfort.
The next morning we set off for Antigua. It rained pretty much all day – so although we explored a little of this charming town on foot, it wasn't until the next day when the clouds disappeared that Antigua showed us just how quaint and charming it really is. We bought more souvineers, and I even salivated over some of the great quality jewellery they had in stock. Last night we had a lovely evening talking to the manager of a Thai Restaurant who also played the piano for us (and other diners of course). Today we came across an awesome looking wine bar, so we're heading there for dinner and drinks tonight. Antigua is a great little town – understandable why people stay longer to learn some spanish or some other activity. The ruins are lovely and when the clouds eventually lift from the Volcanos, the views are quite something. Tomorrow afternoon we fly to Flores to see the ancient Maya Ruin of Tikal. I'm very much looking forward to that.
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