Antigua
Taryn and I arrived in Guatemala City in the earl afternoon of Thursday, June 5, 2008. We took a shuttle into Antigua straight from the airport.
Antigua is a main tourist destination in Guatemala, and the first place that most travelers visit. It is an historic city and heavily regulated to maintain its beauty and appeal to tourists.
The streets are cobblestone and the buildings are old and well maintained. Streeet signs have been removed and sign advertising is prohibited to maintain its old world feel. And it certainly feels like no other town I´ve ever been to, with its color and plaster and 18th century architecture.
Taryn and I loved Antigua for a day . . . then the gringo´s and inflated prices ($8 hostel rooms, $4 meals) got to us. We ditched Antigua on Sunday and headed towards Lago de Atitlan in search of Spanish Schools . . .
Antigua is a main tourist destination in Guatemala, and the first place that most travelers visit. It is an historic city and heavily regulated to maintain its beauty and appeal to tourists.
The streets are cobblestone and the buildings are old and well maintained. Streeet signs have been removed and sign advertising is prohibited to maintain its old world feel. And it certainly feels like no other town I´ve ever been to, with its color and plaster and 18th century architecture.
Taryn and I loved Antigua for a day . . . then the gringo´s and inflated prices ($8 hostel rooms, $4 meals) got to us. We ditched Antigua on Sunday and headed towards Lago de Atitlan in search of Spanish Schools . . .
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