Strolling around Antigua -- 2 de Junio:
Visiting and shopping at the market:
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| Fresh vegetable stand |
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| Arts and handcrafted items |
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| Fresh fruit stand serving coconuts, pears, rambutanes, etc. |
Not many places can you buy "rambutanes" (spiky fruit with a sweet, jelly-like center) and machetes in a marketplace!
Eating at a local Guatemalan restaurant: "La Fonda de la Calle Real":
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| Sitting in a famous seat! |
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| Grilled onions with spices |
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| Guacamole to go with the tortillas (basket to the upper right) and the onions |
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Señora
Sharlin's nephew playing the Marimba (classic instrument of Guatemala)
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| "Pepian de Pollo" (Chicken, green beans, and potatoes in a sauce with many spices) |
A late lunch, around 3.00, but delicious nonetheless!
Visiting one of the first cathedral in Central America:
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| A view of the inside |
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| Up-close view of the altar |
Later on, we attended a mass in the church -- very different from the US! The tempo of the music is much more up-beat and lively. Listening to the service in Spanish was also very interesting.
¡Hasta mañana!
Kyle
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