Around town

Tuesday and Wednesday were pretty low key days. Jeff worked some both days. Eileen did some laundry, grocery shopping, reading and practicing her horn.

On her way to the Caboa Farms tienda , Eileen met Deet leaving our plan with her bicycle. She came to Antigua 33 years ago for a month to escape the Chicago weather and has called Guatemala home since then. She was on her way to the Jewish center which she said was open to everyone. Deet invited us to meet up with an ex-pat group that meets every Saturday at Caoba Farm for "snack and yak" where they snack and yak. We are pretty sure we saw this group when we were there the previous Saturday.

Late Tuesday afternoon we took a walk around Santa Clara convent ruins and stopped in Santuario San Francisco el Grande. The area behind the altar was uniquely beautiful.

Late Wednesday afternoon we went back to the ruins of the Santa Clara convent and went inside. It was built in the early 1700s and had accommodations for 45 sisters. It is hard to imagine what life would have been like there. The ruins are the result of the 1775 earthquake. Over the years they have cleaned up and restored some areas.

After the convent, we went to the Sky Cafe and had a cocktail on their rooftop. It provides some of the best views in town - and was very crowded. It was a little cloudy so the views were not great but still good.Read more