Antigua - Beautiful Last Few Days

Since Maria and I had such a great time together, we decided to spend most of our time together.

So, on a Saturday, we drove to Cerveceria 14, a local brewery and joining us was Marre, Maria's best friend. We were having drinks and played cards until the live band started. It was a great atmosphere and even though torrential rain had us all go inside, we had a fantastic time and laughed a lot.

The following day, Maria and I headed to Altamira, a little theme park in the mountains. It doesn't have any rides, but lots of colourful and interesting sculptures with views over the adjacent volcanos Fuego, Acatenango and Aqua. We took our sweet time exploring the place, snapping loads of photos, and at some point sitting down for a while to enjoy the absolutely stunning scenery and appreciate the place we were at.

Next was a visit to Antigua's most famous church, La Merced, or more specifically, its roof terrace. Its yellow-white colour contrasting with the blue sky, Antigua underneath and volcano Agua in the background made this an absolutely beautiful location. Maria also pointed out the school she went to as a kid. It was a perfect little break and yet another tourist thing that I dragged Maria to see.

To celebrate our time together, Maria and I booked a cabin in the mountains/woods just a mere 20 minutes drive from Antigua. The cabin had a cute fireplace and, more importantly, a little jacuzzi. So after arriving, making Sangria and playing an extremely competitive round of Jenga, we switched on the fairy lights outside, hopped into the jacuzzi and enjoyed the tranquillity. We reminisced about our time in Antigua and all the things we saw, experienced, ate or drank together.

We cooked dinner, drank some more Sangria, and hopped back into the warm jacuzzi. We fooled around until well after midnight until we were too tired. The following morning, we had one last breakfast together, one last drive back to Antigua, one last stroll to see La Merced and the famous Arc, one last photo and one last drink. Then it was goodbye, not just to Maria, but also to Antigua - it was a really sad goodbye.

Antigua was exactly what I needed after feeling a bit exhausted from travel and the town and Maria gave me everything and more that I hoped for. I guess that is the dark side of travelling or staying in a place for a bit longer: Seeing amazing places, meeting incredible people, falling in love with both, but then having to say goodbye.Baca lagi