Part of our team had to head home today, so for the rest of us it was a free day in Antigua. For Heather, Karter and I, we started our day taking one of our new friends Nestor out for coffee. Then it was still too early for many of the shops to be opened, so Nestor took us to see some of the sites in Antigua. We walked through a church that now lays in ruins after an earthquake in 1773 that devastated Antigua. Before the earthquake Antigua had been the capital of Guatemala. After the quake, the government decided to abandon the site and more to what is now Guatemala City. That decision pretty much made Antigua become a ghost town for many years. Now, Antigua has become one of the most visited cities in Guatemala. It is an amazingly beautiful city with lots to offer. But, I will post more about that later. For now, back to our free day!
After touring the churches, we went to the chocolate museum. I know, some of you are thinking maybe you need to make travel plans right now just for that museum! Since I do not like chocolate much, I was able to pass by the smells of fresh chocolate being made on the counter, and continue on to see how they make chocolate. It was a pretty interesting journey through this small museum, and I would say a must see if you travel to Antigua.
After the museum, Nestor had to leave for a little bit and we went back to the hotel briefly before lunch. Since it was just the three of us for lunch, we decided to go way out of our comfort zone and go to....... Yip you guessed it, Burger King! Since we had Dominoes pizza with some of the kids, and McDonald's earlier in the week, we figured we should hit the last American fast food we saw.
After lunch, we went back to join up with the other members of our group for a day of shopping and fun. We had a great afternoon and evening. Sadly, this would be our last day together as we had to head home early in the morning.
No comments:
Post a Comment