Saturday-last day in Antigua

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(Aldea el Hato)

http://www.okantigua.com/earth-lodge-guatemala/

I went for a run to Cerro de la Cruz and I found that a road keeps going up after you reach the top of the stairs. I continued to run up this road and it was perfect running conditions and very steep.

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At some point, I turned around because I didn't know where I was going and if it was safe. I saw many people walking and riding bicycles up there. On the way back down, I saw another runner and he said in English, "Another Runner!" I found out that he brought his son here to learn Spanish and he was training for Silver Rush 50 mile in Colorado. What a small world! I told him about Maximo Nivel and he ended up signing his son up for the school.

I got a triple shot Cappuccino, a water, and a newspaper on the way back to my house. I love Antigua in the morning. It is the perfect temperature and is very quiet. The newspaper said that the amount of people with vehicles is going up in Antigua. But, scooters are still the most common.

After breakfast, I went to a photography workshop and got information about the best lighting, the settings to use on my camera, and where to place subjects in the photos. I wanted around everywhere in the city to take pictures.

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(Food in the market)

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(Plaza Publica)

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(A nun in the supermarket)

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(Flowers in the market)

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(Different kids of meat)

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So gross!

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(Military)

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(McDonalds)

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(Horse and carriage in Central Park)

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(Police)

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(Central Park)

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(Volcano)

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(Central Park)

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(Decorations in the Market)

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(Street venders)

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(Preparing tortillas in the market)

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I had to schedule my trip back to the airport so I walked into a travel agency and explained everything in Spanish. That was fun. Then, I spent a long time in Cafe Condensa coffee shop reading a newspaper and eating lunch.

The restaurant even had a sandwich named after me.

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A bird became very friendly with me.

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I also went to the supermarket to buy food. I wanted some practice on my food vocabulary and counting money.

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It was very busy in Antigua today with people selling things on the streets and out-of-towners coming to visit the city.

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Another lady from Japan arrived today with her son and she can speak English very well but cannot speak Spanish.

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