Antiqua, Guatemala

10 Days of opor-garai is a long time. Maybe non if you lot are inward Napa simply endeavour it inward a "third world" country. Whew.....

Here is the deal....when individual asks me close going somewhere as well as it is a twelvemonth away....I'm all similar "yea....that sounds fun"! Then I starting fourth dimension getting all the emails close plans.....itinerary....blah blah as well as the anxiety sets in.

Seriously people I had a amount on panic assault the 24-hour interval earlier nosotros left. I larn similar that when I don't know what form of province of affairs I'm getting into.

The other ii couples nosotros traveled amongst are really adventurous....hiker....camping type people. The complete opposite of me.

I am a spa girl.

Antiqua is close an hr drive from Guatemala. It is the marriage ceremony majuscule of the globe or something similar that....I hateful it's beautiful....cobblestone streets [forget cute shoes] old....ruins....colorful....

The nutrient is awesome....no humidity because of the height but.....you tin move non pose lav newspaper inward the toilet. Yuk.

My friend Cindy who is a flying attendant planned the whole trip....she is amazing.

She had a file that looked similar War as well as Peace. A peachy house to stay....all the best restaurants as well as highlights of the area....drivers to as well as from.

But she left off 1 of import detail.....

A spa day. Just saying....if nosotros are going on a six 1/2 mile hike to the transcend of a volcano as well as hence you lot bring to throw inward a 24-hour interval of relaxation right? Cindy???

Here was our condo close four blocks from the metropolis center. 4 bedrooms as well as four baths.

Fountains at every corner....

Volcanos.

Plenty of color.....

Some of this.....

Best breakfast!

We took a iii hr ride as well as a xv infinitesimal boat trip to this incredible hotel built inward the side of a mountain....

I read inward the room that if you lot don't similar spiders or scorpions [not poisonous] describe your bed away from the wall. Crikey WHAT? I pulled that sucker into the middle of the room....

While my friends went zip lining....[ NFW] I entertained myself amongst birds as well as butterflies.