Back to Guatetmala for 2010!

We were able to come down to Guatemala again, this time with our friends Michael and Kai Varnes-Epstein. Besides to have fun, our trip's main objective was to help Don Langely of Mayan Hope with his move of the restuarant and hospedaje (hostel) to a new location. Don had already physically moved about a two weeks before and had been open for business for less than a week upon our arrival.




We had a smooth trip down, first by chauffer Michael taking us to his mother in law's house near Chicago. Kai was aiming to stay up all night to make us a pancake breakfast. Admittedly, none of the adults thought he would really make breakfast, but alas, at 430 am, we awoke to the smell of cooking breakfast! Thanks Kia! Next, Michael's sister in law, Jana, made the herioc effort of picking all of us up at 530 am in order to drive us to O'hare early enough for our plane to Mexico City. Next stop was Guatemala City, then a shuttle to Antigua where we stayed at our favorite hotel there, the Green Day (Dia Verde.) Pictured above are Kai, Tias and Willa at the airport.

We arrived during the height of Easter time special ceremonies and events, so there was much going on in Antigua. Vera of Dia Verde, recommended going to Saint Francis church where Tuesday evening's activities and much food vending were happening. As we hungrily ate new taste treats in the church's plaza, we couldn't believe that that morning we had been having breakfast in Lombard, IL!

Sorry about the picture being sideways, I will try to fix it later. I'm rusty with this blogging details.... This is Saint Francis Church, Tuesday night.