Bienvenidos a Guatemala
And our luggage made it too!
02/28/2007 - 02/28/2007
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After two uneventful flights, we arrived this afternoon in Guatemala City and promptly got caught in a huge traffic jam. Which just made it easier to check out all the tricked out "chicken buses," which are basically recycled U.S. school buses now in service of Guatemala's many bus routes, given names like Esperanza and Esmerelda and decorated with everything from racing stripes to Playboy bunny profiles. Sweet.
Also memorable was driving by La Casa del Waffle.
Our mode of transportation was a "shuttle," which in reality was a rundown, exhaust-belching cab that seemed one long idle away from a permanent breakdown. Our driver was affable enough and had his windshield decorated with a skeleton, multiple rosaries and a Winnie the Pooh doll. Not sure what that all means.
But we finally made it to Antigua and have already sampled the country's beer of choice: Gallo. We're fascinated by all the church ruins - seems like earthquakes have claimed nearly everything taller than three storeys here. the weather is gorgeous and the purple-blossomed jacaranda trees are stunning.
It's really starting to sink in.
Posted by brynster 02/28/2007 6:56 PM Archived in Guatemala
Hey Bryn and Geoff!! Sounds like your adventure has already begun. Do they use the "short" buses too? LOL I can't wait to see pictures. Please make sure that you two don't do any hanky panky down there. I don't know how their legal system works and my passport is expired!! LOL Love you both, Elise
Hii!!!
UNCLE BRYN AND UNCLE GEOFF!! HOW HAS YOUR TRiiP BEEN SO FAR? ii WiiSH ii COULD HAVE qONE! BUT iiM STUCK iiN SNOWY MN ALL BORED AND STUFF..
BUT YOU SHOULD BRiiNq A COUPLE LLAMASz BACK WiiTH YOU! PLEASE? WELL iiF YOU CAN.. WE DiiDN T HAVE SCHOOL TODAY BECAUSE WE HAD A SNOW DAY.. YEA BORiiNq BUT BETTER THAN BEiiNq THERE. iiS iiT VERY HOT DOWN THERE OR OVER TEHRE ii DUN KNO WHiiCH? NExT TiiME ii'M COMiiN AND THATz A PROMiiSE BECAUSE WELL ii DUN KNO THAT EiiTHER. CAN YOU STAND iiT 4 3 MONTHz THOUqH? LONqGqGqGqGq VACATiiON TO0 LONq 4 ME OH WELL..
[[BY THA WAY DOE THEY HAVE TACOz????]]
iiF THEY DO BRiiNG SOME BAxK!!! SHARE THA LUV!! iiTSz WORTH iiT DUN YOU THiiNK? WELL GOTTAH qO TTYL LOVE YO0HHHHHHH qUYz
-BRO0KE
WHATS UP UNCLES HOPE U R HAVING A GOOD TIME
I WISH I WAS THERE WHERE ITS HOT BECAUSE ITS A SNOW STORM HERE SCHOOL IS OUT BECAUSE THE BUSES CAN'T GET TO THE KIDS SO I'M JUST SITTING AT HOME HOPE TO TALK TO U SOON
LOVE YOU CODY
03/01/2007 by LEFTBEHIND