Melis n Otto

The plan was to take a bus to the Belize border like the tickets we had bought explained, but when we lugged our bags down the road to their office, they said that not enough people had paid to go so they werent going at all! Thanks for telling us geez!! So we snaked our way past more people trying to scam us and caught a ride to the bus station in Santa Elena, next to Flores. We ended up pay Q30 each (like 5-6 US dollars) to the Belize border. What we didnt expect was that the bus that we were taking was a local trans so that meant stopping every 20ft to pick someone up which made being crammed inside the bus even more fun!! We finally got to the border and crossing ... read more

so we made it to Anigua a couple days ago after quite a long day at disneyland!!! just as everyone told me, guatemala city is just a big ugly dirty city, so we were happy to be zooming straight out to Antigua!! ofcourse, it would have been easier if the guy we arranged to meet us at the airport was actually there, but thats ok, a taxi was just fine and actually cheaper!! Antigua reminds me of olinda in brazil!! cobblestone streets, colorful buildings, and beautiful old churches all over. its a very clean little city with lots of little cafe´s and restaurants. our hotel CASA CRISTINA is just as i thought it would be. small and simple!! our room has an amazing view of volcano fuego and the city. besides the church bells tolling and ... read more