Churches and Chocolate

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Buenos dias!



What a beautiful place Antigua is. We started out bright and early this morning and had a traditional (interesting) breakfast (see picture) with coffee and we must say, the coffee back home is like dirty water compared to Guatemalan coffee, yum!



Every corner we turn there is a landmark to be seen and we turned a lot of corners more than once thanks to Annie's map skills! It is quite similar to New Orleans only busier and more colourful. It was nice to sit and people watch in Central Park although the midday heat gradually sent us back to the hotel for a break from the blazing sun which has burnt Annie's shoulders.



As you can see from the pictures we went to a chocolate museum where the tour was very different from what we expected. We tasted chocolate like the Mayans used to have it which was as a drink with a concoction of random ingredients (it was not pleasant). We made chocolate completely from scratch which was a long process. Despite not being a fan of chocolate, Scott proved some skill by winning the crushing race to make a paste from cocoa beans. Following this fun, we booked a coffee tour for tomorrow on a farm up in the mountains.



There is some kind of Antiguan holiday this weekend so the square is bustling with live music and fireworks which we enjoyed while eating fajitas on a terrace of a restaurant.



Hope you all have a great weekend!

Mucho love xx

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Photos

Handmade by Scott and Annie
Scott added a few disgusting ingredients to his which should be interesting to taste later when we play Russian Roulette with them!

Comments

[Paula]

More relaxed!
Looks an interesting place, feeling much more relaxed now, doesn't look too scary! Chocolate making eh.... Looks fun! Xx