Thursday, 21 March 2019
Antigua, Guatemala
7hr drive to Antigua in Guatemala. Border formalities crossing from Honduras to Guatemala are none existent. Just drive through the border without stopping.
Long journey sitting in a mini-bus. Slow going around the outskirts of Guatemala City. It looks a dump. Most shops and restaurants we pass have an armed guard on the doorway.
Arrive Antigua. The old colonial capital city.
They’ve saved the best until last.
This is nice. This is upmarket.
Check into the Hotel Villa Colonial (https://villasdeguatemala.com/esp/villa-colonial). Volcanoes to the left, right and front of us. An amazing sight.
Volcano to the west is smoking. Big black plumes of smoke puff out every so often.
As it gets dark, see the glowing red lava spewing out of the top every so often. Never seen a volcano erupting before.
It’s got the wow factor.
