Costa Rica and into Guatemala 2011

May 8,  Antigua, Guatemala

Lots of walking around the old city today.  The Central Square, the Cerro to Santa Ana, a lookout over the city

and also many churches.  The city is very nice, clean and they have done an excellent job of maintaining the old style.

Even if they have been updated to the Burger King and Macs looks inside!

May 7,  Antigua, Guatemala

Out of hotel by 9.45 am, for 1 hour van ride to Liberia airport.  1 1/2 hour wait for the 45 minute flight to San Jose.  With Nature Air again, on the Twin turbo Otter.

Then 30 minute wait for the 30 minute van ride to the other San Jose Airport.  A 3 hour wait for flight at 5.35 pm to Guatemala City.  This was nice!  Actually had business class tickets for much cheaper than the economy!  Very nice.  Real food on real plates!  Also all the times I have walked by these people and they have a drink!  Well that was me this time!

The flight was only 1 hour 30 minutes!  Not long enough!  Then a short wait for the 1 hour van ride to Antigua.

A long day, as was almost 9 pm by the time we got to the hotel.

The city is very nice!  All very old, 1600 and on. but it seems that some had been destroyed by earthquakes in the 1700s.

Old cobbled streets every where with buildings made of red brick and plastered over!

Weird having volcanos (inactive) looming all around the sky line!

May 5 & 6,  Flamingo Beach, Costa Rica

Spent the morning watching the sting rays play/fish in the waves.

Walked to the beach next door and into the town again.