Antigua Walking Tour

My poor blog has not been very active since we moved to Antigua.  I cannot really pinpoint the reason other than we are much busier here than before.  I miss recording our memories and sharing our lives with all of you.  I am going to try my best to get caught up over the next few weeks.   I am going all the way back to January and trying to pick up what I left out.  If you follow us on facebook some of the pictures in my next few posts will look familiar because I posted them there but not on our blog.  So, with that being said, here is my first catch-up post-

Back in January we had a wonderful visit from some precious friends in Georgia.  Part of the Pearson family came down for a long weekend and we got to spend a lot of time with them while they were here. We have known this family since our first year in Guatemala. Their church, Flat Creek Baptist in Fayetteville, GA, was our first mission team to host.  They have been dear to our hearts ever since. 

our family with Tabb and Tonya having lunch at Hotel Posada de Don Rodrigo

We enjoyed a lot of meals together, shopping, and exploring town.  One of our highlights was a Saturday morning guided walking tour of Antigua.  We all enjoyed it and it was especially helpful for us to learn more about the town and it's history as we begin to host more people here.  We began the tour in the Central Park and spent three hours walking all over town with a guide. Here are some photos I took.

The main cathedral in town.  According to our guide it was completed in 1620 and was the 2nd built in Central America.

Agua Volcano in the distance

The ruins behind the main cathedral.  This is the same location of the beautiful Christmas concert we enjoy going to in December.

Fuego Volcano in the distance having just spit out some smoke.

beautiful flowers bloom here year round

I don't think I would have ever noticed this cross had the guide not pointed it out.

A street view of Antigua with Agua Volcano in the distance. 

As we walked we passed a store selling black corn tortillas.  We could not pass up the chance to eat some.  They are delicious!

my boys love tortillas!  

La Union Park 

A candle booth outside the San Francisco Church.  Each color has a different meaning.

the cross on the hill in the distance

Saturday street market

The tour ended at Hotel Casa Santo Domingo.

After the tour we had lunch at Epicure.  They joined us for church on Sunday morning and then we dropped them off at their hotel.  We then drove to the airport to pick up my mom who was flying in for the week.  I posted about her visit HERE.

We love having guests and as you can see we have a great place to host them.  Isn't Antigua beautiful?  Come visit.  :-)