Vacation Week

We had a week off from the 12th through the 20th of September, and we all spent it traveling around to different areas in or out of the country. It's a holiday week in Guatemala because the 15th is Guatemala's Independence Day. I went and met up with my friend Jairo in Guatemala City, where we hung out with his family for a couple days. Following that, we went to Antigua, then San Pedro la Laguna, took a day trip to Panajachel on the other side of the lake, and finally returned to Guatemala City for a final day.

Ruins in Antigua

Me with the ruins

More ruins

Antigua

Central park in Antigua

Ruins

Church Gardens

Another Church in Antigua

My favorite Antigua church

Lago Atitlan

Last weekend we traveled to el Lago Atitlan. We spent a night in Panajachel on one side of the lake, then took a Barco (boat) 20 minutes across the lake to San Pedro for another night. Overall it was a great time... we shopped a bit in Pana, ate some great food, and kayaked on the lake from San Pedro. The lake is extraordinarily beautiful, and it was a wonderful, relaxing weekend.

The group of us on the shore at Panajachel

The lake and a mountain

The balcony with all the hammocks at the hotel

El Nariz de Maya (the nose of the Mayan)

Lake and mountain again