Guatemalan Travels
PURPOSE:
This little girl and my sister in the picture. Cindy was adopting Gabrielle (her Guatemalan name was Flor which means flower) and we were there to finalize the adoption and bring Gabby home. She's a sweety and when she's happy makes sounds like a little bird. Welcome home Gabrielle.
THE ORPHANAGE:
Yes, this is the orphanage. It's in a spanish style villa and this garden is surrounded by three wings having two levels (the door behind us to the right leads into the apartment where we stayed). On the fourth side is the parking area and beyond that some outdoor play areas for the kids - some area dirt, some area paved, and some area grassy with a large tree, all enclosed by a solid 6' high wall. There's many kids from infant to pre-teen there with several nannies at any given time to care for the kids. The food isn't like mexican food - they eat a variety such as: spaghetti, hot dogs, omelets, fried chicken, rice, veggies, lots of fruit and smoothies, along with sometimes tortillas, black beans, and salsa.
ANTIGUA AND IT'S PEOPLE:
The background is a mountainside and the town is Antigua near where we stayed. The narrow streets are cobblestone with narrow sidewalks. This town has a definite spanish flavor to the architecture, similar to the orphanage where we stayed, central plazas and all. It's very colorful. It's also an odd combination of old and new. I felt like I stepped back in time yet there's at least four businesses offering internet access with their computers and both McDonalds and Burger King are there (in the old buildings, of course!) The people are friendly and dressed from traditional guatemalan to the latest styles. (It seemed odd to see a lady in traditional guatemalan dress walking down the street talking on a cell phone!) On the weekend, Antigua is flooded with college kids and tourists from many different countries.
posted by Colleen @ 9:31 PM
2 Comments:
I thought the volcano was cool. And the xylophone, and of course "Gabby". Glad to see you guys back.
The marketplace looks so much cleaner and organized compared to the Bahamas. I'm glad you had a good time over all and I'm happy that Gabby is finally home!
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