Author Archives: Richard

Lent, the 40 days leading up to Holy Week and Easter, is a very big deal here in Antigua. Hundreds of people, decorate their homes and business in purple. Particularly on Sundays, boys and men dress in purple robes. For … Continue reading →

It was about time we got out of Dodge for a while. I have been telling Myung about Panajachel and San Pedro La Laguna ever since I stayed there for three weeks waiting for her to leave China. So, that … Continue reading →

Happy Lunar New Year and Super Bowl Weekend, neither of which is of interest anywhere in Guatemala except maybe here in Antigua. What is of interest is it’s Candelmas on February 2, celebrating the  apparition of statue of the Virgin … Continue reading →

I said I’d post pictures next time one of the volcanoes around here was visibly active. This morning a few puffs were coming out of Volcan de Fuego (Fire Volcano). It’s like this two or three times a week, not … Continue reading →

I hope you all had a happy holiday season. We don’t have connections here and Christmas is no big deal in China, so it was pretty low key for us. We don’t give each other presents, so there wasn’t even … Continue reading →

I’m about three quarters through a New York Times bestseller called The Geography of Bliss by former (US) National Public Radio correspondent Eric Weiner. It’s about the author’s travels to several countries to see if and why they are happy … Continue reading →

  Just a short one this time to show the procession that came in front of our place the evening of Nov 2. This went all around town for several hours. We only watched as it went by our place. … Continue reading →

Time flies sometimes. I guess we’ve been busy, sort of. We walk around, go to the market, take care of some stuff and, voila’, it’s a week and a hundred pictures later. Yesterday, we went to the nearby town of … Continue reading →

I showed you the church next door. It’s the Church of San Francisco. the part that looks decent was originally built in 1542, which makes it the oldest functioning church in Antigua. It’s been rebuilt several times over the centuries … Continue reading →

Some people speak with disdain about Antigua. They say it’s too touristy. Yeah, you don’t need to know Spanish, and many expats have not bothered. Yes, it does seem overrun. I can concede these points, but it cannot be denied … Continue reading →