http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=36&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 36 Arrive Antigua and meet Don at La Sin Venturas Hotel selected for it's ample parking garage, formerly an indoor theatre (note curtain in background.) First stop to the garage to pay a visit the White Wonder! http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=1390&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 1390 This woman is frying up chicken and french fries in the middle of the clothing section of the market. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=40&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 40 We head to a local courtyard restaurant, La Fonda de Calle Real, where we find our favorite Guatemalan beer, Moza, their famous slogan "Cerveza Obscura." http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=854&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 854 View from the upstairs balcony over the open fire grills of La Fonda where we spent the afternoon drinking cerveza and snacking. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=857&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 857 Don looking like the intrepid tourist on the street called "Los Arcos" named for the arch over the street, reportedly built for the nuns to cross the street unseen between the two convents. Ironic that this street is now lined with rockin' bars http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=860&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 860 This is gigantic store selling local Guatemalan handicrafts, offering everything from coffee to hand woven fabrics, all the way down to Joe's favorite bird eggs http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=863&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 863 This was Don's favorite spot in Antigua -- half barber shop, half internet cafe. Get a trim while waiting for photos to download! http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=866&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 866 Self-timed photo from the hotel rooftop of the view of the famous landmark in Antigua to the South, Aqua Volcano, over 12,000 ft high always making navigation in the city easy (at least on a clear day!) http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=869&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 869 Don test-drives the lounge chairs on the rooftop of our hotel. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=872&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 872 One of the buildings surrounding the central park of Antigua. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=875&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 875 A familiar scene lining the Plaza Mayor, or main plaza, Hedalgos or ice cream for sale! http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=878&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 878 La Fuente de las Sirenas, or fountain, built in 1739 marking the center of the Plaza Mayor. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=881&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 881 An interesting use of water spouts on the fountain -- "milkmaids" pointing in all four directions -- Don's favorite fountain, of course. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=884&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 884 The small central square with the Cathedral in the background. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=888&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 888 This line was for the local bank. It was not unique to this one location, as every bank in town had a simliar line during both the morning and evening hours. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=891&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 891 One of the typical cobblestone streets of Antigua. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=894&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 894 This street is lined with artists sketching the scene of this old ox cart with the volano in the background. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=897&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 897 Local Guatemalan women in typical dress sell wares in the street in front of the Artisan Market http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=900&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 900 Examples of the many vibrant handicrafts and hand weavings for sale. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=903&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 903 Women wear woven fabrics folded on their heads as sun visors. I caught this woman refolding hers to reveal a backwards baseball cap underneath. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=906&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 906 With Antigua's stunning colonial architecture and vibrant colors of their handicrafts, no wonder it is a photographer's dream. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=909&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 909 With Antigua's stunning colonial architecture and vibrant colors of their handicrafts, no wonder it is a photographer's dream. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=912&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 912 Wildly colorful weavings and handicrafts inside the Artisan Market http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=915&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 915 La Merced, one of the famous churches a few blocks from the main plaza. http://gallery.taketothehighway.com/main.php?g2_itemId=918&g2_GALLERYSID=c997e401f539253be4c337cfe83d2998 918