Visit Trip Update- Day 2

Aug. 20th-

Jacobo our tour guide picked us up at 7am to head toward Chichicastenango...where the largest open air market in Guatemala is.

Along the way...we stopped at a really neat restaurant called Katok. We had an authentic Guatemala breakfast...complete with black bean paste, gross cheese and blue tortillas. We ate under a thatch roof on the second floor. It was quite an experience.

After breakfast, we continued the 2.5 hour drive to Chichi. Driving in Guatemala is quite an adventure!!! Pedestrians do not have the right of way...everyone drives crazy...passing whenever they feel like it...even with oncoming traffic and crazy windy roads and hills. It was a wild ride!!!

We arrived in Chichi...Jacobo parked the car while we checked out a beautiful hotel there and used their restroom for Q5. :)

Next up...time for SHOPPING!!!! It was an amazing market with so much beauty! All of the items are handmade with such vibrant colors. It really was a sight! I found a friend early on in the day who begged me to buy a blanket from her for about an hour. "Good price for you" is what they all say!!! We shopped for a few hours and got many fun trinkets and gifts.

After Chichi...we drove to Panajachel to spend the night. Pana is on Lake Atitlan, which has been known to some as the most beautiful lake in the world. We stayed at the Posado de Don Rodrigo. Our hotel room was neat...overlooking the gorgeous courtyard and grounds. The view of the volcanoes and lake were BREATHTAKING!!!

We checked in...went to dinner at the hotel restaurant...went down to the lake to see the view...walked downtown to do some more shopping...Benjamin swam in the pool...he LOVED the waterslide...then we went to bed.