Cerro de la Cruz

Instead of going to visit a small village around Lake Attitlan, I decided to stay around Jocotenango this weekend.  I wanted to experience being in a small town in a foreign country with nothing to do.  Experience the silence of doing nothing.  Of course, I did not ´do nothing´.  On Saturday I walked to Antigua (2 km) and then once in Antigua walked some more (you could walk the circumfrance of Antigua in one or two hours). I went to the plaza and watched the tourists.  Then I took a bus back (about 5 cents).

This morning Murga and her sons borrowed a car and took me to the Cerro de la Cruz, a place that overlooks Antigua. It was built by the government on top of a mountain and has a performance space, restaurant, aviary, and sculture garden.  It was beautiful.  We walked around and had brunch with all of the fixins -- omeletes cooked to order (I want that job -- omelete maker), black refried beans, pancakes, fresh squeezed papaya or orange juice, and for the carnivores, bacon or sausage.   The attached photos are of the four of us (her sons are Dany and Fredy) eating our brunch along with some photos of the sculpture garden and views.  When I got back I walked to Antigua again and took a bus back home in the evening.