antigua is a lovely, colourful, colonial, cobbled-stonned town. it takes a few hours to see its main attractions, churches, churches and some more churches. some figurs of saints are missing heads from the earthquakes (i thought it was the robbers like in ankor wat but someone said the earthquakes). ok, maybe im not being fair, there is also a plaza there and a food and artesanias market. still not that much to see. but still you can just hang out there, talk to people,walk around and chill... it seems that this is becoming my new favourite passtime.
we spent the first night at somebody's birthday party. we met some guys who knew some guy... there is always a party to go if you are up for it, i guess. the music was quite psychodelic but with a help of a few drinkies we ware mad on the dance floor. the second night is supposed to be tamed (i keep saying im going out for ONE). we have dinner (somehow we collect a big international group of hungry and thirsty people) and we hit the town. first to the bar, which was too sleepy for our moods, then to the club,which was absolutely perfect vibe for us. we danced and danced till they closed... but noone was really up for going to bed. luckily we met some people who knew where the illigal, after hours bar was so we headed there and spent some more time and guatemalan quetzalez there. every now and then the bartenders switched off the music and told everyone to shut up coz the police was passing by. so so funny, when a bunch of intoxicated people is trying to be quiet and hush one another - felt like being back to high school! on the way home we mangaged to get lost, regardless the size of the town, but a friendly police patrol gave us directions, they even gave a lift to some couple who we met, who also got lost. after that we just chated away in a hostel till it was time for me to get up and catch a bus.
oh there was also a day, dividing these two nights which i spent at the pacaya volcano. wow! so much running lava and so close to me. runing just next to my feet.it was all even more beautiful and unreal as we climed through the clouds and we couldnt see much until we reached the top with the lava flowing. amazing. how will i ever go back to life when days are spent by doing things other than seeing volcanos and attending illegal parties? well, i ll think about it later, for now i need to catch a chicken bus to panajachel and chill some more on the lake atitlan :)
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