If you love the bougainvillea flowers as much as Pamela does, and you don’t want to move to a secret island called Tenerife, you better move to La Antigua where buganvilias blossom year-round, people are nice, the weather is fabolous, and the houses are so expensive that you will have to sell two houses in … Read more
Okay, welcome back from an ease going weekend. It is Monday and you want things to be mellow, so I am not going to complicate things. The rules of the game are very simple: You look at the photo, You pick one single color and You leave a comment tell us what color you picked … Read more
To follow up the texture in yesterday’s sign and to get you prepare for this coming week series about color, here is a color-textured wall and four candles taken at one the my favorites bistros in Antigua: Café Concepción. I will come back to this bistro in the near future and show you what a … Read more
Here is a little confession: I do like many of the business signs in Antigua. As much as I dislike billboard and over-the-top advertising, I have to admit I do have a soft spot for beautifully-made signs. Here are some of my favorites, so far: Colibrí, Sabor Cubano, Mico and Doña María Gordillo. Macaco is … Read more
The sign reads: Here lived Fray Pedro de San José Betancourt, apostle of charity. Born in Tenerife in March [21], 1626. Died here the 25th of April of 1667. So who was this character who has inspired so many people and that eventually became a Saint? First, here are the entries in Antigua Daily Photo … Read more
Hurry home, run rapidly, the witches are watching. Lolo, you must put on your costume to go out for trick-n-treating. It is Halloween in La Antigua Guatemala. Side note about the photo: the house that serves as backdrop for the running kid belonged to Santo Hermano Pedro de Betancourt (Saint Brother Peter of Betancourt), which … Read more
Here is another example of metal sign for a business. Gran Muralla, great wall, is a Chinese restaurant in Antigua. I wish someone could tell me what do the Chinese characters say, anyone, Lisi? Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / forged metal sign / forged metal lamp
Yet I am not sad. How about you? Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / Guatemala / blue house
Under normal circumstances you build a new house and you expect it to look new. Here in Antigua the opposite is true. You want your spanking-brand-new house to look old and aged. If you can find them, you buy used and old doors, window frames, lamps and locks. Maybe even expose some of the wall … Read more
Normally a lamp is design to cast light, but I found a lamp that casts shadows. I know, it is lame excuse to bring to you a very simple picture of a lamp, its shadow over a great yellow wall. I figured you need something light and yellow for Sunday. Remember, take it easy and … Read more
Balconies are not very common in Antigua, yet there are some like this one on Calle del Arco. I think it is a great location to watch the pedestrians stroll on Calle del Arco, or the giants dance to listen to live music. In my case, it is an opportunity to photograph a great yellow … Read more
“Nobody walks in LA…” goes the song. In La Antigua Guatemala, LAG, is the opposite. People enjoy walking and with such small grid (about 10×10 block), you can certainly do just about all your chores faster by walking than by driving. Besides many blocks are one-way only which means you have to drive four to … Read more
Yesterday I started the photo series about Antigua’s color palette. In this photo you get two of my objectives: 1. the color which is sky blue or celeste in Spanish and 2. the mico sign for a traditional wooden toy store. Does anybody know what a mico is? Tags: Antigua Daily Photo / Antigua / … Read more
Palo de Izote is a relative of the Yucca Tree. It is present in almost all gardens and fences here and everywhere in Southeast Mexico and Central America. In my San José el Viejo ruins photo on June 10th, it caught the eye of Patsy. I do not know how she was able to extract … Read more
Slowly but surely Cubans are building a community in Antigua. Here you see the sign for Sabor Cubano Restaurant (4a calle oriente #3A), one of the latest Cuban joints to open in Antigua. They have live Cuban music Thursdays thought Saturdays and I can testify that it is very good. You can also listen to … Read more