lightning lit up the evening skies tonight, illuminating the passing clouds…Frank of Nimpot tried to tell me that the volcano east of town was about to go off but there ain’t a volcano there, just the top of the hill illuminated for some function. And there many such going on in town today…Santo Domingo ringed by guards of a different sort…shiny helmets and army guys in fatigues with rip-off insignias, toting serious fire-power.
Lava’s ‘Foreign Exchange Night?’….’cracked a barrier not seen except with Cashbar…security staff in the streets and also upstairs, keeping an eye on their ‘people’…Piano Mike, Frank and a few other of the usual suspects seen…photos a no-no per Shaun and the guards…hmmm? thank you, Luis Miguel of Da Vinci…a pal, friend and giver of honest feedback…i’m considering renting a place that’s a bit over the top…
Max of El Muro talking of MAJOR changes coming in a few months…and tomorrow is the last of the ‘drink til you drop’ events…starts at 9’m G.S.T and the freebies end at 11pm..if you turn into a pumpkin, don’t blame me… Sobremesa! doin’ a full private party tonight…Alex B of F2…talking about restaurants in SF(he’s thinkin’ of going back for a visit in Sept)…Stars, Farallon…read the www.sfgate.com for a viewpoint of a different planet.
Max of EM also of the opinion that JP isn’t in town nor would he dare return: the chalk board outside Cafe Flor tonight still lists the Rum Bar but the lettering has been smudged since last night…only the R and B still mostly visible and the place looked good..candles, new paint but no customers.
and the adventurous guy who opened the cafe ‘Mayan Moon’ on the corner of 4th ave/1st calle? he used to work at Panza Verde and that’s where I met him…gotta wish him well but that’s a tough neighborhood for cafes/bars…and he serves XL for the cuba libres…not…even i have standards. You know, there’s gotta be some kind of yard-stick for just how many bars/restaurants Antigua can support…count the tourists, add some locals, some folks from the City and divide by ? as with the hotels, travel agencies…i’ve come up with a ‘hostel index’ for my travels to other places…’count ’em and add the beds, figure out the occupancy rates..as with Granada(Nica)there’s a ton but in Leon? 4 or 5, indicative of little tourism…
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