one of the weekly groups of students who come thru the park, looking for gringos to interview, asked me some unusual questions last week. ‘What’s your favorite amusement park?’….I took the easy way out…’Disney Land’ but it could’ve been ‘Six Flags over Jesus’ and if I really had been thinking(all too rare at 9am) I should’ve said ‘Antigua.’ no? It has all the basic ingredients except…wait…you park/buy a ticket to get in…cartoon characters? yep, got those…ice cream? fast food? check! jugglers! don’t have any! pizza, yes..and this week, Holy /Semana Santa, definitely ‘street theatre.’…and yes, only ONE more week!
anyone with a brain/time/$$ left town last week or so, to avoid the crowds/crap…so? I’m still here, so what does that say about me? Ponzi Bob’s at the Lake, doing what I won’t tell…Mike D’s off to Australia for several weeks, Frank’s bitching about the work that Duane’s ex pickup needs (and not making payments) ah! rumor has it that HBT and ex ‘wife’ are reunited, back in the hills beyond Gualan…some mention of her wanting to start a business (again)…ack…uh, there’s a few people still unpaid after the last fiasco/snafu….Michael Banfield checked out, so that’s a dead account.
So? Mamma’s ain’t gonna be ready for Semana Santa and there’s a new hole-in-the-wall next to the ever dead Wendy’s, selling ….yep, ice cream! why don’t ‘they’ think of pizza-flavored ice cream or vice versa? capture 100% of the market in one fell swoop…and 5th calle , west of the park, has become restaurant central…turn the corner at 6th avenida and it’s the same..I heard a #/number of just how many but…again at 9am, without a pen/pad, the memory (sic)is like a sieve…surprise! and least but not least…rumor (again)has it that Caniz, our usual mail ($$)service, is back on track, with 10 day delivery time from the States, as opposed to last month (6 weeks+)..for this, I’ll gird up my loins and check it out in the morning (don’t ask for ‘girding’ photos)…and if you’re walking the streets this week, with a tourist/visitor, have them download the TripScout app..simple, it works (and I’m not pimping it, ok?) http://tripscout.co/antigua-guatemala
Our Man in Antigua 
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