The Easter parades yesterday were just spectacular and slightly creepy to be honest. I went out to get some water and snacks about 9pm and was caught by the night parade which I then had to watch. It was full moon, the air was thick with burning insence (rokelse) and hundreds of men clad in black, almost KKK-looking ropes. You could hear the drums in the background while 80 men carried a float the size of a medium sized truck with a coffin on top. If I hadn't known it was a show for and by the people I would have been petrified and wondered what crazy religious sect I'd just run into. Quite an experience!
Today we're supposed to climb Volcan Pacaya (previously notoriously dangerous, both for robbers, and natural wonders. A Canadian tourist was struck by lightning here in 2002. Now a specially designed tourist police have made it slightly more safe for machete wielding locals, but you still have to watch out for thunderstorms and lava, as Pacaya is one of Guatemala's three active volcanoes.) Anyway, I woke up this morning feeling rather sick, and Sara joined me later in the day, so Kristin is at the moment climbing the volcano all by her self (and the tour guide). We are rather jealous, but I'll steal some photos from her, think they will be quite fantastic.
Other than that, Antigua has quieted down after the masses of people that were here yesterday, only scattered flowers in the gutters and Pepsi commercials posting Jesus is reminding us of that one big holiday that happens to go on at the moment.
Still no signs of the Easter bunny...Take care!
Utsikt fra sykehussengen
9 years ago
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Thankyou for your letters, we need new photos to help our fantasy, so we can follow your life in a more apprehensible way.
Pappa
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