Early this morning we set off to see some of the countryside and some typical Mayan villages. Our first stop was the market. This is a regular market and not on the tourist trail. It was so busy and noisy and the smell was lovely. The farmers (this includes wives and children) bring their vegetables and flowers to sell. The women carry everything on their heads and the men tend to carry things on their backs. Everything looked so fresh and there were lots of vegetables that I'd never seen before. The video doesn't do it justice.
From there we went to a glass blowing factory. It was really interesting and I even had a go. There was a shop but nothing took my fancy because it was a bit basic. We were looking forward to visiting a spa in the mountain and had planned to have a massage. When we got there they couldn't fit us all in so we had to make do with a lunch instead. It seemed to take forever before we set off again.
We visited the oldest church in Central America and the gates were locked. A woman came and let us in even though we weren't expected. I really liked the feel of the church and there was an original wall painting behind the altar.
I find it quite tiring being here. It must be the altitude because I work a lot harder at home than I have done over here. It's another early morning tomorrow and we are visiting Lake Atitlan which is the deepest lake in Central America and is surrounded by three volcanoes.
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