another procession? yep…clouds of incense, fireworks and a barge pulling up to the Cathedral….Marcel of El Cazadore Italiano knew the reason/event but it was over my head(as with most things)…any excuse to light stuff off seems to be the bottom line in Antigua… DaMayor’s SUV seen on 4th Avenida..dusty…hiding out from last week’s bad publicity [...]
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The Sludge Report
Posted in Guatemala, Living in Antigua, Restaurants, Travel, central america, guatemala, tagged Angie Angies, el cazadore italiano, fireworks, ocelot, Reillys on May 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Mutha’s Day, Antigua Style
Posted in Guatemala, Living in Antigua, Restaurants, Travel, central america, guatemala, tagged Casbah, el cazadore italiano, fireworks, fusion, Lava, ocelot, Reillys, sobremesa, whiskey den on May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
which meant fireworks at 4am…o boy…and it wasn’t ‘just for breakfast anymore’ to quote the long gone Anita Bryant…a splash of Gordons with the 4am OJ seemed to put me back in slumberville..Mother’s Day in Antigua? started early with the brunch crowd and was winding up nicely with the dinner folks…sobremesa quiet, Fusion doing an [...]
A Day in Zone Ten
Posted in Guatemala, Living in Antigua, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, central america, guatemala on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
yeah..’had the appointment at Sophos, the largest bookstore in the City but set for 3pm…my ride left A-Town at 9:30 and in the big bad city by 10:30…a stop at Nomex for a bbq thing…no avail, gonzo, sold out…11am…Z-10…found the bookstore, walked my ass off, sweated…3pm? yes! sales! Our Man in Antigua is now in [...]
May Day! May Day!
Posted in Guatemala, Living in Antigua, Restaurants, Travel, central america, guatemala, tagged Angie Angies, ocelot, Reillys on May 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Roger/Wilco/SNAFU/FUBAR and any other acronyms that apply…thanks, Smashwords, for the quarterly $$ from the sales of the first ebook. an unconfirmed John Wilbur sighting in town this week, preceded by yet another rant from another local somehow linking my having been a real estate appraiser, the ‘troubles’ on Roatan and my friendship with John…call it [...]
What a Tangled Web we Weave
Posted in Guatemala, Living in Antigua, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, central america, guatemala, tagged ocelot, Reillys on April 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
or so I’m led to believe….this town, as always ‘ground zero’ for weirdness…the ‘unidicted co-conspirators’ circle contines to shrink as the seasonal players pack it in and head for home…Robto de Oro leaves Tuesday…Reed? don’t know..that’ll leave about four or so, churning new conspiracy theories, recycling tales of deals gone bad, folks hauled off by the [...]