Beautiful first full day in Antigua, Guatemala! Exploring Hill of the Cross, Mercado Central, and a private dessert-making workshop
Today we went to breakfast at Fernando’s Kaffee and met our doppelgängers. They approached us and said they were looking at our baby to find out what their kids would look like someday, but trying not to be creepy about it 🤣 We laughed about how even our style was the same, from our outfits to our jewelry and hair.
After breakfast, we headed up to Cerro de La Cruz, Hill of the Cross, about a 25-minute walk from our breakfast spot. Easy stairs to the top and a beautiful framed view of the city with the volcano behind it. Unfortunately we didn’t get there until about 10am and a cloud had already descended onto the mountain—get there earlier than us for a better view!
Back in town, we went back down and got some aguachile and nachos for lunch. Another afternoon siesta with reading and relaxing on the lawn at our hostel, and then we made a quick visit to the local Mercado Central Antigua to get some fruit for later, then hustled back to our hotel for a dessert workshop—we made Rellenitos, a Guatemalan dessert made from steamed plantains, black beans, and sugar, then fried and topped with cream and sugar. It was really good!
Next we went to dinner at Los Tres Tiempos where Robin did not stop squirming the entire time, except to eat a little chicken and tortilla 🍗 Dining with a baby can honestly be the hardest part of traveling! If we were at home, she’d be in her high chair or crawling around in a safe place. But at a restaurant, we have to try to keep her entertained and try not to disturb the other patrons. That’s why we got a baby chair strap to keep her contained, but tonight was the only chair type it didn’t work for.
After that, we grabbed some food to take with us on an excursion tomorrow and headed back to the hotel to get baby to bed. Little did we know she’d have trouble getting to sleep for the next 2 hours. She even ended up throwing up a tiny bit 😥 We were worried and didn’t know what to do or why she was crying, but for us this is the reality of parenthood no matter if you’re at home or traveling.
She did end up falling asleep and sleeping all night, at least until we woke her up at 5 AM…
Follow along for updates on our entire trip to Guatemala with our 11-month-old daughter!
If you’re like me and you read travel blogs wondering, “Should I use this itinerary?” – because how do you know if the blogger would do it the same way a second time? I’ll just say, I highly recommend this route! Our original plan included some beach time down on the Pacific Coast, but you’ll see we changed our plans mid-trip. I’m so glad we did!
