In the USA we often hear others use the expression TGIF. Here the shop keepers and business owners perhaps have some type of equivalent since the population of this wee hamlet increases markedly during the weekends. Our landlords purchased tickets for us to enjoy Salute to Broadway which is being presented this evening at El Sitio. It is a gathering place and art openings and other group activities often are held at this venue. There is also a respectable eating establishment within the confines of the building where we have enjoyed vittles previously.
We attended the fete and joined perhaps four score of individuals. The vocalists and pianist were Guatemalan save perhaps two singers who, like us were ex-pats. It was an evening well spent and soon we were on our way afoot to our digs at the compound.
On Wednesday we will be joining our landlords on a sojourn to Cobán here in Guatemala. The city was founded in the early fifteen hundreds and was inhabited by Germans who flourished there supporting themselves by planting, tending and harvesting coffee from their fincas. This was all well and good until World War II caused them to be removed from the country (some say on the behest of the USA who may have pressured Guatemala to do so). Many of the Germans were removed from this area of Guate and moved to an interment camp in Texas. Some, so relocated, were exchanged for USA prisoners of war.
Though the Germans are not a unique body in that city anymore, the mix of cultures and families there has provided for blue eyes in some inhabitants, blonde hair and paler skin hues than what one might otherwise expect. We look forward to the visit there. It is perhaps 250 kilometers from where we are residing at the moment. The city now boasts a very high percentage of indigenous clad in their easily identifiable clothing and adornment. More rainfall is generally the rule in that area so the surrounding areas are very lush and there are many varieties of orchids blooming there. We are fortunate to be there during this time of year as we are told that the orchids are in their fullest now. In the immediate vicinity there are a number or caverns and caves what are open for public inspection and exploration. This we hope to do and we will carry our flashlights or torches in order to be always prepared. We are packing our swimming suits as well because we hope to take the vapours in thermal pools of varying degrees of warmth in the area.
All for this time. I am taking my laptop along with us but I am unsure as to connection along the way so I will also take notes. More later.
We attended the fete and joined perhaps four score of individuals. The vocalists and pianist were Guatemalan save perhaps two singers who, like us were ex-pats. It was an evening well spent and soon we were on our way afoot to our digs at the compound.
On Wednesday we will be joining our landlords on a sojourn to Cobán here in Guatemala. The city was founded in the early fifteen hundreds and was inhabited by Germans who flourished there supporting themselves by planting, tending and harvesting coffee from their fincas. This was all well and good until World War II caused them to be removed from the country (some say on the behest of the USA who may have pressured Guatemala to do so). Many of the Germans were removed from this area of Guate and moved to an interment camp in Texas. Some, so relocated, were exchanged for USA prisoners of war.
Though the Germans are not a unique body in that city anymore, the mix of cultures and families there has provided for blue eyes in some inhabitants, blonde hair and paler skin hues than what one might otherwise expect. We look forward to the visit there. It is perhaps 250 kilometers from where we are residing at the moment. The city now boasts a very high percentage of indigenous clad in their easily identifiable clothing and adornment. More rainfall is generally the rule in that area so the surrounding areas are very lush and there are many varieties of orchids blooming there. We are fortunate to be there during this time of year as we are told that the orchids are in their fullest now. In the immediate vicinity there are a number or caverns and caves what are open for public inspection and exploration. This we hope to do and we will carry our flashlights or torches in order to be always prepared. We are packing our swimming suits as well because we hope to take the vapours in thermal pools of varying degrees of warmth in the area.
All for this time. I am taking my laptop along with us but I am unsure as to connection along the way so I will also take notes. More later.
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