29 February
2024
First thing first
Dropped my suitcase and bag. Familiarized myself from the hotel staff which are the safe zones and which are not the safe zones for me to walk around. Once I got the perimeter memorized from Google maps, hit the road looking for some Guatemalan coffee.
For a country that makes so much coffee, finding a cafe was a bit of a chore. Finally, found a nice one. Made friends with the barista – Olanda who showed me her style of making cappuccino and then took a picture of me as I drank it sitting by the roadside.
Interestingly enough, you enjoy your coffee and then you pay – not the other way around that I am used to. BTW, I found Guatemalan coffee to be much sweeter and almost floral than I had expected.