Friday Favourite - San Pedro, Guatemala

Friday Favourite - San Pedro, Guatemala

19 Jun 2009

When I visited Guatemala 2 years ago I took a circuitous route from Sydney to Cancun via Vancouver, Edmonton, Banff and Calgary. I decided to travel light and only took 1 camera with me. It was the first time (and the last time I might add) I'd ever travelled without a film camera.



We took a ferry around Lake Atitlan and one of the places we visited was San Pedro, home to many Spanish language schools. We heard a band playing in the schoolyard and stopped to listen. I saw the young girl looking out the window, waited until the gentleman passed into view and took the photo. I think this image would have been even more evocative if it had been shot on black and white film. I have made a black and white version but it's just not the same as film.

Enjoy the weekend,

Jillian

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Friday Favourite - Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Friday Favourite - Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

22 May 2009

During my trip to Central America in 2007, I visited Guatemala and whilst there we stayed 2 nights in Panajachel, on Lake Atitlan. The night we arrived, the rain bucketed down so we literally had to wade through the streets to find a place to eat. We had a really tasty 3 course meal in a local cafe. When the curtains were pulled back to reveal the kitchen, our entire meal had been cooked on a 2 burner gas stove - amazing. Panajachel also had the best french fries I've eaten in a long time.



The next day, the sun shone brightly so a group of us boarded the ferry to cross the lake for brunch. We saw some amazing houses as we crossed the lake, the kind that would grace the pages of an architectural magazine. The brunch at Vulcano Lodge in Jaibalito was wonderful but even more so were the views. This was the site that greeted us when we were due to board the ferry and how fortuitous the placement of the young girl?

Jillian

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