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This "semana pasado" being my birthday week, I found a great present to ask for. Ballet Hispanico - out of NYC - was performing in Antigua! Jack is not a ballet fan, but agreed to take me for my birthday present. And yes, we took a chicken bus to the venue! It was at a beautiful old hermitage - Ermitage de la Santa Cruz - just outside of town, set against the mountain and in crumbling ruins. "Tiempo Chapin" - Guatemalan time - was out in force. The ballet was to start at 6:00. At 5:50 there was NO ONE there but us. At 6:30, the ballet started! It was a wonderful performance and a beautiful evening and setting. Even Jack liked it!
Then, Thursday night, we went out to dinner for my birthday at Panza Verde - literally "green bellies." This is what other Guatemalans call Antiguans because they eat so many avocados. It was a really nice meal - the first fancy restaurant we've been to here - and after dinner, the entertainment was Senor Ignacio, whose father was original members of the Buena Vista Social Club - and he began playing with them at the age of six. Cuban jazz at it's best.
A birthday to remember!
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| Chicken bus to the ballet |
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| Latin dance number |
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| Ermitage de la Santa Cruz |
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| Dinner at Panza Verde |
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| Senor Ignacio in action |
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| Autographs |
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Good to have an armed guard at the ballet!
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I'm so jealous that you got to see something (especially the ballet) amongst the ruins! I always wanted to do that. And of course Panza Verde is the best and Sr. Ignacio is worth the cover charge on a Thursday night! I think we sat at that very same table on our first visit. You guys are living the life!
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