We have arrived in Central America on the start of our big trip!I am writing this from a small guesthouse positioned at the end of the runway of Guatemala City airport and things get very loud and hectic every two minutes...not gonna get much sleep tonight...
We have just arrived this evening after an amazing two days in the big apple. We did the usual touristy stuff: Times Square, Empire State, Staten Island Ferry (best way to see the statue of Liberty), Central Park (link to pics here soon). Felt like we were in an episode of Sex and the City!! NYC is a city of contradictions. Supposedly a melting pot of cultures it is also very racially segragated. There are your stereotypical uberfat MaccyD worshippers then there are your masochistic superwaifs powerjogging around central park at 9 at night. And although they can be very impatient and brash they are also extremely helpful forever asking you if you need a hand finding where you are going, only to enter into an argument with another new yorker about the best way to get there!!
Anyhow, the highlight, if you can call it that, was ground zero. It was immensely moving to be there (having been up it a few years back) and I found it very difficult to leave the site.
Another highlight was the craziest cab ride I have been in - like being in a computer game only more dangerous!
More pics here.
So, we are in Guatemala now after spending a few hours in Dallas airport waiting for the connection. Got lots planned in the next few weeks including learning the spanish lingo and climbing volcanoes!! Havn't been mugged/pickpocketed/hijacked yet.
Tune in soon with next installment!
Very tired now so off to bed...
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