We bought Quetzals at our bank before going, but don't remember how much. Maybe $50. We took the ship excursion of Antigua on your own, so we had about 5 hours in town to walk around. The cobblestone are rough to walk on, so wear very comfortable shoes. We did have some sprinkles of rain in town, but on the way back to the ship, it POURED. The main market square had a lot of vendors with beaded ornaments, woven items, cute necklaces, potholders. We ate in the Da Gusta restaurant just off the main square with very good food and bathrooms upstairs. Hank had Pepian Pollo and I had Chilies Rellenos (not the Mexican type) more of a bell pepper stuff with rice and meat. Along the main street where the Catarina Arch there are sort of vacant lots where they store the andans, the platforms with the statues of the people surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus. We had seen them on a program about Holy Week in Antigua by Joseph Rosendo on TravelScope. There is also a Museum about Holy Week, which we did not have time to see. The Jade Museum is where out bus dropped us off and picked us up. Their presentation on the various types of jade is interesting, no push to sell and a lot of beautiful things to see. You can taste their coffee and they gave us worry dolls. We definitely did not accomplish all that we wanted to see, so we hope to go back sometime.
