El viaje

After the volcano we had wanted to go to Suchitoto. There was two ways to get there. We decided to go the long way through the mountains rather than the route via San Salvador.

That happened to be wrong choice because there was a big truck that rolled over on one of those tiny mountain roads . We didnt see it because there was a long queue of cars having waited there for an hour or so already , so we turned back to and went to the town of Santa Ana.

And from there took the road via San Salvador. Not too bad, only lost two hours or so. We got into Suchitoto around six in the evening.

Time for a quick fotosession at the back of our very charming little hotel

Suchitoto is El Salvador’s colonial jewel. If tourism ever takes off in a big way in El Salvador, the chances are that Suchitoto will be at the heart of things. I hope. It has been at the heart of things in El Salvador since before there was an El Salvador. It is where the Pipil settled a thousand years ago and where the Spanish founded their first settlement. Today Suchitoto is a beautifully preserved town that is a pleasure to walk around and soak up the vibes. It is unspectacular,colorful,dreamy and quiet.

Walking around we found two very strange plants. No idea.

As the sun went down the atmosphere became even dreamier.

This can be found , sprayed on every other house here.

Suchitoto is everything Antigua is not. We hope it stays that way, at least for a good while.

Lu found this:

So to all mums and dads out there: We love you ♥️

So it seems fitting to finish with this video, that i found a couple of days ago.To all mum and dads and kids and their kids out there.