Being a Tourist Guide on a Rainy Weekend

Thursday, August 17th 2023     7:50 p.m

Sometimes planning a trip isn’t as funny as doing something at the last minute, spontaneously. Last weekend, I had one of the craziest and most fascinating weekends of this year. 

Everything began on Friday when I asked one of my best friends to come visit my hometown, a magical place rich in culture and tradition called Ilobasco, better known nowadays as Cabañas Oeste. It was going to be a very special visit since it would be the first time he would come to know this place, so I was extremely excited. However, I began to think that it would be impossible for him to come because I told him at the last minute, and as you all know, sometimes you have to plan things in advance. But surprisingly, he called me: "Bro, you know what? See you tomorrow in your land; my mom agrees, so I’m down." I was in shock but excited at the same time.

The next day, Saturday, I woke up early and got ready to leave because I went to pick him up at the bus station in San Salvador, since he lives there and did not know which bus route comes to Ilobasco. Finally, after almost three hours of travel, we arrived in the city. Unfortunately, it was raining heavily, so we went straight to my house to wait for the rain to stop, but it did not. While the sunset was coming to an end, I took out the car and drove around the city. First, we visited the central park with its imposing church in front of it. Then we went around to different streets, and finally, we made a stop at a supermarket to buy some drinks, snacks, and other stuff because we planned to stay up all night. And of course, we did it. We spent the entire night as if we were on a podcast, talking about different interesting topics such as religion, politics, music, horror stories, childhood experiences, love, and many more things that I don’t remember because I was tipsy. We finally got some sleep at 5:15 a.m. Then, three hours later, we woke up with hangover symptoms, but despite that, it was my turn to be a tourist guide. First, we went to visit the famous sales of clay crafts, and of course, we ate a delicious "Minuta" with lemon and mango, which I highly recommended, by the way. Then, when everything seemed to be perfect, the rain started again, but we continued with the tour. We went inside the Catholic church located in the central park of the city, and finally, I took him to a famous restaurant in the city called "Artisan's Burger," so we ended the day with a pleasant dinner.

Certainly, he was fascinated with the city, and he promised he would be back soon to spend another crazy weekend together, but this time without rain. Finally, I would like to take the opportunity to invite anyone who is reading this, to visit my magical hometown Ilobasco. I am pretty sure you will like it, and of course, I will be your personal guide on this trip.