Palm Sunday, 2011
For starters, a few photos.. more to come
Markets
Virgin of Guadalupe
Today is the Virgin of Guadalupe’s day. December 12th. Last night, two streets down, our neighbors held the last novena for the Guadalupe and sang songs to her from 7PM until… well, they are still singing. I awoke several times during the night to the […]
Man and His Magic Wand
A few weeks ago we were in Mexico City at the San Angel Market. This entertaining man, not one bit shy about his toothless grin, and totally into the music, captured our attention and imagination, performing with his magic wand in the plaza while young […]
Old Wives Tales
There are various methods That the locals use for keeping flies at bay. My favorite is the clear plastic bags Which are filled with water Then hung in open doorways. I’ll have to get a photo. There’s also heavy plastic That is cut most of […]
San Cristobal de las Casas
We arrived in San Cristobal about 1:30 pm We hired a taxi to take us to the hostal Got a private room and went out to explore the town. San Cristobal is a beautiful, Human scale town. The buildings are not tall, Everything is brightly […]
Palenque Ruins, Creepy Spiders and on to San Cristobal
We just returned from Chiapas To Palenque, bus rides, local insurgents taking over the road… San Cristobal and some outlying areas – Upon awakening, and after a good night’s sleep, We got dressed and walked outside To find somewhere other than Don Muchos to eat. […]
Zoe’s Visit – Day 2
One of the first things On her list was the tuesday market. We were out the door at 8:30 To walk to the placita Via calzada de la luz Around the canyon that descends From Charco del ingenio We headed straight for the fish stand […]
Zoe’s Visit – Day 1
It’s always fun when someone comes to visit. We do things we normally don’t do Like visit places as tourists again. My daughter Zoe came to visit for two weeks The visit began with a big walk around town Lunch and a margarita At la […]
Chicken Toys, Market Food and Honey
You just never know what you are going to find at the Tuesday market Which is also known as “the Placita” Formerly known as the ‘Tianguis” And still called that by some. Today I had a real nostalgia moment When I heard a sound That […]