On Easter Sunday in the US There are Easter baskets Easter Eggs Ham and potatoes Deviled Eggs All preceded by Weeks of the Easter bunny at the mall Aisles of candy in all the stores That will make it into Easter baskets Then sold the […]
The town is swarming with visitors Last night, we wandered into town at 6pm We crossed the path of the following procession Of Roman soldiers, religious statues, The Virgin of Dolores, Christ, mourners in black Baby angels, making their way From the Iglesia Santo Domingo […]
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 […]
On our bus ride from Palenque to San Cristobal Our bus, along with all the other cars on the road Was stopped by the people of a local community Who demanded a toll to be paid. story to come…. We walked out to the road […]
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. […]
We flew from Mexico City into Villahermosa Cruising over a lush, rich green wetlands To begin our visit to the Mayan ruins at Palenque. Palenque town is a 1.5 hour drive from the airport. It was getting late in the afternoon So we splurged and […]
How do tacos pastor with pineapple Or gringas de pastor sound? Here’s a little jaunt to our favorite taco stand There are four fast moving guys in chefs hats And a couple of helpers They have been on Calle Insurgente Since I started coming here 13 years […]
After the market, Of which you can really only handle about 3 hours of, I took her over the overpass And into the new Luciernaga mall Which was not here The last time she lived here We had a small shopping spree in Liverpool Looking […]
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 […]
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 […]
It always takes about five days To get settled back in again After traveling to the states. The first few days are always A stark contrast from the busy, Fast moving life in the US. I’m so happy to be walking again Instead of driving […]
The week long festival of San Antonio de Padua culminates with the ‘Locos’ parade of over 10,000 participants in costume. This first float of San Antonio, brings on the throng of costumed revelers. The altar is filled with flowers, decorations and flowers. Wizard princesses…. and […]