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Puebla Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Puebla, Mexico
Onward's to Puebla!
... onto the tourbus and our driver Felix takes us onwards to Puebla! After a couple more hours we arrive in the provincial town of Puebla, pretty, compact, our hotel sits on the main square or zocolo, Felix our driver swiftly jumps to the top of the bus like ...
a few photos
i am currently experiencing some technical difficulties with my photos. Paco down downloaded the first set for me onto the computer and i had to reformat my memory card after (erasing the originals from it) and now that i am trying to work with then on ...
Vida cotidiana
Sorry I havent written for a while. Just getting into the routine of things, waking up and like 6 (at least in theory) than busy breaking up fights and running around after the kids. Things are a bit more hectic than I thought originally, the kids can be ...
5 de Mayo
We stopped here between Cholula and Puebla to see the site where the battle of Cinco de Mayo occurred. It was between the Mexicans and the French. It was a very important battle because they were such a superior army. The Mexicans won ...
Sightseeing Puebla
Lorena, Jorge and Alexa came with me to see Puebla, a beautiful colonial city Lorena, Jorge y Alexa vinieron conmigo a enseñarme Puebla, que ciudad tan bonita, ...
Climbing Pico de Orizaba (or Trying)
After a few nights of rest at the soap factory, I headed up to Orizaba with one of my guides, Manuel. We slept in the forest on the mountain for one night at about 12,000 feet. I've slept higher, but for some reason, I've never been as cold ...
Driving
Driving in Mexico... First, in general, the amount of space between cars and other objects. This goes for driving, parking, random objects, and pedestrians. Durring my first ride in a car i did not notice much because it was dark and i was ...
Ant lavae for dinner
A quick stop in the conservative and peaceful city of Puebla known for inventing the mole sauce famous to mexico. We tried ant lavae which was actually pretty good, and some tasty drop off the bone got meat in parcels before catching an orchestra by ...
Salsa Caliente!!!!
Today was a pretty laid back day. This morning, Sammy, Nikky and I walked around the markets here in Puebla and then watched the Olympics. In Spanish, regretfully, but you mainly watch it anyway, right? It was the female gymnastics all-around and since ...
The last leg of my trip
... then had dinner with my parents which was a quesadilla and then toast with nutella on it. Nutella is like the Peanut Butter of Mexico, only it is chocolate! **Wednesday, July 26** Today we went to the Forts of Guadalupe and Loreto. There is a huge ...
Puebla Excursion
... the artisan's markets, known for their clay and fabric. For lunch, we got mole in the Zocolo. Chocolate mole originated in Puebla, and is apparently the best place to eat it-delicious! We also saw some gorgeous cathedrals built with a Baroque ...
Puebla
... plus they played dubbed videos including the not to be missed "The World's Most Outrageously Talented Pets". Puebla is a beautiful city and Mexico's 4th largest. It features many historic monuments, Mexico's tallest cathedral and is well known for its ...
Starting to feel at home
... with the lawyers and I have now paid them and handed over the paperwork to ensure that I am legally registered as a student in Mexico! Friday was the day they had organised a visit to Teotihuacan for us. There were 3 busloads of us gathered at ...
Toluca, Alltag, Kindergarten, Hausaufgaben
Hallo zusammen, nach inzwischen auch schon wieder zwei Wochen Funkstille melde ich mich mal wieder. Die lange Pause liegt großteils daran, dass ich in letzter Zeit leider sehr mit der Uni beschäftigt war (mehr dazu unten) und sich dadurch auch keine ...
Continuing along the way in Mexico
... and hung out for a while! It was a really good time! **Wednesday, July 5** Today for our morning activity, we walked around Puebla to the shops in town. There are tons of shops up and down every street. Every street has its own theme. One street ...
Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Bithday!!!
... *The amazing things i have seen and tasted while here in MX. *Teh many things i have learned here, about both mexico and myself. *And the amazing hospitality I have recieved from Lili and her family. Today i am also especially thankful for two ...
A Day in Puebla
by Dave Guilmette Co-Publisher / Traveler The Bohemian Journal Puebla is the first truly Colonial style city we have visited to date in Mexico. In it's historical 'centro' district, it reminds me much more of ...
Puebla, Mexico
... I walked aroun with Valeria (from Costa Rica) and a girl, Tatianna (from Brazil). We explored the sweet streets for which Puebla was famous. Although there were a variety of sweets and candies that I have never seen before, I din't care to ...
THE LOCAL DISH
... a Lonely Planet recommendation re the mole plobano from the Translator, the latter having downloaded some portion of the Lonely Planet guide on Mexico on to his camera. Yikes! After some searching, El Mural de los Poblanos was found. It was a tad snazzier ...
First time in Puebla
... from each other. Both offer a lot of shopping, well really that's all of Mexico. The one distinct difference between Oaxaca and Puebla is the street naming convention where streets are specifically named numerically with the suffix of Oritene, ...
I am HERE
... City was much like I expected. Lots of pollution, lots of people. Traffic was crazy! The two hour bus ride from Mexico City to Puebla was even more terrifying than the plane ride. The traffic laws make little sense to me, but our driver certainly drove ...
Itinerary for the rest of the trip
... 11/29- Puebla 11/30-11/6- Oaxaca City and State & Huatilco (coast / beach / mexican turtle center) 11/7- Puebla / last minute things and packing for home 11/8- Flying home!!! (both are Continental Airlines operated by Express jet ...
A un mes
Quien? Dayan Rodriguez Como? BMW GS 1200 Adv Cuando? 1 de mayo 2013 Recorriendo en solitario México, EUA y Canadá, de costa a costa y llegando hasta el Círculo Polar Ártico, 3 meses y mas de 20,000 kilometros Difundiendo el trabajo en ASAC buscando ...