Aristos El Mirador Cuernavaca Hotel

... Mexican Basil Fawlty. And yes I am going to be called Lucy for the next few months as no one in Central America seems to be able to say Lizzy. I asked him for a non smoking room, and he said of course, no problem. The first things I saw when I went into the room were two massive ashtrays, one either side of the bed, and a cigarette burn in the blanket. I had a shower, accidentally swallowed some water, and lay awake waiting for amoebic dysentry to kick in. <br><br>I had three free days ...

Se all'andata ci siamo concessi un hotel con qualche stella, per la fase finale siamo approtadi ad un ostello.<br>Il letto è piccolo, una piazza e mezza stringata, ma il lenzuolo è ancora più piccolo! Un francobollo di cotone. Ci organizziamo dividendoci lenzuolo e coperta, almeno riusciamo a coprirci.<br>Oggi pomeriggio la piazza è piena di gente per i festeggiamenti del giorno dei morti, ci sono gli indios che fanno le loro danze rituali davanti ad altari decorati; molti ...

... de parcs aussi, pas toujours bien entretenus malheureusement, les mexicains etant décidement irrespectueux des paysages et jetant leur déchets n'importe où.<br><br>Nous visitons la maison de Robert Brady, riche héritier qui voyagea à travers le monde et rapporta de nombreux objets qu'il entreposa dans sa magnifique demeure de Cuernavaca, puis le jardin Borda avec ses jolies fontaines.<br><br>

... blood and tears beginning as near slaves on the finca Mispia, the formal owner. I remember sitting guard with compañeros as they described the exploitative work conditions their families suffered on the finca Mispia and how it felt to have their land taken from them in 1994 by the community of Teopisca who posed as Zapatistas and unrightfully took over. The community of Cruzton is a community of ...

... access. She was also invited to the weekly "Executive" evening (the programme was basically for businesspeople) but she gave me her invite and I spent a few evenings with a different category of students. For my part, I'd had enough of grammar and couldn't face the thought of a new teacher, so went to classes on the history and culture of Mexico as well as joining in on a "Spanish for Business" class where I met a ...

... s coasts. They settled in Morelos and in 1529 began building their monastery here in Cuernavaca, set on a hill overlooking the city. Their mission was to evangelize the people in Morelos, and convert them from indigens who believe in the Sun God to Christians who believe in God. They finished building it in 1552. Here ...

... downtown guided tour and free 24-hour internet access! On top of it all, the hostel was conveniently located next to the National Palace, where the President lives and just behind the Metropolitan Cathedral. We booked ourselves for the Teotihuacan-cum-Guadalupe shrine-cum-3 Cultures tour, organised by the hostel, which costs 260 pesos. It's a good deal considering that it included lunch and an English-speaking ...

... my travels! Estoy estudiando en Cuernavaca, México por 4 semanas en la Universidad Internacional. Después de las clases voy a viajar por una semana para ver lo que pueda antes de regresar a EE.UU. ¡Espero que a ustedes les gusten mis fotos y mis viajes!

... are leaving and I find my shorts ... inside my helmet! People are already staring at us when we walk to our rollerblading spot but this is nothing compared to the staring when we start rollerblading! The little boy, selling 'stuff' forgets about selling and looks at us: mouth open. Business men, people in rags, they all stare. After 10 minutes, yes indeed, Dr T is told off by a security guard. He waves the guard away. I ...

... were similar, but it was not grassy as we are now in a desert. Boy did the weather change. We went from warm and humid to warm and very dry. We are up over a mile and the nights are quite cool. We also went to the pottery where they make a shiny black pottery, which was perfected by Dona Rosa in the 50s. They still make the pottery the same way, by hand, using two inverted plates as a wheel that they work by hand. The pottery is really beautiful. We went to ...