Camino Real Sumiya Hotel Cuernavaca

... of swine flu. Once I sneezed and everyone moved out of the way so I got a seat - bingo! I also had fun spotting fashion disasters. It´s that thing in non English speaking countries where the cool thing to wear is anything with a slogan on it in English. These slogans are invariably nonsense. I saw a woman wearing a striped hoody with ´'Kiss me I´m a pirate" written on it. What?? Then this woman was wearing some bright pink tracksuit pants and on the back of the waistband in ...

... orrore.<br>Per il resto del giorno ci limitiamo a camminare lungo i viali del centro, al momento di salire in camera ci accorgiamo della fatica di essere a 2200 mt, l'ostello è subdolo tu credi di dover salire al terzo piano, ma loro hanno due piani non conteggiati (dove c'è la cucina e l'altro con la sala tv) così in realtà devi arrivare al quinto. Dobbiamo organizzarci bene, perchè una volta scesi, se ti accorgi di aver dimenticato qualcosa, sono tutti cavoli tuoi risalire!!

... not only in work, but in special events like a quinceañera (15th birthday party of a young girl), playing ball daily with the men, running and laughing with their children, visiting and drinking pozol (a drink made of corn maza and water...yum) in their homes, and talking over coffee in late night hours. They greeted me in the morning and said goodbye to me in the night with warm, tight embraces. The ...

... tourists, and went to the Robert Brady Museum, a house which had been occupied by an eccentric US art-collector and which was virtually unchanged since he lived there in the middle of the last century. The place was cluttered with an eclectic range of items, and I snapped a photo of Theodora looking a bit like the Freda Kahlo self-portrait in the background. Afterwards, we went and had lunch in "Los Mananitas ...

... a major player in gaining independence from the oppressive Mexican regime at the time. Planning on getting a direct bus there I somehow ended up on a bus to Mexico City instead!! So, once in Mexico City I headed directly to a bus to Cuautla. A four hour journey that is usually 2. Most people are not sure why I went to Cuautla and I can't say I am either except for the apparent hot springs which ended up being a ginormous swimming pool with ...

... real thing originally started back in the Aztec times hundreds of years ago. This type of ice cream was considered "Food of the Gods", and it really tastes like it! Well, the place looks really nice, it has these decorations that look EXACTLY like real fruits all over the walls and the ceiling! The tables are made of ...

... and most of all, Tequila (it tastes sweet and nothing like the one we know outside of Mexico), Mescal and Pulque (this is not found elsewhere in the world because of the lack of means to control the ever-going fermentation, so it is only served fresh...it contains about 5% of alcohol and taste a bit like coconut juice). Going up the pyramids was not an easy feat...not only did we have to climb the steep stone steps ...

... to the fruitmarket and we bought 3 KILOS OF PERFECT YELLOW TASTY MANGOS FOR 12 PESOS, which is about 80 cent. ;-). Then we saw the beautyfull botanical park with a nice river and butterflys as big as my hand. (and you know they are not the smallest). Later then we made it to Romolos house which is located in the top destination of this town. Its typical mexican with nice intereor he prepared a nice meal ...

... off, to the park, next to the square, where the guard said it was ok to rollerblade. Yes, right: the surface was so uneven, rollerblading was impossible. Half an hour later our 'big rollerblading adventure in Mexico City' was finished. Tomcat carries everything home, 12kg on the back, which is a challenge at 35 degrees. What is next? The zoo. We take the metro and arriving at the zoo station, we start to walk. And ...

... jewelry, pottery, toys, etc. The plain ride was pretty cool but i got a little case of motion sickness. Tomorrow we will go to Morelia to visit our friends and see how a real Hispanic family goes throughout their day, prepares their food, and does for fun. Our hotel is great too, we´re staying in a villa with beautiful atmosphere, and an awesome pool! The food here is great too, I love tacos! Well goodbye, or as they say here, ADIOS!