Casa Pan de Miel Oaxaca

... Arriving Friday night, the adventure started at an apartment owned by other missionaries, because the Shaver Mansion was too full to accommodate my family as well. Saturday was spent at an incredible natural wonder, called the petrified or mineral waterfalls (Hierve el Agua). Sunday was a *gasp* sunrise Easter Service at the school. Other family visit days were spent doing and re-doing exciting things like eating ...

... community nearby at El Panchen.We had dinner that night at the El Gato Gordo ( the fat cat) and it was mexican dinner with the usual tortillas and beans but mine was all vegetarian Wayne added meat to his meal. The trip to Palenque left at 6.30 am so we had an early start. Both us had gurgly tummies but while mine was ok for the day Wayne gor progressively worse and the toilet visits increased. We stopped by wat cascades at Agua Azul and Misol HA in the lowlands which got hotter ...

... ihr** Vorbild** auf dem Platz, Che Guevara, Karl Mark, Friedrich Engels, Lenin und irriti**end**weise sogar Stalin. Nicht nur in Oaxaca ho**en wir imm** wied** von vielen Mexikan**n, wie beeindruckt sie von den Kuban**n sind. Kuba steht zwar wirtschaftlich nicht gut da, ab** sie haben es gewagt, den USA gegen das Schienbein zu treten und sie aus dem Land zu w**fen. Fu** viele Mexikan** liegt die Schuld d** Probleme ihres Landes vor allem bei den Am**ikan**n. Am dritten Tag starten ...

... of the product, but coffee and chocolate nevertheless do a pretty good job as &#8220;comfort foods&#8221;.<br><br>Now lets talk about the third &#8220;C&#8221; &#8211; the colonial architecture. <br><br>I have said it several times in my blogs when looking at the architectural traces left by the four colonialists in North and South America &#8211; the English, the French, the Spanish, and the Portuguese &#8211; there is no doubt that the Spanish left the most architectural ...

... stone carvings and ball courts, many astronomically aligned, it's hard to imagine how such a sophisticated civilisation was decimated by the arrival of a small number of Europeans. The following day we headed to Teotitlan, a traditional weaving village. A local indigenous family treated us to a superb lunch and a demonstation of the tradional weaving and dying ...

... as we climbed through the mountains and into the clouds. There were points where I couldn´t pluck up the courage to look out the window. Anyways, it was all good, we arrived in one piece. We have found a fantastic hostel that´s cheap and has a great vibe, relaxed and super chilled. The owner is a cool dude and he invited me and Mish to dinner last night with his family. We ate some lovely Mexican food and then got a little tiddly ...

... you are in the Zocalo then walk three blocks down Miguel Cabrera, passing the Artisans Market (Mercado Benito Juarez), turn right in to Mina and the Hotel is situated ten metre's down on your right. They also served excellent meals and had faultless staff running the place. <br><br>A pleasant mid range option would be the Hotel Maela ...

... you're problem wondering why. Well, I was going to school five hours a day and it was intense learning the whole time, plus even though I was away I really didn't feel like I had had a break from school yet. Also I felt that I had seen and done everything I wanted in Oaxaca. I'm really glad I made that decision and feel I got out of it the most I could have. My spanish reached a great level and I hope to keep improving it. I'm back at ...

... of us in the group which unfortunately was really a bit too big so didn´t get much of a hands on experience. The chef, Pilar, began the day with taking us to the local market to purchase the ingredients for the day. Was great being able to see all the different fruit and veges and being told what they all were and also having the occasional taste as well. We spent about an hour there then it was back to Pilar´s casa to start ...

... my classes with her ended. The martinis on her patio helped greatly, but it was too much too soon. Thank gawd, the pace of my life has changed and I no longer want to overachieve at all costs. I decided to take a week off from the Spanish lessons and just study and practice what I have learned. It has made a huge difference. I met some interesting folks in school. It is amazing what a broad spectrum of people come to ...