Emperador Hotel Queretaro

... shop owners put on a huge markup and reap great profits.

Having attended to that urgent errand, I spent most of the rest of my first week here just wandering about and getting my bearings. I have plenty of photos to add to this entry so won't go into long descriptions. The title describes my reaction to what I've seen so far. I also attended some interesting meetings, including one about archtypes, another about the book A Course in Miracles that I ...

... roja torta (a tamale with red chili and cheese put inside bread!) and some delicious chocolate atole. I stood around with other people and ate my warm breakfast and watched as vendors put up their wares in their market stalls.

I headed over to the school and received a warm welcome from the staff before my first lesson. I then headed into the room named "Chiapas" (which was decorated with beautiful tapestries from the state of Chiapas ...

... the street.

I arrived at my home for the next few weeks: the Queretaro Guest House. I was met at the guest house by M and when she opened the doors I was welcomed by the lively blue and red entry way laden with various plants and ceramic decor. The guest house was much nicer than I had expected for the price and was happy to find that it was clean and quiet as well. The only downside I noticed was ...

... coté du resto "Los compadres"), les concerts en plein air du dimanche sur les nombreuses places de la ville...

Très peu de touristes étrangers car elle n'apparait pas tellement dans les guides touristiques (très injustement mais tant mieux pour nous finalement)

Une excelente journée sous un ciel on ne peut plus bleu et une chaleur accablante...

... being overly restricted and at least the buses are still running too - would have thought they'd be a great place to pass around germs! Anyway, seen plenty of plazas, churches, fountains & callejones - I had hoped to join a callejoneada, one of the preocessions through the alleyways at night accompanied by a quartet of musicians in medieval costume & a donkey with jars of wine in the most ...

Trucha et Emilie sont au Mexique !!!

Après avoir passé 5 jours au Yucatan, à Tulum, ils reviennent sur Mexico bien bronzés, cramés même.

Pour ce 2eme week end ensemble nous partons visiter un joyau colonial tout proche de Mexico : la ville de Querétaro. Mon pote et ex-colocataire lorque je vivais la bas, Thibaut, nous a prêté sa maison située sur les hauteurs de la ville ...

Just accommodation for now................

Accommodatio n

Whilst here I stayed at the centrally located Hotel Posada Diamante, Iganacio Allende Sur 45, Centro Historico, Tel: 01(442)212-6637, www.posadadiamante.com.mx . This was a fine budget to mid-range Hotel with all en-suite rooms having cable TV and excellent jet showers. Their ...

Aun en Querétaro, faltan 48 dias para salir... FaceBook me trajo a este blog y me di cuenta que no se pa que lado de Argentina está Buenos Aires. Al noroeste ya vi. Tampoco se si hay metro, que hay cerca, o si podré ir a la Patagonia ...

... degradation but to identify sustainable income generation activities for local communities as well. We won`t get too far with this, but subsequent groups will build on what we started, and eventually the effort will move to other areas. This three weeks already feels like a long time, and we miss you all. Hope some of you will consider visiting. Stay tuned for news about our future home, Jalpan de Serra, in the Sierra Gorda of northeastern Querétaro state.

... me - it is very nice! The first morning, she gave me Kelloggs - there is a plant here in Queretaro. And, she made a fruit smoothie and juevos mexicanas - Mexican eggs with tomatoes and onions - and she gave me dominican bananas, which are little bananas that are very sweet. So, I told her that I could not eat that much next time! I found out that the letter I got from her was old and she does not live with her children anymore. So, now, it is ...