Fiesta Inn Celaya

... 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 ...

I woke up early this morning and made myself a cup of coffee before heading to the Queretaro Language School which was a couple of blocks away. I had noticed the night before that there was a market two blocks north of the guest house, so I decided to swing by there on my way to the school. I'm glad I did because out front I saw a handful of vendors selling tamales and warm atole. I listened in as people ordered and then I myself ordered a ...

... tickets to the luggage man. When I pointed to my bag, the luggage man asked for my ticket and when I couldn't produce it he shook his head. After all the bags were taken, he wheeled my suitcase past me and into the terminal! A kind traveler who spoke English offered to take me to the bus counter and was able to convince the Primera Plus attendant that the lonely suitcase was mine.

I bought a ticket to ...

... of the people of San Miguel. It has been a wonderful experience to have been an observer, even with the lack of language skills, and to see the pulse and life of a wonderful and joyous city. My hope is that in my ignorance that I have not left any marks of indifference or arrogance which is my shadow of a culture of priviledge.

When we retuned to the Jardin after our cooking class, I could sense my saddness about our leaving San Miguel, because I know that there is so much more ...

... torta cubana (esèce de sandwich contenant du jambon, un oeuf, des tomates, de l'avocat, du poulet, de la saucisse, des frijoles, etc...) mais réussira par contre l'épreuve du chili asado (piment doré à la poele, très piquant, ne manquez pas la vidéo !!)

Nous grimpons les ruelles jusqu'à arriver tout en haut de la ville, où nous profitons d'une magnifique vue juste à l'heure du coucher de soleil.

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 ...

... cause de son histoire, de son architecture et de sa culture. Fondée en 1548 et ville coloniale de l'Espagne, elle fut très importante pour la métropole à cause de ses gisements d'argent. Notre première escale se fera au Musée Ex-Hacienda ''San Gabriel de Barrera''. Ce domaine était à l'origine une usine de traitement du minerai pour en extraire l'argent et son propriétaire fut le richissime comte espagnol Valenciana qui, grâce à sa fortune ...

Nous sommes le 30 janvier et nous sommes arrivés à Puerto Vallarta hier pour un séjour de six semaines. Nous avons maintenant accès à Internet haute vitesse et nous en profiterons pour vous partager notre voyage des 25 derniers jours à travers le Mexique colonial, pendant les prochains jours. Comme le 7, le 8 janvier est une journée de déplacements pour un autre 500 kilomètres. Départ de la caravane de Matehuala à 7 h 30 avec un levée de soleil ...

... she leads... We went to one museum while we were in town that was somewhat disturbing. It was a museum of mummified bodies, including the smallest one in the world (was a fetus when the mother died). Very creepy, and one of the bodies was that of a woman who was actually buried alive. Apparently they were all dug up because the families couldn't afford to pay for their graves anymore. I'll be creamated thanks.... One thing about Guanajuato - the streets ...

... never be answered cause I really don't know the answer... But, i am here right now, I AM IN MEXICO!!! My new home will be in Celaya, a beautiful small town in the state of Guanajuato in Central Mexico... And here are now some impressions of my first days here in which I havn't left this town... it had been really stressfull days, but also really nice days because my hostfam is so great, and then just school starts and with that rutine began...