Fiesta Inn Oaxaca Hotel

... feet.<br><br><br><br><br>I don't think we got pics of it. We were both holding our breath.<br>Later when I checked Amira she had sweaty marks down her flank where she had leaned so hard against the corner going up. I don't know how she managed the down.<br><br>I've been searching all over the internet for a picture of that bridge. No luck so far.<br><br><br><br> <br> <br>

... the busy city roads. Once we got out into the mountains it was harder work but much more enjoyable, and the view from the top of Monte Alban was incredible. We made it back in time to catch the second half of England sealing our place in the World Cup with an impressive 5-1 win over Croatia. That night we went to a local bar to watch Mexico beat Honduras 1-0, thus booking their place alongside us in South Africa next year. Mexicans are mad about football and many people I've met ...

Tampico is much nicer than Monterrey! The family we are staying with is really cool. They are Catholic, so we've had a good chance to witness. We gave the husband a book called "More than Conquerers" so he could practice his english..... We went out for Tacos and Gringas - Muy Rico! We have an overnight bus tonight to Veracruz, then on to Cordoba - exactly what everyone says not to do!

It's beautiful here in Tampico. There's tons of night life and it's a lot safer than Monterrey! We boarded the bus from Monterrey at 10:00 AM this morning. We had the very front seats on the bus. The ride was not very comfortable. We just couldn't position ourselves in any way to make the ride more enjoyable. Not to mention, we hardly ate before we got on the bus and the bus doesn't make any stops ...

... their family on the full tourist tour of Oaxaca. Seeing as how I didn't have much else to do, I bummed along for just about every activity (good thing the Suburban holds eight :-) This means I finally got to see all the cool Oaxaca things people visit Oaxaca to see. I went to the Sunday market in Talacolula; it's a great huge market along the main streets in ...

... besuchen den Baum von Tule, d** mit 14 Met**n Stammdurchmess** d** wohl dickste Baum d** Welt ist. Er ist extrem alt und Sascha kann sich noch von seinen Kind**tagen in Mexico daran **inn**n. Die Kirche daneben sieht im V**gleich richtig winzig aus. Wir fahren weit** in ein Web**dorf, wo uns gezeigt wird, wie die rohe Baumwolle g**einigt, gesponnen und gefa**bt wird, und wie daraus Teppiche am traditionellen Webstuhl h**gestellt w**den. An komplizi**ten Stuecken v**bringt ein Web ...

... there are stores selling a local type of pottery that is all black.<br>The last time I was so impressed by local colours was in a &#8220;barrio&#8221; of Buenos Aires known as &#8220;La Boca&#8221; which perhaps sets the world standard for colourful.<br><br>Just to backtrack, we got lucky when our taxi driver took us to the Hotel Posada del Rosario which not only turned out to be quite nice for the price range of 500 pesos but it was also strategically located just across ...

... and entertainment. Then walk a few more blocks and you come to a huge indoor market selling everything from beef and cheese to rugs and chocolate, one more block and the major food market is there...moles (things cooked in spicy chocolate sauce) are the local speciality. I have spent so much time just wandering around the zocalo and markets and just sitting and enjoying. It is amazing and the atmosphere is fantastic! AND...one of ...

... crossing the country in order to go to Central America.... we would have to go to a different border crossing, wait 72 hours for a vehicle check and then travel all the way south in a caravan to the Guatemala border. Of coarse he had the name of a friend that could help us get through the process for a cost. We got our policy for 4 days and went and had breakfast thoroughly confused about the information that was given to us. Our option was to lie at the ...

Tampico DOES have some points of interest, notably nearby Huastec ruins, but I had neither the time nor knowledge nor inclination for them at the time, so I change buses and move on. It's hot as Hell, so I order up one of those delicious-looking aguas naturales in the big jars with big chunks of ice floating in them. Big mistake.