Flamingo Inn Queretaro

... are excellent hosts. They make me feel like a cherished and indulged daughter - not that they're older than me - more like around the same age, I'd guess. I've been reading that it's unusual for a son to leave the family home unless there's a very good reason, such as work taking him to another town, or marriage. Thus it's very normal for Jorges, who looks to be in his late twenties, to still live at home - and in this modern day, for his novia, or girlfriend ...

... to add to the school's Day of the Dead altar. Maestra L. explained that it was customary to write your name on a sugar skull before putting it on the ofrenda. In this way when spirits visited the altar they would know who had created the altar for them. Before we headed back to school we stopped by 'flower row', where we purchased marigolds (Day of the Dead flowers), red cockscomb, and baby's breath.

Back at the school, we went to ...

... the bathroom was quite small and that you had to shower almost on top of the toilet.

I took a hot shower and got myself settled. I then took out my book "The Life of Pi," which I'm really enjoying and read for a short while. I wanted to get a good night's sleep because the next day I would be starting my first day of Spanish classes at the Queretaro Language School a couple of blocks away.

... 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...

... t had a single room with fan & it's really starting to warm up - deliberately left behind one pair of trousers the other day! - I know most of these places are 1500 - 2000m, with little humidity, but still gets sticky with no breeze and hideous synthetic sheets & pillowcases (0% cotton). I don't know how they managed to breed these mossies as very little rain - sheer maliciousness I think!

... br>Nous passons donc toute la journée à nous ballader dans les ruelles et les nombreuses places, tout en dégustant les spécialités locales. Le soir nous avons la chance d'assister à une "estudiantina", des groupes folkloriques qui se promènent dans la rue en chantant des airs typiques et en dansant. (regardez les vidéos).

Nous terminons par une soirée arrosée à la tequila...

... com/quer/hotelplaza . This overlooks the zocalo but the interior of the hotel did need sprucing up a little. Their current rates were 300 + 350 peso for one or two persons.

Jirafa Roja Hostel 20 de Noviembre No.72, Tel: 01 (442) 212-4825, www.jirafarojahostel.com . This excellent youth hostel benefitted from a good location ...

... is better here, and I like it alot. Hoy es sábado. No tengo clases hoy. Ayer tuves mi horario para el semestre. Tengo cuatro clases (uno es en ingles) y taekwondo y fútbol. No tengo mucho para hoy. Oh, sí, aqui se dice "tienes sueño" para dormir y "por fa" en vez de por favor. Trato mole ayer, no me gusta, y papaya, no me gusta. La torta esta bien, pero mas rica en EU, el heldado, en el otro mano, es más rico aqui, y me gusta mucho.

... much time to do you have to read this? The main goal of this excursion is to practice intensive meditation for as long as possible. I am currently signed up for a 2 month retreat ( http://www.saddhamma.org/about_saddhamm a.html ) in Burma. In case you think meditation means "contemplation" and envision me sitting on a beach and day dreaming, you should take a look at the retreat schedule: 3AM to 11PM, with 1 meal at 5:10 AM and another at 10:10 AM. The goal is to remain ...

... and spoke with a noticable German accent. More people arrived and then the dancing show started. The five dancers were wonderful, offering typical fiesta, folkloric dances in costumes from Veracruz. During the performance we were served plates of cheese, breads, ham, olives, and we think caviar. By this time other friends had joined the couple at our table. The party broke up about 10:00 and the kissing started, on both cheeks. A surprisingly good party after a ...