Gilfer Hotel Puebla

... On a Sunday. While people were worshipping.<br><br>But my host brother said it was common. So, I took some pictures.<br><br>And then he took me to see the body of Saint Francisco.<br><br>Yup, his actual body. I didn't take a picture of that. But wow! What an experience, huh?<br><br>We visited a few more markets (I bought a beautiful scarf for about $6 USD) and then went to pick up the rest of the family. Edgardo and his family (his wife and 3 children) took Ronja and I to ...

... away from me!<br><br>After the first group left, we talked about what had happened during the first 20 minutes and what we could have done better. We felt that we had started off too strong, playing such a difficult game right away. We decided to start the next session with a game: The "Go Bananas" game. This is a game that we first learned to play at the elementary school in Chino Valley. <br><br>We actually got some smiles! And laughs! It was so awesome!<br ...

... I'm about to become the best aunt ever because this bag will be coming home to you both! Just promise me that you'll save a few pieces for me to keep as souvenirs from Mexico!<br><br>When we returned to our facility (the high school) we had a great lunch and then were given reflection time. I found out that when I was working in Veracruz, the cast organized a meeting and asked to have more time during the day to reflect upon the experiences that UWP brings to us. It was great to ...

... see photos) and full of nice bits and bobs which I might steal. The bathroom is weeny, but perfectly adequate for our needs. We went for a mooch, heading down the pedestrianised road to the zocalo - main square. Really beautiful. Quite european in feel, which would figure seeing as there's a massive spanish influence in Puebla with it's famous Talavera tiles adorning building fronts, walls, floors. Handily on a grid system the ...

Accommodation <br><br>Whilst here I stayed at Hotel Reforma 2000, 4 Poniente No. 916, on the corner of 11 Norte, Tel. 01 (222) 242 3363, Web: www.hotelreforma2000.com . Their current rates were 200, 250 peso for 1 or 2 persons and 350 + 400 peso for 2, 3 or 4 persons in a room with 2 double beds. This good value budget hotel is set over 3 floors around a pleasant colonial style courtyard. The carpeted rooms with en-suite and cable ...

... throughout pre-hispanic Mexico and of the changes during the Colonial period. The Museum, housed in an 18th Century building, is named for the wife of Manuel Espinosa Iglesia who designed the Museum. This is one not to be missed. On our way to find the bus back to Choula we discovered a street full of irresistible Dulces (sweets and candies). These come in many shapes and flavors and are ...

Today we tried again to visit the Africam Safari...and this time it was a success!! We went to the bus station, Lili helped me buy my ticket and escourted me all the way outside to my bus. She explained to the bus driver that i did not speak english, but could do just fine if he could just tell me at what time to be back on the bus in english anytime we got off. The bus driver was very kind and agreed to keep an extra eye out for me to make sure i did not ...

... she said I always say if they don´t want you here they will put a sign or ask you to leave...there were poeple working on the other side of the stage and they did not say anything so i figure it was okay. We also went to the Parián a large craft type market.  There were several rows of small stores with small inside areas and stuff out front also.  I found lots of cool stuff and it was all really cheap...like only a couple dollars for each item.  At one place i ...

... de Chapultepec (Max&#8217;s residence). There&#8217;re many newly added artworks along the way. We took pictures of those. It was a very nice walk as the buildings are all skyscrapers under the very blue sky. We reached El Angel (Monumento a la Independencia) which marks the western edge of the Zona Rosa. The angel once fell ...

This morning I got up and did some yoga in the hallway...they lock all the common areas here. grr. I then got on the metro and ran off to catch the bus to Taxco. It´s a great little city that has been preserved by the Mexican government. There are restrictions as to what you can build there etc. It´s also renowned for its silver. The ride was only 2 and a half hours, and I watched some crazy English movie with people trapped ...