Hacienda Real Hotel Campeche

... view of the church. But is was quite empty and I was sill sick so I did't get to really go out and have fun. I just stayed around the center and visited the seafrond, the maya museum (very small, like 3 rooms), and enjoyed observing the architecture and the colorful houses.<br>

... br><br>This blog was published in Montreal, PQ on October 10, 2009<br><br>It took me the entire year of 2008 to blog the Hawaiian series and it looks like I will need most of 2009 to finish off Mexico. <br><br>So what is coming up for 2010?<br><br>Driving Canada and the U.S.A. &#8211; A Video Blog<br><br>Hope I can pull it off as I have 50 hours of video taken during a 23,000 km trip I took in 2008.<br><br>That&#8217;s the plan but maybe where we go in ...

Before we start, we would just like to thank everyone for leaving messages on our blog. We feel loved !!! <br><br>Last night in Merida, before our trip to Campeche, we had dinner with our host, Ana,who is in fact Cuban. We had a good old chat and all. She made us a great dinner, with a Mexican main course that looked like Irish stew!! She also had ice cream made from some local fruit, called mamaya or something. It was really nice. <br><br>We travelled to Campeche ...

... a mortuary, too weird for me so I left Ads to look around. Heading back to the ocean we wandered along the paved boulevard lined with palm trees, it felt like we were back in America, not what I expected at all. It was a shame there was no beach here to swim from as I could quite easily have done so just to cool down! We then just idly wandered round the back streets, taking in more temples and convents, the lighting at night highlighting the architecture of these places was ...

... odd looks especially as we squelch back into the hostel. Today the aim was to revise Spanish, but not a lot, after updating the blog, walking the city walls and seeing some of the other sites there doesn`t seem to have been much time. In a cafe this avo there was an horrendous roar - like a battle field or bomb going off, and then a bright flash of light. The crash echoed through the streets like nothing i`ve heard. Then the water fell from the sky with ...

... site on the Gulf of Mexico-- all the houses seem freshly-painted and well-maintained. We took advice from LP abut the Hotel Lopez and were pleasantly surprised-- it is much better than described, although small. There was a problem with the water faucets-- at first, they didn't work and then after they started, they couldn't be completely shut off, which meant water dripping all night. All the rooms face an interior courtyard. Parking is in a ...

... Later we met one of toms friends and her friends, all the resturants and off licence were closed by 8.30!!! We found a guy willing to sell us a bottle of tequilla, so we enjoyed that at the end of the pier, much to the dismay of many local lover. Later we had a three aside match on a 5 aside beach pitch, a bit wobbly and very very hot!! After a quick dip I hit the hay and slept on and off until this morning. Then with a stomach like a shacken month old milk carten i ...

... We peeked our heads in to see some flowers and plants, however we were not prepared to pay $4 CDN to get a look at 5 square metres of vegetation. We were both getting tired and thankfully we were on the road that led us right home. It was around 3:30pm when we finally made it back to the van. We were both exhausted and our legs were a little wobbly from all the walking. We perked up when we found a note on our dash from the Arnolds. They had come to check in on us and ...

... beautifully lit up at night. We circled the plaza and soaked up the moment, the town was absolutely gorgeous with colonial architecture and buildings painted in an array of pastel colours. There were food booths, selling all vegetarian dishes or deep friedsweets such as churros, set up in a long row in front of the Cathedral. The Cathedral was open for prayer and a long line of parishioners led from the doors to the altar for communion. We ...

Campeche Arriving at Campeche provided a welcome change of pace for us as it is by far the cleanest cities so far, and unlike the Mexico we have seen everyone seems to be fitness freaks, with its own version of muscle beach, quite small thou. Been a port town its surrounded by walls and fortifications, 3 in the west and 3 in the east of the city. Couldn´t resist playing a ...