Holiday Inn San Luis Potosí

... from this point on to its present state of not being able to boot up. Our first night's stay at the hotel was good. The second night it was late and I was working on the computer in the lobby when a Mexican family with two kids checked in. I did not give it much thought until I went back to our room and Barbara complained about the noise next door. Then I put two and two together and endured a high level of noise for the ...

... was supposed to be prime family time there seemed to be an awful lot of people no longer adhering to that tradition. That was Christmas Eve ..... now for Christmas Day. As I mentioned on Christmas Day we spent a good part of the day on the bus from Guanajuato to San Luis Potosi. Our sightseeing on our first day took us well into the night as we did not arrive in San Luis Potosi till about 17:00. By the time we realized it was time to find a ...

... ils ont de belles autoroutes, celles qui sont payantes en meilleure condition que les autres, alors que les routes secondaires sont parfois étroites et cahoteuses comme les nôtres. Un point positif que nous avons noté à notre premier plein d'essence est son prix avantageux ; il n'y a qu'une compagnie gouvernementale qui distribue l'essence au Mexique et c'est Pemex qui a un seul prix à la grandeur du pays, soit 0,60 $ pour le diesel, 0,70 $ pour le régulier et 0,87 $ pour le super ...

... where a side altar dedicated to Mary seems entirely made of gold. The altar at St. Francis was less flashy but very beautiful, with Mary at the center of the altar in a starburst of deep blue. There was also a crystal ship hanging in the front of the church. This church also displayed glass coffins of saints. We went in search of another museum (about the revolution) but it too was closed. That was an enjoyable walk, as it ...

... that was playing and jumping over each other. We picked out the Hotel Panorama based on Lonely Planet, a splurge at $860 per night. It definitely has the feel of a chain hotel, but it also has all the amenities (after all these weeks of carrying our luggage up and down stairs, an elevator is a luxury!). Our room is very large, on the seventh floor, with huge windows and an excellent view of the city. It is fully ...

... stlye - Mayans obviously learnt a lot from them. They were obsessed with the image of a man holding a dying child in front of a cave that lead to the underworld and reproduced this image in huge stone sculptures over and over again. I love this fascinations with death and the underworld that appears in Aztec, Mayan, Inca etc art. The Mayans have an important sacred image of a Ceiba tree to represent all stages of heaven, earth and the underworld (a cross funnily enough), at the top ...

A short day trip. Delores Hidalgo is the home of the church from which on September 16, 1810 padre Miguel Hedalgo y Costilla issued the Grito de la Independencia spawning the Mexican Independence movement. Subsequently excommunicated and eventually beheaded, Hidalgo is a national hero for whom countless streets & plazas are named throughout the country. Despite its' historical significance, the town ...

... of space with a little brown lake and a canyon that reminded me of upper Bidwell Park in Chico. It did make for some nice walking. The cactus garden did boast cactus species from all over Mexico, but that was pretty much it. Nice place to go running or maybe have a picnic.<br><br>December 27th. If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around, does it make a sound? Who knows, but I DO KNOW if pasta falls off the shelf and scatters across ...

... and with terrible accents! There were Italian restaurants, Chinese restaurants, shops with English signs - the whole works. I could tell Paul was pleased as he had a secret little smile on his face. My response...I looked right at him and said "Dude - let's get out of here. I don't like this place...way too many gringos here!" Paul looked at me in shock! We decided to stay and give it a try for a few days. And actually, I'm really enjoying it. I'll let Paul tell you all about it!

... to driving due to the narrow, old streets and the traffic. You can imagine that most corners are blind with few stop signs. The main arterials are mostly three to four lanes wide and have traffic lights but get off them and it is another story. Pedestrians have the right of way and they are everywhere. We do enjoy the presence in our area of many pedestrian only streets. Will close for this time. It is off tomorrow to San Miguel de Allende.