Hotel Fortin Plaza
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... in cash. It works the same way with the phone bill and the electricity bill. The electricity bill does offer the potential for higher tech payment - a kind of energy company ATM. Drive up, scan the bar code on the bill, insert cash, get a receipt and drive off. If the gas tank at our house needs filling, we call up the gas company and make an appointment. They show up (usually not on time) with a big truck, run a hose to our tank, fill ...
My first 7K(-ish) in Mexico
... high, not because she's fast but because there were few masters women participating (Leah's words, not mine). She commented that Mexican masters women definitely didn't benefit from Title IX. I hope I’ll get to write about Leah’s first Oaxaca race in the not-too-distant future. We’ll keep running around, looking for banners.
--- I’ll write a more general entry about our experience running in Oaxaca in a blog to ...
Busy as a Bee
... so Nikky, Katarina and I immitated their moves, mocking them, until they came up to us and pulled us to the center to dance with them right in front of the band! We, of course, obliged, dancing with them using their crazy moves. We looked ridiculous. Quite absurd, really, but we had such a good time! Afterwards, we headed off to dinner and our tour leader, Andrea, bought some silly string type foam off a vendor on the street. We didn't ask why and we ...
Oh What A Day Is Today...
Well, I made it! The past 24 hours have been a complete whirlwind, but I am finally settling into my homestay, where I will primarily live for the next 8 weeks.
The flights yesterday seemed to go relatively smooth – that is, until I reached the airport in Oaxaca. Upon my arrival, I found that only 1 of my 2 check-in bags had arrived to the airport.
After a long conversation with the baggage staff, I left the ...
Essen, Essen und Essen
... das Verkehrschaos und erlebt das normale Volk. Und natürlich kann man sich für wenige Euros pappesatt essen. Also genau mein Ding! In Oaxaca steht die bisher für mich beeindruckenste Kirche der gesamten Reise. Von außen recht unscheinbar ist die Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán von innen sehr schön. Jeder Quadratzentimeter ist ausgestaltet und bedacht worden. Trotz ...
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Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Business Services
- Wheelchair accessibility