Hotel Alcatraz San Cristobal de las Casas

... eine flasche Rotwein zahlen (450Pesos = 35CHF!!). Ich muss mir fuer den folgenden Einsatz unbedingt etwas geographisches aus den Fingern saugen um eine bombensichere Wette abzuschliessen - vielleicht gewinne ich so mein Weihnachtsessen fuer dieses Jahr!

Wie schon erwaehnt, geht es Morgen (am 02.12) weiter im Programm. Weil das FrayBa im Moment extrem wenig Beobachter hat, ist die "Auswahl" an Comunidades etwas geringer ausgefallen. Mein Lieblingsziel konnte nicht ...

... sottosopra e mi sono bevuta una sorsata di Maalox alla ciliegia, che un po' mi ha aiutata.
A questo stato di prostrazione si aggiungono i topes, i "dissuasori di velocita'" che qui hanno le dimensioni e l'altezza dell'arco alpino, e ce ne sono a profusione: prima dei centri abitati, dopo i centri abitati, su una bella strada dritta, nelle curve, in salita, in prossimita' delle scuole, dei passaggi pedonali, e a casaccio se avanzano 200 ...

... The kids even take turns watching the younger kids. For dinner we had fresh tortillas filled with shell pasta and homemade cheese. Yummy, but didnīt quite seem as local as I had hoped. After dinner they walked me to my posada (hostel) which was awful. It looked like a prision cell -- cement walls and no window. Well, it was the only place in town and the family didnīt have room for me in their house. Although I couldnīt ...

... prohibited and you can be thrown in (their local) jail for doing so. And apparently these jails are much worse than the likes of those in Oaxaca! The introduction of Coca Cola and Pepsi has had a marked impact on Chamula - the introduction of these products at heavily reduced prices has resulted in the infiltration of religious practice, economic control and day to day life here. Local buildings everywhere bear the ...

... relentlessly for. We went to a show at the theatre in the evening called Palenque Rojo which reenacted a Maya story of a King being kidnapped. It was great, the actors were all in proper Mayan costume with massive headdresses and weapons, jumping around and fighting. We sat in the cheap seats at the back but could see Francisco moving about between empty seats in front being stupidly fussy as usual. Most ...

... a little cooked rice. Just heat and that’s all that’s to it – if you are not demanding.

As I write this blog in the Victoria (British Columbia) Public Library my mouth is starting to water and when I go home I know exactly what I will have for supper tonight. Barbara is still working in Prince George, BC until Friday (Sept. 4, 2009) so the simplicity of my meal is no problem at all.

So keeping that in mind it is now 17:42 and ...

Another blog from a still-cold San Cristobal. My trip seems to be going in circles, ghehehe. Instead that this time Iīm not going to Central Mexico but to Guatemala, more specifically Lago Atitlan. This lake is described by some as the most beautiful lake in the world. Funny, Iīd originally planned to be at lake Titicaca at the Peru/Bolivian border for the New Yearīs, but now I might be at an even better place I didnīt even know about beforehand! My time in ...

... internet, get supplies of goodies and get the ferry to the beautiful island of Cozumel. Unfortunately, under heavy two-day non-stop rain, Cozumel is no longer that pretty. There is beautiful snorkelling around the island and amazing beaches, but under the rain, it all appears very grey. It did not prevent me from renting a motorbike to drive around the island, but it prevented me from enjoying the beautiful views which were greyed out by the ...

... again as toluca received a red, and then another red card by the 60 minute mark. with only eight men on the field, toluca subbed two more defenders on and closed the game up in the goal mouth. around the 70 minute mark, toluca scored through a confused pack of orange shirts. the cheers of the toluca supporters burst through and drowned out the rest of the arena. the fútbol club of chiapas had lost focus, succumbing to a weak brand of soccer and playing long balls into ...