Hotel Alifer Tlaxcala
Morelos 11 Tlaxcala, Central Mexico and Gulf Coast, Mexico
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Back to the present
Ok now I've blogged most my older entires, time to get back to the present. I've got a phone now and am beginning to settle in quite well. I can remember the names of pretty much all the boys (atleast in our house), and they even remembered my birthday and kept coming up to me all day and giving me hugs. Spanish is getting easier every day and I think I'm picking it up pretty well. yesterday we got three new boys (brothers aged 6, ...
Mexico
Well, it was my bright idea to visit Tlaxcala, capital city of the state of the same name, smallest in Mexico. Despite it not having any particular attractions, supposed to be pleasantly set colonial town.
Tired before I'd started, as the near vertical walk up slippery cobbled streets to the bus station killed me! The plan was 4.5 hours by bus to Puebla then an hour from there to Tlaxcala - after 3 ...
Puebla
... I have had in my entire life. It was good to get some proper Mexican food, and step away from the street vendor type food for awhile. Once we got home, I did something that wasnt too bright at the time considering a catholic mum was sleeping next door, but im only one man. Later in the night I woke up for a huge western ****. Some of the toliets here in Mexico cant cope with the sizable downloads we have been having. I eventually got the toilet to flush and ...
On to Puebla de los Angeles
... was alive with the Caravans leaving. We had a front row seat for all the action. After the crowd left we caught the local bus to the center of Puebla. Puebla is said to be the most European city in Mexico, being established by the Spaniards in 1531. Unlike most of the other Colonial Cities, Puebla was not built around an exiting native village. Left aligned photo tag: By 1539 the city had ...
More pictures
Hi here are more pictures from a trip I took yesterday with a professor of mine from Argentina....Its about 5 minutes outside of Tlaxcala in a town called Atlihuetzalan....The cathedral was extre special too see and the graveyard that was in the back overlooking the mountains.....I decided yesterday this is going to be my new place to study no more cafes....I am going to take my coffee "para llevar"....It was so relaxing here.... Thursday I head to an international conference ...


