Hotel Castelmar 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>

... vandaag nog de overblijfselen kan waarnemen. Binnen de stadsmuren lijkt het net of je nog in een vorige eeuw rondloopt. De koloniale stijl is duidelijk zichtbaar. De huisjes hebben alle mogelijke pastelkleuren. Vanop de 'Zocalo' zien we het ideale aperitiefplaatsje.. een cafeetje op de eerste verdieping van één van de omringende gebouwen met uitzicht op de prachtig verlichte kathedraal. We bestellen onze dagelijkse Margarita en nemen ons voor elke ...

... an unforgettable scene. Since I know no one who enjoys sunsets more than Barbara my own appreciation of the scene was split between the golden setting sun and her beaming face. <br><br>So was this the best sunset we saw in Mexico? Unfortunately Barbara is presently (September 26, 2009) in Montreal so I can&#8217;t ask her. But come to think of it &#8211; she does proof-read every blog before I publish it, so maybe she will have something to say about ...

... ourselves, we picked out the best site overlooking the ocean and club complex and laid back and enjoyed it. It was out of season so nothing was open but we had access to the pool and all the facilities. We did a shopping run into town first day and a beer and water run a couple of days later, the rest of the time we swam, fished, played volleyball, rollerbladed, BBQ'd , schooled and I had a couple of cold ones too. James fished a couple of ...

... partout. Des bestioles d'un mètre de long mais ce sont elles qui ont la trouille. Et dans bus, une française, ça fait 3 semaines qu'elle est là et elle en a déjà marre de porter les mêmes fringues. Ah, je vous jure, c'est dur les voyages... Hier, je suis allé à Celestun voir des flamands roses. T'es sur le bateau sur la lagune et au fur et à mesure que tu t'approches, tu distingues au loin une ligne de plus en plus rose qui est en fait les ...flamands ...

... no man´s land to unlock it, and then summoned back when he is finished searching. I try a casual saunter and not to shake as i put the lock back on!! On the plus side we got a toilet break and chance to get a packet of crisps! A further delay for roadworks or something and we make it 2 hours late to Campeche, but as we arri ve at the coast and drive along the still Mexican gulf the tranquility of the place ...

... 24hour bevyshop) - nice! Spent three days in Campeche walking around, people really friendly. Would stop and ask ´where we were from, if we liked Campeche?´ - they are very proud of their city, quite rightly so it is very pristine. At the hostel we met a Yorkshireman, John (in his 60's) who told us a bit about the town economy - its seems that they have made some money from an oil field and as a result the town ...

... walked back to 'Nilla and laid down to rest. It was much deserved after a very long day. The only downfall of our camping spot in the parking lot was that there were no bathrooms. Around 9:00pm we were both feeling the effects of not being able to go, so we went for a walk on the hunt for bathrooms. We met up with some local police officers around the first corner and they told us about free public washrooms at the Municipal Building. The building was literally 20 ...

... to be sure not to miss the bus. The bus was full of high school kids coming home from boarding school and we had to stand up for the hour ride back to Campeche. Some of the boys were laughing at me, I think cause I am so tall that my head was just about touching the ceiling, and then some girls took a picture of me with a cell phone. Back in Campeche we got a bus to the Fuerte de San Miguel, a Mayan artifact and history museum based in an old Spanish fort. The building was very ...

We arrived in the coastal town of Campeche and finally had a glimpse of the sea! True, it was only the gulf of mexico, and the sea was a wee bit smelly, but the holiday feeling was definitely in the air and we enjoyed walking by the beach. Our hostel was facing the zocalo (main square) and the rooftop terrace ...