Hotel Gracia Zacatecas

... and bored by too much information. Besides we were somewhat in a rush as Barbara was still planning to visit the "Museo Rafael Coronel" back in Zacatecas which she described in the previous blog. --------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Comments/Questions: travelswithlobo@yahoo.com --------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Coming Soon: Aguascalientes: Is This a City We Can Warm Up To?

... best be viewed from the Argentine side. http://www.peakware.com/photos.html?pk= 82 By the way, Fitzroy was the captain of HMS Beagle that was Charles Darwin's ship on the famous Galapagos expedition. (1831-1836) During my many years of travels, Sundays have always had a special significance. That often ended with the realization "What a great place to spend a Sunday". Ohhhhhhhh, to have a list of all the wonderful places I ...

... Besides that, the service and the food are quite good. On our last day we also discovered a nice coffee shop that met our criteria of a good café americano and baked goods at a reasonable price. It is called the Panificadora Santa Cruz located beside the cathedral next to Luigi's Pizza. I also have to give credit where credit is due. If you still aren't convinced about Zacatecas, I see there is someone - TQ Long - who has better photos than ...

... balaclava's were on every other corner across town. <br><br><br>Accommodation<br><br>If you have the time then I highly recommend spending at least a night in Jerez so that you can really appreciate the town and its surroundings. I came across two excellent budget friendly guest houses with good rates, and wish now that I had spent longer here.<br><br>Hotel Posada Sta. Cecilia, Constitucion No. 4 ...

... a lot of fun. My first breakdown of the trip--Yep, heading back down the 25km of cobblestones the seal on my rear shock blew out. For those of you not down with the motorcycle lingo, this is very bad and requires that the shock be replaced. Luckily, it doesn't leave me stranded, so my Dad and I limped 300km south to the town of Zacatecas. All of that in the first 48 hours in Mexico. At this point, as you may ...

... we got settled and chilled. We were then dropped off at the fair. We entered an area shaped like a bull arena, but smaller and more circular. This type of arena was called "Palenque". here, there are several events happening all at the same time, i.e. Bingo, cock fights (chickens that is), and people are throwing balls into the stands (which is still don't know what that was). I was pretty impressed that people were able to understand what was going on ...

... mine is converted to a club at night, and another thing that I can at least say is that I got to party in a mine! Zacatecas is also known for its Cathedral and other churches, characterized by their unique, intricate façades carved and constructed with faint red stone -- truly different from other Mexican cities. So all in all, another great weekend with great friends as always, and bad but very cheap tequila.

... With verve and vigour the animal began charging its would-be tormenters. I wondered how many bulls I would have to face and longed to be back in my seat nursing a cold beer. Suddenly the bull had me in its sights and was careering headlong towards me with a look that was less than friendly. I about-turned and bolted toute de suite. Mercifully, the wall was near at hand. I was over the top before you could say 'First World War'. Adrenalin pumping, I clung to the brickwork ...

... stay in Zacatecas. So it was that on my first night in the city, I found myself in the laid-back surroundings of nearby Todos Santos bar with some friends of the family and a couple of fellow guests at the hostal. Chaco, the dueño, as well as being a genial host, was a patron of the arts and the bar was a haunt of musicians, who played several nights a week, and local artists, whose works hung from the walls. During my time in Zacatecas I made a point of trying to call ...

Mexico..the beginning Guide-less (with the exception of my AA´s guide to Mexico..and trust me, they know their cars not countries!) and clueless, Collins and I had plotted out a map for our trip through Mexico in San Antonio. Originally, we had planned on going to Saltillo but we decided against it after going to Monterrey as it is only two hours from there. One other major change is that we cannot now go to Oaxaca. This is an absolute ...