Hotel Torres Del Fuerte

... mid-range hotels like Hotel San Francisco and Posada Don Porfirio, www.donporfirio.cjb.net but both had similar rates as above, which I thought was overpriced for the standard of rooms that were on offer. Hotel San Francisco did offer a pleasant setting though, with the rooms set around a plant filled garden, seating areas and wireless. <br><br>At the top end there is only one option, Hotel ...

... away from the tracks. Luckily we were going slow. But unluckily for a train quite some years ago, as our conductor informed us, they weren't and when careening off the tracks and plummeting down the canyon, you could still see some of the wreckage.

... to cool off and then lunch with a welcomed siesta. Let's face it, when it's this hot it's the best thing to do. Around 5.30pm when it's cooled off (I.e. it's dropped maybe two degrees) we head off for our city tour. We start at the museum and learn about the revolution and their hero Pancho Villa before getting into our city coach. It's hard to describe and I'm in fits of laughter when I see it. It's literally a trailer pulled behind a truck with ...

... passenger carriages on the train so everyone scrummages in the little gaps between the carriages where the doors open to take photos. Hanging out the top of the little door with my camera trying to focus on the canyon whilst the train scuttled along was a challenge but I managed to get some good shots which I hope go some way so capturing how amazing this train ride is , it really did live up to the hype.

... ran back to the painters tent but to my dismay, he wasn't there. I looked around and noticed him sitting off in the distance eating a sandwich. I approached him and complimented him on his work. I asked if he would custom make me a picture and he nodded with a gentle smile. Despite my insistence that he finish his lunch first, he wouldn't even consider it. I explained to him what I envisioned as he began to prepare a ...

... they just seem to have a death wish! Definately a case of you have to be there I think but what amused me the most is the ones that just cover their stuff and pretend its not there, or hide it in the bushes. Anyway yesterday the police came along and spent over 1/2 hour probably longer with some street sellers, clearly arguing about what they were up to, I did wonder if they were trying to get bribe but who am I to say. Next stop San Cristobal I hope.

Mexico city is one of the biggest town of the world, a mix of modern and traditional. To see: The ruins of the Aztec temple The cathedral of the XVI century (basilica de Guadelupe) The Zocalo place with is musicians and gifts sellers. The National palace: offices of the Président Others places: OAXACA city : Built in 1530 by the spanish Herman Cortes; the most typical town of the country ...

... willl prob stay here for afew motre days then head out to the coast. Have a bit of a plan of Museums etc to check out in next couple of days. I{ll use this site to to regular blogs aswell as hopefully sending out some emails with some decent stories of adventures etc. So if u care to keep track of where I am and what I{m up to this is a good way. You can also leave messages or replys to each entry. And I will be uploading photos to this site when I get to that. Adios Alex.

... to our home (our host mother does not have a car). Our "mom" starting rattling away in Spanish to me, and I just smiled that "I have no clue what you are talking about, please don't hurt me strange lady" smile. She finally asked, "Hablo Espanol?" FORTUNATELY I was able to answer with "Lo siento, mi espanol es muy mal" (I am sorry, my Spanish is very bad). It was one of the few phrases I memorized on the bus ride. She laughed, and said, "Mi ...

We decided to get off here instead of going through to Los Mochis mainly to see a smaller town, and also because we didn't want to arrive in a new town without accommodation booked at midnight! Discovered a nice little scam in this town which was disappointing. The train station is several kilometres (7?) out of EF. Some accommodation scouts from a new hostel were at the station and after talking to them we decided to give them a go, especially as they had a nice ...