Hotel Veracruz Centro Historico

... to the best of my knowledge). The cast will be spending time with their host families on Saturday (19) and Sunday (20) will be our show! The following Monday (21) we depart for Puebla. <br><br>Soon, very soon, we leave for Europe! October 5!<br><br>I will have internet until the morning of the 21st but after that, I'm not sure. So far it seems that each member of the cast has had internet so hopefully it won't be an issue.<br><br>However, never fear! I have a backup plan ...

Set on the wide river Palpolapan, which brings a welcome breeze & respite from the mossies. UNESCO world heritage site, for it's blend of colonial & caribbean style architecture - brightly coloured houses, 95% with portales in front. By chance, tonight is the last day of their carnaval, so it's blasting loud music everywhere & coachloads are here ready to have a good time - they started early! My hotel is right in the thick of it, with balcony overlooking the zocalo, so will ...

Am Morgen besuchten wir in Villahermosa das archäologische Freilichtmuseum Parque-Museo de La Venta. Eingebetet in einem hübschen tropischen Park mit einem kleinen Zoo, sind dort monumentale Olmeken Skulpturen aus der Region ausgestellt. Die ursprünglichen Fundorte liegen in unzugänglichen Sumpfgebieten der Bundesstaaten Tabasco und Veracruz. Hauptattraktion sind dabei die berühmten, bis zu 3.4m ...

... there were of different ages and came from all over and I made a lot of new friends. Erik and Linda started the school for all the right reasons. To provide permanent jobs for talented college students from the local University, to effectively teach students like myself "Conversational Spanish", and to provide a family like atmosphere to make you feel at home. They also have a cooking class. I sure would like to learn how they made that green spaghetti.

... warning. We are starting to understand the system and us gringos can control the traffic. Driving here is like a jolt of instant testosterone. Every man for himself. Once out of the city we headed towards Tampico we were greeted by the foothills of the mountains.. sweet curves..some of them were 90 degree turns with 75´ drop and no guard rails. During one of these turns we crossed the Tropic of Cancer ...

hola amigos from the mountains surrounding lake catemaco, veracruz, mexico. we are spending a blustery day cleaning house and contemplating what adventure to partake in this afternoon. the area here is very pretty and we need to explore more to get a better feel for the place. we haven't been here 24 hours yet. my wife lori and myself have been ...

... see your hand in front of your scuba mask. The boat was moving so slowly we were able to swim all the way around her. When they pressure washed the keel they could not wash the two strips where the haul straps had been. Captain Greg handed me a line to keep me in place, and I went over the side to clean the bottom, all this while we were under way with full sails! That was the job for the day. We had a fun time of it, washing the boat ...

... tells him "build me a church on this hill." So he goes and tells the priest "I saw Mary and she wants a church." The priest (a Spaniard, of course!) doesn´t believe him (of course, he´s lucky the inquisition wasn´t ongoing or some ¨pain purification¨would have been in his future). So he continues on with his simple life but encounters Mary yet a second time who tells him to gather roses and go back to the priest. He does this, (not ...

... sure what to do, so we headed in our own directions. We dropped Brenda off at her house because she was not feeling well. So, Diego and I went to Applebees to eat boneless wings- which by the way cost $9.50 here! I ordered and I pointed to boneless wings, but for some reason, they brought regular wings! But it was a good night! I can´t believe that they have Applebees here! **Friday, July 21** Today, we only had class from 9-12. It was a very quick day of classes. Everyone was ...

... flavor. ¡¡¡WOW!!! What a flavor. The place was teeming. I felt like I had been dropped into the center of an ant colony. I decided to have a Cafe con Leche and found out that I had never had the proper kind yet. I was expecting a cup of hot milk with Nescafe. Instead I got a glass with about a shot of brewed coffee that looked strong enough to knock you on your ass. I had been hearing ting ting ting since I walked in (the sound of spoons knocking on ...