Hotel y Residencia El Campanario Zacatecas

... how good he was - certainly popular, especially with the girls! Tues went for some chamber music in Fatima church, another big pink one, but with multiple large stained glass windows, then on to see the old aqueduct & the old bull ring, which is now a 5 star hotel. In the evening, the famous Brasilian Gilberto Gil played to a small house, so I was able to get right up front - a real character! Weds saw Aleks Syntek - he was like a straight multi instrument playing Elton - fun!

... get sick or if that special tea had worked aswell. Probably Haley's amazing immune system which is great when she gets to be the nurse! We left relatively early the next morning headed for Gomez Palacio/ Torreon about four hours away. A lovely drive....... Until we hit Gomez Palacio! Our fantastic guide book gave us directions through the centre of the city to a hotel that had some RV parking sites. Well after searching in the area, including a few ...

... moment in the evening when the former bullring arena was used as a photographic setting for a 50th wedding anniversary of a huge extended family coming from as far away as Riverside, California. The photographer illuminated the bullring in a manner that is not normally seen and gave us a chance to take some beautiful photos. The Quinta Real Grand Class Hotels and Resorts are all five star properties and there are eight ...

... de la Bufa, high above the city. Near the "catedral" is also the city's largest plaza - Plaza de Armas that is graced by such important buildings as the Palacio de Gobierno and the Hotel Emporo. The beautiful Old Spanish architecture is not only confined to the cathedral but is evident throughout the "centro historico". Most of the buildings date from the nineteenth century or even older. Zacatecas is after all one of the best preserved historical ...

... the day in Batopilas recovering from fright, I met an American nurse from Chicago called Jane who understood my acrophobia and offered to give my some benzodiazepines to knock me out on the way back up. Worked a treat, didnt feel (or see) a thing for the 5 hour trip up. One week later I discovered a rather hideous looking infection on my tongue and wasnt looking forward to having to deal with the ...

... That´s probably a good thing, cause it won´t be a let down seeing more ruins since they can only get better. We spent about 3 hours walking around the ruins, and it was actually a very nice hike up to the top and back down the other side of the small mountain on which they sit. Celine speaks very little english, so it´s been fun speaking with her in Spanish (although my Spanish sucks, so it´s mostly Becky speaking with her). My spanish ...

... bu no too many with shallow pockets. People seem to be getting by and enjoying life just fine. I am really appreciating the wonderful hospitality. After lunch we went to buy some tickets for another concert only this time there will not be a Mariachi band, but a banda with Joan Sebastian. After getting the tickets we went to visit yet another cousin of Tomas', Erica which is Sandra's sister. After a 1/2 hour conversation in spanish and just tyring to ...

... ring pursued by the clowns. Cowhands emerged from the adjacent corral and tried to lasso the beast as it cavorted around wildly. Eventually, someone got a rope on the animal's horns and it was dragged, kicking, out of the ring. Somewhere on the floor of the bullpen, sat a humiliated virgin, his pride in tatters. The compère offered some words of consolation as he crept away unseen through the rear of the pen. Next up was a rider with a few years' experience under his belt ...

... a morning of clear blue skies I set off in a south-easterly direction on a long straight road across golden ranges of the type frequented by the late John Wayne. After an hour or so the flat ran out and the road climbed over a low pass to a parallel valley, narrower and more undulating. After a couple of hours of winding my way across a series of grassy inclines I swept down from the hillside and into the majestically named settlement of Nombre de Dios, having ...

... and my heaving myself up there of an evening is not a pretty sight! I dread needing the loo in the night. The bed also squeaks so any move not only rocks the occupant below but accompanies it with sound affects. I diidn´t sleep great the first night! The lady below me I think is Canadian or french. Within minutes of meeting me she was wondering if I wanted to go with her somewhere or other that was a couple of bus rides and an overnight stay. I think I ...