Los Juaninos Hotel Morelia

... to the Mayans because (a) there are no rivers in the Yucatan so water is very scarce and (b) they believed it was a way into the underworld where people went after they died. It was lovely and peaceful. Then this American woman walked up to me, munching on the biggest bag of crisps I have ever seen - you could have fitted a small child inside it. She stood next to me, loudly crunching crisps, then she gave one to her mother, who moaned that they were too hot (to be fair, this is ...

... city on the planet. Got to the hostel and was a bit worried about waking people up at this hour but there was no need as the only occupant was out at the time. I made my bed up and in he came, a private investigator from Washington. He was already ****** and a bit of a nerd but he invited me out and it would have been rude not to. So we went upstairs to the rooftop bar where there was a fiesta in full swing and after a quick one went into town with an Aussie guy who´s ...

... the ages´´ - the Mexicans were queueing round the block to see this one.

I got the train down to somewhere unpronouncable to see some canals which are a World Heritage Site, but for the Mexicans they are just a place to get ******. They all hire these massive wooden punts and climb aboard with friends, family, shed loads of food and beer, and sometimes their own private band. I like their style. It starts off quite fun, but soon gets rather boring when your boat is stuck in a ...

... me what sounded like jello she was really offering me "hielo" which is ice. I finally figured out today that jello is "gelatina." Ohhhh!)

This is a bit dull because there´s nothing really exciting happening! The organ recital that was supposed to be on last night was cancelled, but no one seems to know why. I did go to see two Chekhov one-act comedies yesterday instead. I found the scripts online and read them before I went, which was good because it was ...

Long travel day for Noel, Patti, John, and I (James). We arrived in Morelia around 9pm - took us to our host families houses and ate a fabulous meal at 10::45 and then to bed. We had to meet at 9am for work detail. No pictures for this entry but there are plenty coming.

... ont beaucoup souffert, donc faut bien rester sur ses gardes.... Et ben tout ça á doit être vrai, parce que j'ai passé Shabbat dans la rue, comme un chien: si ça vous intéresse la synagogue s'appelle BetEl et bon, euh, je vous la déconseille. J'en parlais avec un gars juste apès qui à eu le mot qui tue: "Payasos¨(=clowns). Qu'à cela ne tienne, j'ai passé la soirée avec des Mexicains hyper sympas, dont un cycliste de Oaxaca qui m'a invité chez ses parents. Les seuls (gros) co*s du ...

... Phil was now in his element. He led me through narrow aisles past shops devoted to beans, corn and maize. Displaying a passion hitherto unseen, he waxed lyrical on the difference between this bean and that or what type of flour went into which tortilla. We moved into the herb section. I made an effort to appear an enthusiastic student and Phil questioned a merchant in great detail about the origin his cilantro. The guy bagged some up but we'd already moved on. The next ...

Today was paceked with fun- filled adventures! We did SO much including tours and wild night life in the city! It all started.... When we woke up of course at 9 am sharp. We took quick showers and then took off for the FREE walking tour of Mexico City...that's right folks, FREE!! I was so excited. You all know how much I love tours, and free ones are bonus! That means I can ask a thousand questions and they don't cost me a dime! :) So ask away I did! We first visited the Aztec ruins in ...

... comme hier) que les pneus des voitures fondent et s'incrustent dans la route! Nous sommes cinq dans la maison : Kim la coréenne, Soren le dannois, Katerine la québécoise et Annabelle et moi de France. Les autres sont partis, ils n'étaient pas sympas, très "européens", mis à part qu'ils n'avaient aucune hygiène. Notre premier boulot a été de tout laver, faire les courses, etc... Nous parlons trois langues, et parfois Kim et Soren tentent de nous faire prononcer des trucs en danois et ...

We arrived in Morelia late at night and were picked up by the friend we were staying with, Hugo. We were both starting to feel a little sick after the long ride and too much AC on the bus. My Aussi friend went to bed early and I went out with Hugo and a few other guys to a club in the center. In the next few days the Aussi girl and I both got pretty sick with fevers and all. Hugo and his whole family, I mean the whole family, his mom, brother, grandma, cousins ...