Marriott Torreon

Accommodation <br><br>Hotel La Siesta, Acuna No. 9, Tel: (01 842) 422-0374. Their current rates were 300 + 400 peso for 1 or 2 persons. The small, en-suite rooms come with cable TV but are a little overpriced for what's on offer.

For Friday dinner, the visiting brothers and I, head over to Señora Clara Morenos. Her son, Alvero Moreno is in the work whom we also met in Chile. Her husband just had a stroke, but also came to convention. MartaVeloz came over to visit as well. Fidel Veloz, her son, lives in the Baja. Saturday we all gathered at Señora Anitas for lunch. She worked as a ...

Staying up chating with the twins till the wee hous of the morning, didnt bode too well with the 5:45am wake-up call. Back over to Jaimes for breaky and then into the van for the 5 hours drive to Torreon. There were 9 workers and myself. Good times. Torreon is only 100 years old. Known for its Silver mine (largest in latin america) and the Corona plant. it ...

... it but we did so very successfully, without any real directions mistakes-- not bad considering all we had was guidebook maps! We decided to go to Queretaro, about a two and a half hour trip. Another pleasant drive along good highways-- I even took a turn behind the wheel and enjoyed it. Another toll-y day: at Puebla: $31; at Mexico City: $88; two at Queretaro- $65 and $60 respectively. We thought we ...

... songs. I had $2 in the dukebox and i think ´More than words´ by Extreme was about to come on when they started. bummer! After the Cantina, we decide to check out a unusual disco, which has been built inside a disused silver mine.It is meant to be amazing but as the lads and the girls were wearing flip flops we were refused entry. Instead we try another bar which is full so we settle for the only place that is left....a Gay caberet bar. inside is what looks ...

... hands he held a lantern that was plugged into a nearby outlet. It had a green on one side and a red light on the other. He turned it as necessary to control the traffic. We got to witness him finish up for the day. Two other police officers were involved in the unplugging of the light and removing the wooden crate. It was all quite amusing. Now lets go over the different vehicles and people that come by the house, what they do, and the noises they make. The funniest one has to be ...

... interesting city with lot´s to offer, but being a country girl at heart it´s hard living in a city with all the noise especially. At the end of the week we will be heading to Morelia and then to the monarch butterfly sanctuario.And we will visit the playa (beach) before heading back stateside. I´ll try to write more later, It´s been a long day and I have salsa (dance) lessons tonight!

... afternoon in Spanish classes. I am making progress though at times it seems pretty slow.I finally have room to get out my paints, but not a lot of time to use them. In our first day´s here we met Pedro, who cooks at a restuarant.He has lived in the states some and done lot´s of things. His woman friend Morgan came the next week. She has lived in Portland for many years and in Seattle the last 5 and is going to move ...

So, the train chugged it´s way pretty slowly, firstly through some flat farm land - pretty barren and dusty, then we started to climb into the Sierra Madre hills and pine forests, rivers and more dramatic drops. For all the ´pine forest´ scenery, it was still very hot and sort of deserty in feel - Wendy - it was very much like Arizona. The time passed pretty quickly - 12 hours - mostly spent hanging out of the big door windows ...

The bus journey to Torreon took a little longer than the six hours it was supposed to, but we're getting quite used to it by now and were quite happy reading and drinking in the scenery. After the morning`s episode we were both extremely relieved to discover that the toilet on board this bus wasn't locked for once, and even more relieved that neither of us had the need to use it anyway! Upon arriving at the bus terminal in Torreon we had the ...