Mayan Palace Riviera Maya Playa del Carmen

... The conversations were halted when our table was surrounded by a local band who sang loudly and very badly for ages. <br><br>The next day, since our group had bonded so well over dinner, we all went our separate ways. I went to a couple of art galleries, where as usual a Mexican came up and talked me through the history of everything I was looking at. They really are a very useful bunch. Opposite the art gallery there was an exhibition called ´'Inquisition - instruments of torture ...

... our bus driver and various other men in uniforms surveying the scene and tutting, we overheard that the driver had grabbed the car`s stereo and literally run for the hills right after the accident. What presence of mind! We waited a few minutes for another (very full) bus from the same company to pass, and I ended up sitting in the aisle behind the driver for the rest of the way to DF. And, in a recurring theme, I was once again rudely awoken just ...

... orrore.<br>Per il resto del giorno ci limitiamo a camminare lungo i viali del centro, al momento di salire in camera ci accorgiamo della fatica di essere a 2200 mt, l'ostello è subdolo tu credi di dover salire al terzo piano, ma loro hanno due piani non conteggiati (dove c'è la cucina e l'altro con la sala tv) così in realtà devi arrivare al quinto. Dobbiamo organizzarci bene, perchè una volta scesi, se ti accorgi di aver dimenticato qualcosa, sono tutti cavoli tuoi risalire!!

... They would do some damage if you didn&#8217;t see them in time. We must remember this for when we hire a car. There are massive resorts along the way to Playa and I did contemplate staying in one of them, however they are "all inclusive" with drinks and meals in the price. This to me doesn&#8217;t encourage you to leave the resorts and experience the real Mexican food, sights and sounds etc. <br><br>We finally make it to our little ...

... we were driving about Antigua at 9 o clock (3 in the morn your time, nearly called Helen to go looking for my tour itinerary... sorry Helen but thanks cos know you would have done it), gorgeous colonial town by the way, all cobble streets, small houses, less than 10 streets square with fantastic looking churches surrounded by mountain and volcanos. La Merced my favourite church, fab yellow and white facade, purple flag and tree on and beside it, amazing ...

... the beach before the rain came again. It rained on and off most the time were were there, but we made use of our time. We went to see Indiana Jones at the cinema, which incidentally is rubbish, and spent some time on the internet and looking around the expensive malls. It was nice to have a dose of the modern after not seeing anything like that for a while. I bought some new sunglasses and Amy got a bikini and some new sunglasses to. After our trip to the ...

... night, is when the plates are dribbled out as they are prepared in which case we´ll sometimes receive the entree after one, or both of the mains have been served. The third way, which is the way we we´re used to before travelling is - Pratically - entree followed by main and subsequently desert. This however is the rarest of the 3, but since we are now conocers of fine foods served in odd ways, we often see the humour in it. After dinner we all went out to a ...

... Where was my cheap poncho when I needed it!! And there was no one selling additional ponchos. Damn it! Oh well, I would have to endure the rain. It was actually quite refreshing from the hail that fell previously (that was British sarcasm, if you picked it up you get a sticker). No but really , it wasn´t all that bad. After passing through the little shops in front of the archeological site we arrived to the ticket window. I flashed my teacher card as if it warranted giving ...

... on ****ing tourist town, the constant piercing sounds of construction reflecting Playa's status - apparently - as the world's fastest growing city, this statistic all the more astonishing given its unremarkableness as a tourist centre. Sure it's a place of death, but an unremarkable one - it's not Buenos Aires. Playa Del Carmen is standard, off the shelf, manufactured; fast food never more than a couple of blocks away, a starbucks opposite, overpriced ...