Turotel Queretaro

... for a few days, before it suddenly got cold again - less than 4 degrees at night. Don't forget that there's no central heating in the house. Since then it has reverted to mild again, but not before I caught a small dose of a virus which included a fever and aches and pains. It was a great excuse to take a couple of days off, one in bed, and the second sitting in the warm shade in gorgeous garden here at Grillo 12, studying Spanish, patting the dog, Poppi ...

... my first lesson. I was surprised to find that in Spanish there are three verbs to express "to be" - Ser, Estar, and Haber! I had trouble wrapping my brain around all the different uses. The teacher, however, made the class engaging and I had a good time.

At the end of the class, Maestra L. asked me if I would be interested in helping with the Day of the Dead Altar (Ofrenda) they were setting up in the front of the school. I wasn't ...

... the bathroom was quite small and that you had to shower almost on top of the toilet.

I took a hot shower and got myself settled. I then took out my book "The Life of Pi," which I'm really enjoying and read for a short while. I wanted to get a good night's sleep because the next day I would be starting my first day of Spanish classes at the Queretaro Language School a couple of blocks away.

Encore une fois de retour à Queretaro, cette fois avec maman et les soeurettes !
Queretaro, selon moi la plus belle ville du Mexique parmi celles que j'ai pu visiter...et où j'ai vécu entre janvier et septembre 2007.

Pleine d'églises multicolores, de ruelles sympathiques, de fundas où la nourriture est délicieuse (surtout "La fuente de Lupita", situ ...

Trucha et Emilie sont au Mexique !!!

Après avoir passé 5 jours au Yucatan, à Tulum, ils reviennent sur Mexico bien bronzés, cramés même.

Pour ce 2eme week end ensemble nous partons visiter un joyau colonial tout proche de Mexico : la ville de Querétaro. Mon pote et ex-colocataire lorque je vivais la bas, Thibaut, nous a prêté sa maison située sur les hauteurs de la ville ...

... rates were 220, 315, 365, + 490 Peso for one, two, three or four persons.

Hotel Meson de la Merced 16 de Septiembre No.95 Ote, Tel: 01(442)214-1498, www.hotellamerced.com . This fine hotel is housed in a charming colonial building and had knowledgeable staff running the place.

Hotel Plaza Juarez No.23 Nto, Tel: 01 (442) 212-1138, www ...

WEATHER: clear, pleasant. TOTAL MILEAGE: 232.2 miles. All currency is in pesos. Best laid plans....I had hoped to do laundry at the hotel this morning (last night, the clerk told us that this was possible), but when I talked to the desk clerk this morning, she said that it would have to be given to a laundry service which we couldn't do because we had to check out shortly! Through some error, we had ...

... day and I learned a lot. Hoy es mi primer día con mi familia nueva. Estoy muy emocionada. Estan muy simpaticos. Es una abuela, que está viajando en Alburquerque, NM, USA y ya no la concozco, una mamá, Marialena, y un hijo, Diego. Creo que tiene ocho o nueve años. Jugamos Grand Theft Auto mucho hoy. Diego es muy interesante porque tiene ...

Guanajuato is similar to Zacatecas, although we were not staying in a mansion this time. We spent lots of time wandering the streets, visiting the Diego Rivera (husband of Frida Kahlo - famed for her paintings, moustache and monobrow) museum and listening to Mariachi bands (Mexican music sang by men in sombreros, with handlebar moustaches wearing sparkly outfits).

... there are decorations using the Mexican flag everywhere. For instance, in Mexico City, there were huge banners across the buildings in the center of the city. I will be interested to see if/how the Mexican independence day is different than the 4th of July. Be sure to check out the photos in this and the previous entry. I'm always glad to receive emails and updates, so thanks to everyone who has taken the time to write. I hope all is well with everyone. Hasta Luego! Kristy