Hotel Aurora Oaxaca

... fight through the pain barrier to stay in the friend zone. Reiterated with the small crowd that were now looking over to see if the tourists could handle the locals choice.

After managing to leave the place, as by now fresh pitchers would be placed on the table before we had even taken the head off the previous one, we staggered out into the street waving goodbye to or new amigos promising to come back for the evening session... something that we all knew we were never gonna keep ...

Visite sous une chaleur ecrasante. Un site de toute beaute qui inspire l humilite devant le genie de la civilisation Zapoteque... Pour plus d infos http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Alb% C3%A1n

... decide in a conversational situation which was the right tense to use - but that's not the way they teach it, so I ended up working it out for myself and sacked them! Did get a nice trip out of them before I jacked, a tortilla making and eating jolly and met some good people.

By now, what with all the above and the museums & art galleries (though I did give the stamp museum a miss) I have really soaked up enough culture to last me through a few more months at the beach!

... where a famous Mexican artist, Francisco Toledo, http://www.rightlivelihood.org/francisc o-toledo.html took a long-abandoned textile factory and reconditioned the interior of the shell. In its present (higher-level) reincarnation as an art institute, there are art skills-training workshops, (not sweat shops), like weaving, kite making, and poster-making - most of the samples for sale illustrated liberation themes. Opportunities are ...

... that this spot was perfect and built temples, buried lots of dead people in them and left in time for the aztecs to discover it..or something like that. And that is how Mormons began. Who knew. Earl then took it upon himself to chastise me, saying (imagine in strongish texan accent) ´´Rebecca, you know, over by the food there are some things called napkins. Maybe next time you eat you should use some.´´ So, parents, you should be proud to know that your daughter obviously ...

... potholes, mudslides, herds of livestock and their shepherds, and of course, stunning views...over 6 hours on the bike averaging about a 25mph slog. Believe it or not, it never rained, but we had black clouds hovering over us like the little stink-cloud that follows Pig Pen from the Charlie Brown Gang. I did not want to get caught at 6000 feet in the heart of Mexico's Sierra Madre in a torrential downpour! We made our way with a little haste through ...

... back to San Bartlo to do some shopping tomorrow. Swimming was nice, I'm going to try to use that pull as often as I can. No one said anything to me today about going in there so maybe they don't care. I'm supposed to meet the guys from school at 9:30 but I really don't feel like it anymore, but don't have a choice since there are no phones. So maybe I'll just go out for a little bit. Oh yea I almost forgot today my tourist ...

... two of the local and very large cemeteries on Easter Sunday. As many of you well know, this is a city that celebrates the dead unlike any other, and I was looking forward to an opportunity to view this exceptional cultural aspect of the area. The day did not disappoint. Because it was a holiday, the cemeteries were open and there were flower vendors out front in full force. And, as always, there ...

After a wonderful week exploring San Cristobal and the surrounding area we began traveling to Oaxaca. Time dictated our leaving this beautiful area as there were many nearby places we didn't explore. The Cuota road from San Cristobal is mostly a downgrade as you start at 7,000 feet elevation and reach 2,000 feet at Tuxtla Gutierrez. This drop is achieved in 82 km of breathtaking scenery ...

... re everywhere here. I don't mind, really. What I cannot stand, however, is the fact that the vast majority of those I have encountered (even though they live right next door to Mexico and have thousands of opportunities to learn the language of the country) seem to presume that saying "HOW MUCH IS IT?" or "I WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT!", for instance, in louder and louder tones will help them to convey their point and/or desires. Uno, dos ...