Ola todos!
Thank you for the comments, they are entertaining!
In our last day in Oaxaca we went to see the ruins on Monte Alban which were beautiful! (i will post pictures once i find a USB port!) It offers a 360 view of Oaxaca which was amazing. I got a little too much sun on my legs but kept my hat and a long sleeve shirt on. The weather has been beautiful; cold in the morning and evening and hot during the day. Very comfortable.
We took an overnight bus last night to San Cristobal de Las Casas and arrived at around 7;30 a.m... i was lucky and slept most of the bus ride because we had a lot of room and i am good with bumpy car rides however this would not be a good experience for Aunt Claire (who get motion sickness in Chatham!!!!) Dustin brought us to Babylon; a hostel he had been to on his previous trip through Mexico and we are happy that is is only 50pesos a night (about $4.75 Can.) ! We also found a picture of Dustin and Steve Schepers with friends hanging in the hall from their last trip. Pretty cool. And ofcourse not knowing italian has followed me once again since the owner is italian as is Miguele (one of the guest). Alexander (the owner) now answers me in both italian and spanish since he is upset that i do not speak italian. He said he wanted to call my mother and speak to her about this. He even knows where Castelvedere Sul Calore is!
This afternoon Alexander, Miguele, Eder (who is mexican learning italian) and a couple from Angentina and us all went out for an authentic mexican meal with endless amounts of food and drinks ( i had soda water because my stomach wasn´t doing so well) and after our meal Alexander told us we each owed 50 pesos (30 for me which is about 3.50 Can. maybe) CRAZY!!!
It was great to be with a local since we would not have known to have gone so far out of the way to eat.
My spanish is definately improving, as is my italian since there are so many italian travelers here to learn spanish since it is so affordable and similar to their language.
San Cristobal is beautiful with Cathedral´s at the end of every street and amazing markets selling leather goods and colourful textiles. Tomorrow i am looking forward to spending the day walking, taking picutres and hopefully being disciplined enough to do some drawings. Luckily i dont eel much like shopping! I should pick a couple things up however, or i will regret it.
Eveything is well and we are really enjoying our time.
We will stay here for one more night and then on monday make our way into the jungle to Palenke. Once we make it to the beaches we will settle down and stay put a bit longer.....i wish i had more time. Most travellers that we´ve met are here for 3 to 7 months! amazing!
Adios, Ciao, bye!
Linds
This was an amazing church in Oaxaca. The inside roof was completeley covered in paintings and sculptures.
Thank you for the comments, they are entertaining!
In our last day in Oaxaca we went to see the ruins on Monte Alban which were beautiful! (i will post pictures once i find a USB port!) It offers a 360 view of Oaxaca which was amazing. I got a little too much sun on my legs but kept my hat and a long sleeve shirt on. The weather has been beautiful; cold in the morning and evening and hot during the day. Very comfortable.
We took an overnight bus last night to San Cristobal de Las Casas and arrived at around 7;30 a.m... i was lucky and slept most of the bus ride because we had a lot of room and i am good with bumpy car rides however this would not be a good experience for Aunt Claire (who get motion sickness in Chatham!!!!) Dustin brought us to Babylon; a hostel he had been to on his previous trip through Mexico and we are happy that is is only 50pesos a night (about $4.75 Can.) ! We also found a picture of Dustin and Steve Schepers with friends hanging in the hall from their last trip. Pretty cool. And ofcourse not knowing italian has followed me once again since the owner is italian as is Miguele (one of the guest). Alexander (the owner) now answers me in both italian and spanish since he is upset that i do not speak italian. He said he wanted to call my mother and speak to her about this. He even knows where Castelvedere Sul Calore is!
This afternoon Alexander, Miguele, Eder (who is mexican learning italian) and a couple from Angentina and us all went out for an authentic mexican meal with endless amounts of food and drinks ( i had soda water because my stomach wasn´t doing so well) and after our meal Alexander told us we each owed 50 pesos (30 for me which is about 3.50 Can. maybe) CRAZY!!!
It was great to be with a local since we would not have known to have gone so far out of the way to eat.
My spanish is definately improving, as is my italian since there are so many italian travelers here to learn spanish since it is so affordable and similar to their language.
San Cristobal is beautiful with Cathedral´s at the end of every street and amazing markets selling leather goods and colourful textiles. Tomorrow i am looking forward to spending the day walking, taking picutres and hopefully being disciplined enough to do some drawings. Luckily i dont eel much like shopping! I should pick a couple things up however, or i will regret it.
Eveything is well and we are really enjoying our time.
We will stay here for one more night and then on monday make our way into the jungle to Palenke. Once we make it to the beaches we will settle down and stay put a bit longer.....i wish i had more time. Most travellers that we´ve met are here for 3 to 7 months! amazing!
Adios, Ciao, bye!
Linds
This was an amazing church in Oaxaca. The inside roof was completeley covered in paintings and sculptures.
Me jumping at Mont Alban ruins outside of Oaxaca!
Mont Alban ruins.
Hello sister dear... yes your italien friends should call mom LOL Well over here we have the sun finally :) and it will stay till Monday :) Other than that nothing is new...but the olympic are starting on Friday so I will keep you posted... PS. I went to Roxton and am borrowing some of your clothes till you return... :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE YOU... say hello to Dustin, Steve and your new possee
I've g0t my Atlas out and have followed you to San Cristobal (San Crystal Ball). Italian's all over the place, you should have taken me with you. You'll be ready for Castelveter Sul Calore when you get there one day. Salutti a tutti! Baci da tua mamma
ReplyDelete"YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ME WITH YOU" what the hell is that you(Gerv) spent a YEAR complaining about this trip now you want to be there......OH WELL.......Castelveter Sul Calore YES everyone know's that place that's where GERVA was born..."AND" a few other historical events but no time to get into that now.....sounds like all is GOOD have fun stay out of trouble give Dman and Sman a big hug for me........here is the Italin phrase for the day...Non capisco un cazzo.....ciao..Adomani
ReplyDeleteShields! Sounds like you're having an AMAZING relaxing time. I like reading about your adventures in Mexico, it sounds fun and cheap. You must take a pic of a random cool old Mexican man preferably wearing an xtra large sombrero!
ReplyDeleteSay hello to Dustin :)
This is Rose by the way...