But it was time to move on,and our next stop was Veracruz a very famous city on the east coast of Mexico. It was many hours by bus from Queretaro so we broke it up, first stopping in Mexico City to change busses and then to spend the night in Puebla. The picture is a scene from the park in Puebla. Not sure what was going on, just sort of crazy, especially the guy in the middle. We saw him two days later in Veracruz, doing much the same crazy stuff.
Nancy and I had been to Veracruz a couple of times but never got to stay in a hotel right on the park. It is the off season and hotels are pretty cheap so we chose this place and this is a balcony of the hotel, and on the 5th floor,overlooking the central park where we always had our happy hour.
And this is the hotel, taken from the central park. It was really quite beautiful.
We could see this from our balcony but this day we were down in the park when they were taking down the flag and all the music and ceremony that goes with it.
And this was taken at night from our balcony but it was a long ways away and we could not hold the camera steady enough. It was very beautiful folk dancing from this part of Mexico.
I had read about a town a short distance from Veracruz that is a World Heritage Site so we did a day trip, 2 hours south of Veracruz to the small town of Tlacotalpan and it worth its designation. It is a river/fishing village, and very colorful.
Debi and Van on a bench, in the central park of Tlacotalpan. If you look closely you will see a street scene painted on the bench between Debi and Van.
From Veracruz to Oaxaca also was a long journey so once again we decided to break it up in Tehuacan, about half way. We had very little information on this city so it was a bit of a crap shoot but we lucked out, with a hotel right across the street from the bus station and the central park just two blocks farther on. We most enjoyed our night there.
This picture is a mural on the wall of the tourist office in Tehuacan.
The next morning we went to a Market place in Tehuacan and Nancy made a friend. She had the most delightful two tooth smile but she would not do it for the camera,
And part of that market was a flower market. The following picture has 24 roses and filler and cost about $18 Can. It was beautiful along with many other arrangements.
Every county in the world has a different way of delivering milk and this is one way that Mexico does it. That is warm raw milk on the back of that bicycle and it is dipped out of the cans with a pitcher atvarious businesses and homes.
The next day a 3 hour trip got us to Oaxaca and the following three photos are Pictures of that journey. It is pretty desolate and stark with not much human presence.
Nancy and I are here in Oaxaca for the next three weeks but Debi and Van are leaving in a few days so our next blog will be from here.
The next morning we went to a Market place in Tehuacan and Nancy made a friend. She had the most delightful two tooth smile but she would not do it for the camera,
And part of that market was a flower market. The following picture has 24 roses and filler and cost about $18 Can. It was beautiful along with many other arrangements.
Every county in the world has a different way of delivering milk and this is one way that Mexico does it. That is warm raw milk on the back of that bicycle and it is dipped out of the cans with a pitcher atvarious businesses and homes.
The next day a 3 hour trip got us to Oaxaca and the following three photos are Pictures of that journey. It is pretty desolate and stark with not much human presence.
Nancy and I are here in Oaxaca for the next three weeks but Debi and Van are leaving in a few days so our next blog will be from here.
1 comment:
I really like the photos from the trip. It looks like you are having fun. Hope the travels are going OK and that those younk kids you are on the road with are not making you work too hard :)
JP
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