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after a bit of mescal, we were all feeling OK...... read more

here are some pics from guanajuato........ read more

after a day in acapulco, we headed to mexico city and have spent two days exploring. we are staying in the historical center, which houses some of the most beautiful buildings i have ever seen. our hostel is a block away from the zocalo, the heart of the city, which is surrounded by the national palace and the cathedral. using actual building materials from aztec ruins, the cathedral was built on top of these ruins. a small chunk of excavated ruins, which survived the spaniard destruction, are less than 50 meters away from the cathedral. construction of the cathedral started in the 1500s and took 300 years to complete...wow! the first day we did our own walking tour and noticed that all of the buildings are crooked...doorways and windows vividly lopsided. (pictures to come) the second ... read more

hola amors. jim and i are on our 6th and final day in san cristobal. wow....that is a long time for us to be in one place! the city is easy to get comfortable in....cute, clean, colorful, colonial, beautiful churches. plus lots of good, cheap food options. plus, plus...our hotel room was very comfortable, complete with a hot water shower with good water pressure :) we were able to enjoy the celebration of dia de los muertos (day of the dead) here. during the celebrations, which last from november 1st thru the 3rd, mexicans honor those that have passed away...relatives and other loved ones. colorful, candle lit altars are set up in homes and businesses, upon which offerings of food and drink, made to the deceased, are placed. november 2 is when folks gather at the ... read more

here are some pics from tulum and chichen itza (thanks jim!). i will post pics from campeche on the campeche entry.... read more

hope you are all well. i am in mexico and am doing well, except for a very minor cold. we spent the last two nights in a beach cabana in tulum. tulum is 130km south of cancun....so the coastline offers the same beautiful beaches on the caribbean. of course staying in a cabana offered us the luxury of walking out the door and being on the beach. but luxury has it´s price (well worth it!!!)...like mosquito nets and sandflies. there was an intense storm last night and the thatched roof of our cabana couldn´t handle all the rain so the roof started to leak a little...right over the bed. yesterday we swam as long as the sea would permit....it was a bit rough so we didn´t stay in too long. then we went to the tulum ... read more