Blogs from Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico, North America - page 3

Today started at an early 6 am. We had to pack a weekend bag (one per room aka 2 people) and we had to get the rest of our stuff out of the rooms so that while we were gone other clients could use the rooms. My roommate and I agreed to take the biggest of our 'smallest' suitcases so that we could maximize what we could take while abiding by the rules. Surprisingly enough we managed to cram two girls' worth of stuff for 4 and a half days. Go us! The spiral stairs that add even more charm to the gorgeous hotel turn into the stairs from hell when trying to drag down giant, heavy pieces of luggage. Once the bags were packed onto the mini bus and the extras were locked up in ... read more

Today started off like any other normal day... If you call waking up in a foreign, yet great, city normal ;) After grabbing a quick bite to eat we were given our first assignment! Each student was paired up with another (aka roommate) and were assigned a street to walk up while taking notes on the kinds of stores that you see on that street. At the end of our 'street walk' we were to meet up at this kitchen museum that was also an ex convent. When we got to the museum we were shown into the 'kitchen area', it was seriously so cool!! It was interesting to go 'back in time' and see how some kitchens were. They even had a fridge area; the fridge area was really a separate room that supposedly had ... read more

What a day!! Can I just say that I am so glad to have finally landed in Mexico. it was quite the shit show of a day, shall we start? Me being myself, i knew what I wanted to pack, however, I didn't pack until 2 days before I left. That meant that I was going to spend the night before my flight packing until the wee hours (or until my eyes started closing) and then wake up early the morning of my flight and finish packing all of my 'last minute' items. Lets do some math; my flight was at 8:20, I had to be there 2 hours before that time so that brought us to 6:20; it takes approx. 20 minutes to get to the airport which brings us to 6; then I have ... read more

The beautiful colonial city of Puebla lies 2 hours east of Mexico City. Scott and I spent a couple of days exploring the city's many charms, which include well−preserved colonial buildings, churches, and a lively plaza, as well as a selection of museums. The main cathedral is stunning. So stunning, in fact, that it was selected to feature on Mexico's 500 peso bill. Perhaps even more spectacular, however, is the Templo de Santo Domingo, and its Capilla del Rosario (Rosario Chapel), which is exquisitely and elaborately decorated in gold in Mexican Baroque style . The house of the Serdán family, who conspired against then President and dictator, Porfirio Díaz, has been converted into a museum which is open to the public. The downstairs contains furniture and memorabilia, while the upstairs maps out the family's important involvement ... read more

hello, jo reggelt nektek! mar pueblaban vagyok. de akkor folytassam a tegnap estevel. sokan eljottk a csapatbol a megbeszelt helyre es idopontra, igy nekivagtunk hogy a garibaldi teren vacsorazzunk.igen, vegul megtortent.. vacsoraztam.. a teren mariacchi zeneszek jatszottak. nagyon hangulatos volt. tipikus meexikoi eteleket ettunk, meg pinacolada-t ittunk. utana a tobbiek hotelje fele vettuk az iranyt ami a foterre nezett, es annak a tetoteraszan iszogattunk. a klatas a varosra es a katedralisra csodas volt. hajnali 1ig ucsorogtunk, majd szedelozkodnunk kellett lassan.egyebkent az estek hidegek, kell a szeldzseki.. utana erzekeny bucsut vettunk egymastol.. ma keles reggeli es a gyulolt pakolas.aztan taxi a buszpalyaudvarra. ja!taxik.. tutira biztonsagosak, mert van egy halozat palyaudvarokon belul es a hoteleke is ezekkel dolgoznak. egy dolog tilos:utcan taxit leinteni.. az vesz... read more