Blogs from Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico, North America - page 7

We got to Puebla yesterday and I have been struggling to like the city. It is the first time that I have experienced this in Mexico, where I want to leave as soon as possible. So tomorrow, without reservations we are leaving for Oaxaca City. A four hour bus ride through the mountains. We are staying in a hotel which intially was convent in 1750. They have not changed the structure. The walls are very thick and the rooms are huge and furnished with some of the original furniture. It is near the center of the city. The problem with our room is because of the thick walls and the tiled floor, it remains cold, and the room is huge (25 by 15). We leave the bathroom light on at night so we can find the ... read more

We heard Puebla is a nice city so we decided to chek it out. It's large with around 5 million people. Puebla is where the battle of 5 de Mayo took place so there's a lot of history here. I've had to break my one and only jacket out, good thing I brought one, as this place has a climate close to San Diego but gets a bit colder at night. There's a bunch of universities here so the night life as well as the city has a great vibe. We're enjoying all that Mexico has to offer.... read more

Voyage a Puebla Cholula, Atlixco avec maman, pour el dia de los Muertos... read more

Feeling much better now. Thanks to some good old Mexican medications. Honestly, I hate taking stuff, but my illness was ruining my visits. Anyway, after Xalapa I came up to Puebla (known as the City of Angels). This city is considered a college town. I did notice a lot of young residents. They seem to make a majority of the population at least from where I was hanging out. This city has a lot of history, tons of churches, and great architecture. I couldn't help but visit a few churches in town. I am religious, but not your typical Sunday worshipper. We all gotta believe in something. I visited the churches to admire the history and beautiful architecture of the buildings. I did say a few prayers since I was there. Puebla is where the Mexican ... read more

While this trip is exciting and fun and educational, there definetley are parts of it where I wish I wasn't traveling around in a group so large. Sure, the immense amount of Americans made the initial adjustment to the culture really easy and eliminated the first shock of being completley confused by a foreign language, they also tend to inhibit some of the travel experiences. The worst part of traveling around with a group this large is the tours. Although these tours are partly at fault of the university for assuming that we actually are so interested in culture and history that we would like to spend our days doing nothing but touring museums and churches...followed by more museums and more churches..., but partly at fault of the fact that when you have to design a ... read more