050904 Real de Catorce for Father’s Day

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Happy Father’s Day Daddy dearest! For you this year, Real de Catorce!!! - “This reawakening ghost-town radiates magic” 2004 Lonely Planet - Mexico I was thinking about what to get you this year for Father’s Day, I know you’d like underwear and socks, like all the other Dad’s in the world, but I wanted to get you something you’d love, and here’s hoping… that you do.

A tour of the town-centre (Real de Catorce) through ‘a lil bit of NZ’, a handcrafted frame, courtesy of yours truly. From the hotel that we, oh and also Brad Pitt stayed in, whilst filming ‘The Mexican’ to…. Sweet shit of the cobblestone streets, it was all very magic.

The day after, the horse didn’t really find the frame appealing, but the tour continues to the ghost-town empire on the surrounding mountains on one-side, to the once prestigious mines on the other side. After a month of Monterrey, which seriously really isn’t ‘Mexico’ Mexico, THIS was the closest thing to my interpretation of the real deal I got …so far. So without further or due here is Real de Catorce, I loved it and I hope you do too ☺ Love lots Happy Father’s Day Dad

Love muchy muchly
jadE 😊xo


p.s thanks for the posts guys!!! keep them coming
i'm glad you found your way to this site from australia sarah, do you have some pictures to share too?

p.p.s aloha carlito! who are you? ... sorry blunt as a button but, if it's any credit to ya, i'm bad with names, i'm bad with faces, i'm just. .... bad... maybe it's a nickname?

p.p.p.s - according to the insider... brad pitt did not, i repeat did not stay here.... it was julia ... so ... just incase you guys were all dreaming and hoping... don't.... they'll come crashing down... 😞 boo hoo for brad pitt 😞 ... who is he again?

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Photos

Happy Father's Day
for you dad :)

Feliz dia day los padres
'lil handcrafted bit of New Zealand'

Real de Catorce
We're on our way!!!

Tunas
Cactus fruit - like lots of little seeds, lots of sweet juices, lots of colour

The terrific 2km tunnel
to enter the village, we had to get off our big bus (couldn't fit), and go on lil pick up trucks through the tunnels

the village
cobblestone streets, with presents left by horse, solid, clay cement houses with curtains instead of doors, climate like.... new zealand

the stairs
at the hotel we (& brad pitt) stayed in, the girls got the suits, where as the boys got dinghy rooms

the local church
that no one goes to, they all go to the other one :)

street stalls
where they make fresh tacos, torillas and gorditas, right in front of your very eyes, i have pumpkin flower and cheese. about 4 of us ate well for about NZ$ 7

the sweet factory
bulk tidbits to nibble, i tried a few of them for you too! muy bien! (very good)

cactus
cushions

cactus
garden

cactus
bonita (pretty)

e-yore
donkey's are like their version of a backyard pet

the local park
quite colnial looking, with iron bar patterns, herbs and park benches surrounding

me
'undale undale'
hats are a mistake

chica
the kids are gorgeous

from the midway mountain
opposite the hotel was a mountain, wher a few of us were 'daring' enough to venture i, i got too scared and stopped half way, but none the less the view was breathtaking

from the midway mountain
and so was the sunset

Comments

[Timmy Hizzle]

Bling in the thing
Wow Jade nice photos huh? yellow misses ya, we've been mad busy, you know how we get. Hope you havn fun, looks like you are, remember to get me a traditional piece of Meh-he-co clothing (preferably male) and a sample of water. Miss u mwah

[Banana]

aww... does anyone else find those cactus cushions irresistably adorable?

[Marty McFly]

Huggy Huggy Hug!
"The Village" photo - beautiful :) 4 months!? hoooooly crap...time flies! Well, you'll be getting the biggest, warmest, squeeziest hug EVER on your return to the long white cloud...*white*?...yeah. [e-mail reply: Your Chica? i'd say she's: Alive.] Lots of missingness :P

[B]

Missin u
Hay my dance buddy, missin ya groove thing. WOW sooo wanna be where you are right now. I watched a movie the other day - motorcycle diaries- i recommend it. The awsome photos remind me of it. yeah random i know but hay. keep on going...

[lil]

Whoaaaaaaaaaa
heya jadey....you r so so so so lucky such a beautiful place.. so unindustrialised.(is that a word.) i could kinda feel the place just by absorbing in the photos. lol.. but you continue to take care ms tang...and continue exploring and living and laughing luff lils

[puikei]

no comment
wow that place looks amazing... i like your fotos they look all colourful and everything! and looks like your taking care of yourself =O)

[Si]

Real de Catorce a.k.a Rio la de Catorce
Holy crap that town looks beautiful!!! That picture 'from the other side' is mexico in a nutshell... at least for me neway. I can almost hear the mariachi on the air when I look at that pic, and the way the church is the centre piece of the town - I love it. Thanks for reminding me about fathers day... I'll just tell dad that the appearance of me forgetting was allllll part of the gift. That'll be sweet, right? Neway - keep 'em coming! Cíao That guy that owes you dinner, Si.

[insider]

brad pitt
I know for a fact that bp did not stay in a hotel while filming the "mexican" it was Julia that did. Who ever told you is completely wrong! Trust me, am telling you the truth.