Blogs from Mexico, North America - page 643

Okay folks....the blog is back! When we last read about my adventures, I was half-way around the world experiencing China. For the next three weeks I will be south of the border in the Mexican city of Morelia. It is here that I am attempting to learn Spanish in preparation for graduate school study in International Relations. Before you snicker (some of you might already be doing so) I know I have had my share of cultural faux paux...but...well...okay this will probably be no different. First the disclaimer.... My blogs from the Middle Kingdom were on my own computer. This enabled me to spend more time with pictures, minimal spell check, and frankly recognize the keyboard. This time I am on a computer at the lanuage school, much slower, and lots of symbols I´m pretty ... read more

Will have two blogs on this date. One separately of the 4th of July party at Buddy's in Progreso so my new friends there can see their pictures and not have to read my other stuff that I share with y'all. Not so sure I'll endorse DHL anymore. Remember I had told y'all that I had mailed two boxes (totalling 22 lbs) to myself from Texas to the tune of $339.00 US dollars. The boxes got to Merida before my plane did, but I still haven't gotten them! 9 days now. They are holding them hostage for taxes. Now want $490.00 US more! $4900.00 pesos! The US DHL office is now ignoring me too so I haven't gotten resolution. Will probably have them returned to Beaumont but don't know since states won't answer. Will update ... read more

4th of July in Progreso Yucatan Mexico! North America » Mexico » Yucatán » Merida By PattusaJuly 8th 2007Patt Barrington What a party! Even though no one told the owner til the last minute! He did wonderful! Food buffet included ribs, baked beans, hot dogs, potato salad, pickle slices (which you don't see much here) and real salt and pepper (not common either). There were other things but this is what I got! Have pictures developed (I'm getting better at this) but will not try to place name with all the photos. I suck at taking pictures and remembering names! Passed aroun... read more

We're obviously a couple of good omens. Just two days after we visited the fabulous Chichen Itza it was voted on the list as one of the world's New 7 Wonders. Along with Macchu Pichu, which we visited a little over a month ago. Not to mention The Great Wall that we've also covered on this trip. We'll ignore the fact that Angkor Wat didn't get in, which we can only put down to a lack of Cambodian internet users to vote for it. The highly visible campaigns at both Macchu Pichu and Chichen Itza were conspicuously absent when we visited Angkor. Once again, as we've no doubt mentioned countless times before, it was well worth dragging ourselves out of bed early to beat the crowds to Chichen Itza. By lunchtime the Cancun crowds had arrived ... read more

Today I went on a walking tour of the Centro Historico district. The hostel is located opposite the Zocalo, which is formally known as the Plaza de la Constitución, it is the central town square of Mexico City. First stop was the Palacio Nacional where the walls are full of Diego Rivera murals. I would've taken photos but I couldn't work out how to turn my flash off (thanks Ed for sorting that out). Then we went to the Catedral Metropolitana. It's a huge church and like most churches of its time, it's full of elaborate scultures and lots of gold. I'm not really into churches because I don't like what they represent, but once I saw a bookshelf with graphic anti-choice pamphlets, I decided I'd had enough and left the group to do my own ... read more