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North America » Mexico » Guanajuato February 17th 2007

Last night we stayed in town for the singing groups that perform each weekend, dressed in period costumes, and singing popular Mexican folksongs while strolling through the town... We had thought the town crowded on Thursday night, but yesterday afternoon and evening it was hard to walk around in some places! Everyone is polite and friendly, though, and there is a mix of college and high school students looking for action, tourists (a small minority of these are gringos), families with small children, and older people.... Walking home after dark is an adventure since the lights are out on about half the stairways we take home....but it feels very safe here, and there is no violent crime according to our hosts... Today we walked around in a different direction and looked at more churches. All of ... read more

A Jewel of a City

North America » Mexico » Guanajuato February 16th 2007

Typical buildings

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We took a luxury bus from Mexico City to Guanajuato today, traveling through the countryside northwest of Mexico City for 4 and a half hours. This city is an old mining town, where silver was found before the Spanish arrived. It is in small basin surrounded by hills, and reached through a series of tunnels. Most of the city is only accessible by foot. The buildings are painted in many colors, and there is a magnificent theater in the middle. The town is crowded (there is a university here, so there are lots of students), but really pleasant...with many small side streets and alleys, shops, parks, and museums. It warm during the day, and cool in the evening. A few things I forgot to add to yesterdays blog: our taxi driver told us that most people ... read more

Valentine's Day in Mexico City

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City February 14th 2007

Aztec Ruins in the city center

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We had another great day, visiting museums and walking around in the warm, warm weather! Yesterday we took the "Turibus" a fairly new bus service that costs $10.00 a person and lets you travel a set curcuit all day, getting on and off as you like. We got stuck in a large political demonstration, but not for too long. We first stopped at the site of the Templo Major, part of the vast Aztec city that stood where the center of Mexico City is now. Next, we went on to the Anthropology Museum, where you could spend days....We then got back on the bus for a lengthy tour of the main parts of downtown Mexico City (the rich parts, actually)..ending up in one the restaurant areas where we ate in a small bookstore/restaurant.... Today we visited ... read more

An example of some of the wonderful buildings here...

A preschool class looking at the turtles at the Anthopology Museum

Another Trip!

North America » Mexico » Distrito Federal » Mexico City February 13th 2007

View from our first hotel: Maria Christina

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We are on a two week trip to Mexico City... If you're not interested in this trip, please unsubscribe, so the messages don't annoy you! We left a rainy Seattle, flew to a frozen Chicago for the night (where a false fire alarm forced us out into 4 degree weather at 6:00 am!), and then on to Mexico City. We love it here! The city is huge, of course, and polluted...but the weather is late springlike....and the air fairly clean for now. The architecture is varied and beautiful, the people friendly and helpful. Many have talked about the European feel here, and it's true. There is high crime here, but we have felt perfectly safe, even at dusk...only one begger and no one hassled us about anything! Actually better then walking in some parts of downtown ... read more

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North America » United States » Washington » Anacortes May 29th 2006

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Last Days

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City May 23rd 2006

Panama City

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Well, the last days are here...we are busy arranging travel back to Seattle and on to LaConner...and seeing the sights in Panama City... The Canal was amazing....! We arrived around noon as a tanker was heading northwest (or to the Atlantic...directions are confusing here since Panama mostly runs east-west and the canal north-south) through the locks. Two small sailboats then came through in to opposite direction. And then they announced there would be no more boats til 3:30 pm! We visited the exhibits (two days of Canal info is a lot!), ate lunch overlooking the locks and then got to see four really big cargo ships come through. We found out that the biggest ships can only transit during daylight, and that boats from the Pacific cross in the am. Thus sometimes there is time with ... read more

Back to "Civilization" ...

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City May 21st 2006

Paradise from the Air

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On Saturday evening, we flew from Bocas to Panama City, a trip which takes less than an hour by plane. The arial views of the Bocas del Toro islands were great... After we checked into our highrise (but cheap) hotel, we went out to look for a place to eat, and ended up at of the city's big malls...I guess it will help make the US less of a shock, but it was startling to be in mall culture again! The day before, we had been in a small village that has a single phone, and then a little more than 24 hours later, we are in a mall with glass elevators and stores full of unecessary things.. On Sunday, we walked along the waterfront, and then took a taxi the old part of the city. ... read more

Rainy Days in Paradise

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro » Isla Popa May 18th 2006

Local Boat

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Wednesday we took a boat trip to the mainland and visited friends' property there and then went snorkeling. Unfortunately, we hit a big rainstorm even though we'd waited for couple of hours for it to pass...it's warm enough here, even in the rain, for getting soaked to be an OK experience! Their property is beautiful...off the grid and waterfront backing up to jungle covered hills. The snorkeling was great again. We saw a small white and grey ray, three squid, and many fish and much coral. Thursday morning was even rainier...so we spent time reading and on the internet, taking care of hotel reservations, school stuff (for Lynn), and of course, the travelblog! In the afternoon when the rain stopped, we took a water taxi to the nearby island of Bastimentos. We ate lunch at Roots, ... read more

$Our Friends' Property from the water\$

Walter and Cindy's Property: Don't Open unless you're interested!

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro » Isla Colon May 18th 2006

From the dock

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We took these pix for Walter and Cindy, of their beautiful property in the Darklands near here...... read more

Back to a Tropical Island

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro » Isla Colon May 16th 2006

Crossing the Mountains in Panama

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We've now almost come full circle. Bocas is similar to Caye Caulker in Belize, where this trip began.... It is hotter here than Belize was in February, and there is more of a Latin American feeling than in Caye Caulker. There is also an indigenous population, which is interesting to see after being away from any groups with pre-Columbian roots for awhile. We really liked Boquete, and hope to return there on another trip, taking a longer hike on the same trail we walked this time. The bus ride between David and Changuinola was really beautiful. We crossed a mountain range with terrific views, and varied forests. Once in Changuinola, we took a boat through the old banana boat canals and then out to Isla Colon, and the main city of Bocas Town. The town has ... read more

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