Tuesday 25.5.2010 day 223 Uxmal Today we did a trip to Uxmal (the thrice built city). On the way we saw plantations of Henequen (sisal) and we stopped at what was left of the largest Hacienda’s in Mexico it was owned by the Spanish and they tried to grow crops there but the land was not fertile. It was abandoned when the Spanish left Mexico. Then we went to Uxmal is a mesmerizing collection of Jungle-clad ruins that represent the high point of Mayan architecture. The city is older than Chichen Itza We saw the Government Palace, Magician’s pyramid, the grand Nuns quadrangle and the turtle house. We had an English guide that showed us around and although we could not climb the Magician’s pyramid as it is now closed we could climb that nearby that ... read more

Sunday 23.5.2010 day 221 Museo de Antropologia e historia Today we tyred to find the Moto GP or f1 or both on TV but we could not find ether so we missed both races. We went to the Museo de Antropologia e historia (anthropology museum) it was full of Mayan artifices many that has been taken from the nearby archaeological sites around here such as Chichen Itza that we went to the other day and Uxmal that we will be going to in a few days. Some was also from Coba that we will see in the next few weeks. We got a Mayan cook book there Lots of the streets today were closed off for bike use only. We went out to do our shopping at night and there were lots of street stalls and ... read more

Friday 21.5.2010 day 219 Chichen Itza one of the seven wonders of the world We had a tour of Chichen Itza a Mayan city with an English speaking tour guide that explain lots of the building for us. There were pyramids and observatory used as a calendar. The site is about 2600 years old it is amazing what they could achieve so long ago. This was a large city in its day. I loved how it was in the middle of a jungle. There were so many people selling art work and it was very cheap but we cannot fit it in our bags and it may not get though customs. We then went to a sink hole that was filled with water and created by a meteor. At lunch there were traditional dancers. We were ... read more

Wednesday 19.5.2010 day 217 Merida Market Today we got up and had bfast at our hotel it is included in our room rate and was very nice with fruit and yogurt and even the coffee was not too bad. Then we walk to where our next hotel is supposed to be but we could not find it I will need to recheck the directions and have another look tomorrow. Then we went to the markets were you can get anything, knickknacks, cloths vegies, live animals, vegies fish and meat. I have been to lots of markets all over the world but this was the worse one I have seen for heal concerns ½ the dead cut up fish was not on ice or keep cool and there were fly’s everywhere. The meat section had no ice ... read more

Monday 17.5.2010 day 215 Toronto We had a nice sleep in today then check out of our accommodation and headed back to Toronto. We have a hotel near the airport as we have an early flight tomorrow. We are going to have an early night as we will have to get up at 3 am to get our flight. Sweet dreams. ... read more