Blogs from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America - page 17

We travelled from Mexico City’s main bus station to Oaxaca (pronounced ‘wah hak ah’) using an ADO first class bus (430 pesos each). The bus was surprisingly comfortable and even had a toilet on board ! We arrived at dawn and strolled down to the zocola hoping to find somewhere open for a cup of coffee. There was hardly anyone around and the place was lovely and peaceful. We had booked a room at El Quijote (550 pesos per night) but couldn’t check in till 12pm, so we dropped off our packs, now only 5 hours to wait !! We found somewhere to have breakfast and both ordered Americano breakfasts. We then went exploring, admiring the lovely colonial buildings and vibrant colours. Luckily for us, Fiesta Guelaguetza was in full flow so there was a fantastic ... read more

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After a 6hour night bus, executive stlye means you get tthe seat right back which was almost comfortable,got to the hostel waaay to early to check in so had to wait around for hours which was pritty annoying it was just wasting the day and when i eventually got a bed i fell asleep and woke up the next day to a chorous of snoring. the first day was just getting my bearings really and heading down to the zocalo which was pritty cool walking down the cobbled streets which really were not meant for cars seeing the newly painted pastle couloured buildings but stray ofcourse and you see the decrepid ones in a state of disrepair full of graffiti which kinda adds to the charm i guess. the first sight on my personal little walking ... read more

Apres la marche dans les villages mancomunados, lundi a ete une journee farniente dans Oaxaca. On a retrouve Christina qui restait aussi cette journee dans la ville : lunch dans le mercado, boutiques (de tapis entre autres), cafe... on a retrouve aussi un prof de salsa que l'on avait croise vendredi. Du coup on a pris 3 heures de salsa en cours particulier. cool! la seule chose c'est que la salsa d'ici est principalement la salsa en ligne assez differente de la salsa cubaine que l'on a appris en France. Du coup on sait danser un peu des 2. Le mardi on decide de partir a Hierve El Agua malgre un itineraire complique. On a decide ca lundi soir donc pas le temps de voir si des tours etaient organises. L'hotel nous a dit que l'on ... read more