Blogs from Merida, Yucatán, Mexico, North America - page 30

Hello to all and this is only a beginning of a journal. I am fine. This city is beautiful, clean and so friendly. I should have learned (or remembered) a little Spanish before I came here, but who would have guessed that it would be so quick! I'm not sure I want it to end in a couple of months! I read Spanish more than I can speak it, but then I can read French and Italian when I want to also. I have worked all day and some this evening so I'm tired now. I will try to make a real journal for all to see of my 'adventures'. Love to all. Patt... read more

Route to Meridaurl='/Videos/2431.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2431.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Et un Mexicain, UN!!! Hi all, now i am still transitting in DF to Merida. Yesterday I jogged on to the beach and went swimming before taking my plane at 1pm. Then I took the local "Ryanair" flight to Mexico. So: I landed 1.5 hours from the city, had to take a bus to town, but ofcource way out of public transport, so I had to walk and then take the Metro, all this with Backpack and at rush hour, The metros are reallllllyyyyy packed at rush hour people push themselves into the metro and the doors give the last push, ummmfff! So by the time I got to the Hotel it was 7pm! Yesterday, I must say I was a bit down, a bit lonely, fed up that everything is expensive ... read more

Started this entry yesterday morning in Campeche which now seems light years ago. Today I went to a small beach town - Progresso - about 25 km from here - Merida - on the gulf of Mexico. Not a spectacular beach but was nice and very low key - it is mainly a place where Meridians go for the day on weekends and in summer with a few North American retirees so is pretty low key and empty - no high rises or resorts lining the beach, no crowds in bikinis (besides it was cloudy and cool for the area) - just a simple town with a beach with a few restos and stores across the street. Had forgotten how calming the ocean is - the gulf is normally very flat, but with the wind, there ... read more

Rond half5 met de bus aangekomen, vlug biljetjes voor de nachtbus naar Palenque gekocht (het waren de laatste zitjes), bagage aan de overkant van de staat geditcht en richting t historisch centrum gewandeld. Eerst lekker gegeten, daarna wat cultuur opgedaan: prachtige schilderijen gezien over de maya-cultuur! Beetje op de Plaza Mayor rondgehangen, tis hier veel drukker als Valla, meer stad, maar wel aangenaam (warm) Internet cafeetje gezocht en de zever van gisteren vlug neergetikt, is zel moeilijk snel te typen want ze hebben hier Qwerty-klavier met gekke tekens:ñññ!! Rond 9u onze bagage terug gaan oppikken en daarna rond 10.00u met de bus vertrokken naar Palenque: helse rit!! Hyperactieve ambetante jeugd achter ons, samen met de WC (stinkie stinkie) en veel bobbels in de weg... Buenas noches ( mocht iemand het willen weten, Nanna heeft haar punten ... read more

ISLA MUJERES We flew into Cancun on February 6th and immediately hot-footed (boated actually) over to Isla Mujeres (Island of Women) where beautiful beaches and torrential rains greeted us. It is uncertain where the name of this island originated. Some believe Spanish buccaneers stashed their women here, others believe that the conquerors discovered a stone temple with clay figurines of Mayan goddesses and others that Isla was a stopover for the Mayans on their route to worship their goddess of fertility on Cozumel. Given the number of sunning tourists on its´beaches this is definitly a well named island.... read more