Playing in the shadows in Puebla
May 23rd 2016 HE SAID...
Today we were leaving Mexico City and travelling south east to Puebla.
We grabbed our packs from our room in Hotel Metropol, checked out and jumped into a minibus, which took us to Terminal Oriente (TAPO), the bus terminal next to San Lazaro. We walked through the terminal, picked up our tickets, had our hand luggage searched, loaded our packs into the under carriage a
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Feasts and fights!
As usual, I was drooling over your tasty treats and have noted them for my next visit. As a veggie eater, I had cheese enchiladas with mole, and it was perfect--not at all too sweet or starchy. I imagine in Oaxaca, you'll be trying more. Your brekkie looked yummy, though I'm curious, since the "divorciados" were your second fave, what is your first? As for the fights--I loved your wild descriptions. La Paz, Bolivia, also has these outrageous Luchas Libres, but also with 'cholitas'--indigenous women in flouncy skirts! I also loved the buildings with 'azulejos' in Puebla--that Moorish influence is strong in their ex-colonies and still also in Spain. While I loved Puebla, my heart is in Oaxaca--I look forward to your next offering.