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Mexico Tulum – Mouths Wide open

Turtles swimming in the cenote We just flew in to Mexico from Miami. In Miami I saw the fattest man ever. He was just sooooo fat, his arms, his legs, everything. Anyway we arrived in the airport in Cancun which was so touristy that we had to drive to Tulum straight away!  We arrived hotContinue reading “Mexico Tulum – Mouths Wide open”

Mexico – San Cristobal De las Casas – It poured and poured and poured

Emma and bri were our friends in san cristobal  We met these really good friends. The two girls were called Emma and Bri. Emma was 8 years older than Gabriel.Bri had a little brother called Peter who was 2. They came to Spanish school with us. Every now and again,  they came to our houseContinue reading “Mexico – San Cristobal De las Casas – It poured and poured and poured”

New friends, new house, new skills

One of the great things about travelling like this is the wonderful people we meet. The property in which we are staying has another small house at the bottom of the garden. So far it’s been empty, but the day before Gabriel’s birthday party, a couple arrive to rent it who we quickly get toContinue reading “New friends, new house, new skills”

Mexico 5 – San Cristobal de Las Casas – The Church at San Juan Chamula – a different sort of service

Beautiful embroidery, identical to Otovalo. So where does it come from? Rumours here is that embroidery takes place in China Sunday is the day of markets in all the local villages and we head to Chamula, on horseback.  When I last came here, as a 12 year old, Chamula was a beautiful white church surroundedContinue reading “Mexico 5 – San Cristobal de Las Casas – The Church at San Juan Chamula – a different sort of service”

Mexico 4 – San Cristobal – Pinatas and Pizza

It’s Gabriel’s birthday today. Although Janet’s house is less than perfect, I am getting used to it, It helps knowing that we can move to somewhere better in a few weeks time. Anyway in the meantime, we are making full use of her fabulous garden. Combining forces with our Michigan friends, who are here alsoContinue reading “Mexico 4 – San Cristobal – Pinatas and Pizza”

Bike rides and birthdays

We’ve been to many incredible markets on this trip so far, so it’s easy to get blasé. But the market in San Cristóbal is fabulous. It’s a heaving mass of people, with incredible colours, sounds and smells. As you enter the market, there are people selling boiled or roasted sweetcorn and others with barrows piledContinue reading “Bike rides and birthdays”

Mexico 3 – Land of the Zappatistas

The lovely vibrant colours of Mexico Vendor sells bundles of fresh garlic, wearing his San Cristobal hat With the Zappatistas, came dignity and equal rights for women, no wonder Commandante Marco is considered such a hero, at least by some The pedestrian street Guadalupe with it’s church high up on the hill We are onContinue reading “Mexico 3 – Land of the Zappatistas”

Mexico Tulum – A Load of Refreshment

When we went to Tulum it was really nice.  We hired bicycles. When we first saw our hotel we thought it looked very nice and wondered if we would need another bedroom. 3 days later… We went to the Cenote – it was amazing, it was apselitly fenomenal. It was a big hole in theContinue reading “Mexico Tulum – A Load of Refreshment”

Chiapas politics

It’s Immediately obvious that San Cristobal is a very political city. Political party advertising is everywhere (particularly the Verde party); there is political graffiti on many buildings and the presence of the Zapatistas is everywhere, from woven masked dolls in the markets, to postcards in the shops, to cafés that openly state their support forContinue reading “Chiapas politics”