Wednesday, May 04, 2005
From Brown to Green
We arrived on Guemes Island this morning. Everything is so green compared to the browns of Mexico in the dry season. We flew back yesterday but had to stay in a motel in town last night as the last Guemes ferry is 6pm and at that time we were picking up our car at Sleep Inn. Our plane travel went smoothly. We especially liked the plane ride from Oaxaco to Houston. The plane has only three seats across (2 on one side and 1 on the other) and more than half of them were empty so it's pretty comfortable. Houston (George Bush) is a rather boring airport in which to spend 3-4 hours. This time we didn't do as much walking as I was already "bushed".
Monday before we left we spent the morning at the markets. We especially loved the handcraft market. Kirsten spent a long time looking for wedding presents and clothes and I bought a lot of small things as well. The people weren't too pushy like they can be in places. (We did later buy some paintings from one of the street sellers) There are many people in the main parts of town selling this and that but you just have to say "no gracias" a lot. In the afternoon we visited the Museum of Contemporary Art which we finally found hiding behind some "restoration". And in the evening we ate at our new favorite neighborhood restaurant. For less than $5 per person you get soup, rice and a chicken dish, a drink, and dessert. We did not have bad food anywhere in the city.
Oaxaca is famous for their mole (chocolate and chiles) sauce. On our way between markets we found a wonderful chocolate shop. Women were sitting waiting while their personal mix of chocolate and spices were being ground. What delicious smells. We sat and had a cup of hot chocolate and watched.
Photos coming soon.
Monday before we left we spent the morning at the markets. We especially loved the handcraft market. Kirsten spent a long time looking for wedding presents and clothes and I bought a lot of small things as well. The people weren't too pushy like they can be in places. (We did later buy some paintings from one of the street sellers) There are many people in the main parts of town selling this and that but you just have to say "no gracias" a lot. In the afternoon we visited the Museum of Contemporary Art which we finally found hiding behind some "restoration". And in the evening we ate at our new favorite neighborhood restaurant. For less than $5 per person you get soup, rice and a chicken dish, a drink, and dessert. We did not have bad food anywhere in the city.
Oaxaca is famous for their mole (chocolate and chiles) sauce. On our way between markets we found a wonderful chocolate shop. Women were sitting waiting while their personal mix of chocolate and spices were being ground. What delicious smells. We sat and had a cup of hot chocolate and watched.
Photos coming soon.
# posted by Carol Harma @ 4:02 PM 
