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| on the bus from San Cristobal to Oaxaca (12 hours overnight) very comfortable |
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| first glimpses of Oaxaca, very much like Italy |
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| the blind man playing wonderful music, day and night |
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| in the Zocalo |
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| playing the marimba in the Zocalo |
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| the gazebo in the Zocalo |
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| lovely ladies ready for a wedding |
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| table set for breakfast at the Bugambilias B&B |
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| The B&B is one of three owned by the same family and these are some of the jewelry preserved by the family from the early days |
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| Kristina, Juanita and Paula, our lovely kitchen ladies |
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| you meet some wonderful people at B&B's! Helen and Joe |
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| Zumba in the Llana Park on Sunday morning |
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| Maria, who showed me what to do! |
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| the State Band in the Zocalo |
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| at the Chocolate Factory |
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| Rosarita at the Chocolate Factory |
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| at the mercado, color, color, color |
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| Renato and Adrianna at the B&B so gracious and so helpful to us |
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| Sergio at the teatro Macedonio Alcala! 1903 with several reconstructions Macedonio Alcala wrote the song "God Never Dies" which is like a second national anthem |
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| some ham who wandered on to the stage |
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| our very small room at the B&B, but quite adequate and comfortable |
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| Oaxaca must have the friendliest people in the world |
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| A toast to Gil and Alexa! Wish you were here! Much love from us all and best wishes on your prospective move to Oregon! |
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| The night at La Biznaga Restaurant when we met Jim and completely misbehaved on a couple of margueritas! |
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| more nice regulars who have been coming to Oaxaca every winter for years |
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| St. John the Baptist Church full of scented flowers |
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| the view from the Victoria Hotel across the valley |
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| The crew at La Playita Restaurant and a visiting politician where we ate wonderful seafood. Thank you Renato! |
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| Teotitlan and Emiliano at his family's carpet factory |
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| Emiliano and his wife, Lila I wish we could have bought a dozen carpets. They are quite amazing. |
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| at the mexcal factory and the agave plants |
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| roasting the agave plants rather like a luau |
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| distilling the mezcal |
| 4 grades of mezcal, around 40% or more alcohol |
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| At Mitla with Bonifacio Aragon, aged 82 and Renato Mitla site is around 2200 years old, devastated by the Spanish conquerors who vandalized the Zapotek buildings for the church |
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| the tomb of the kings and the queens |
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| Michi makes the best hamburgers ever on the street in Oaxaca |
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| another spectacular breakfast at the B&B squash omelet |
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| the guest area at the B&B where I'm blogging |
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