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| another wonderful breakfast at Bugambilias B&B in Oaxaca |
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| Mike, NZ and Rebecca, England you meet the nicest people traveling |
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| more graffiti - you stop in your tracks at the sight of these amazing creations |
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| fun in the Cathedral in Oaxaca with Linda Martin who urged us not to laugh and then proceeded to tell funny stories |
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| Linda Martin, guide extraordinaire, on the walking tour of Oaxaca |
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| Linda's garden |
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| commerce overflows at the Zocalo |
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| Democracy requires Vigilance |
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| in the Zocalo at night |
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| this has to be the happiest person we met that day, and in a wheelchair |
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| Kristina and her Veterinarian husband, who were visiting from Mexico City for a wedding with a large group of family and friends |
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| Mollie and Mike |
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| how we enjoyed Christy and Frank from London, a wonderful couple and Frank, renaissance man if ever there was one, had amazing stories to tell of his adventures. We missed them when they left the B&B. |
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| Santo Domingo Church in Oaxaca |
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| the Cultural Museum next to Santo Domingo Church, an absolute must for visitors |
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| the building, a convent, started in 1575, is beautiful and houses a fantastic collection of artifacts from pre-hispanic times |
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| a very early photograph of the Mayan ruins at Palenque |
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| view of the botanical gardens from the museum |
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| this figure was so different from all the others, that we wondered what his story was |
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| Cortez, who made such a mess in Mexico |
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| whimsical costumes for stilt dancers |
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| at the textile museum |
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| more stilt costumes |
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| coffee on the roof |
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| this happened a lot! two old guys working out the cost |
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| fabulous dinner at the Cafe Epicuro Bistrot in Oaxaca Italian food for a change |
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| with Eder the owner of Epicuro (from Genoa) |
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| another amazing table at the Bugambilias |
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| candle in the shape of flowers |
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| one of the amazing art pieces at Bugambilias (a wine bottle opener!) |
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| the house in Oaxaca where Benito Juarez was a servant at 10 years of age, and educated by the owner who realized his potential |
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| some ham who insisted on posing during a visit to the law school for an art show |
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| Zaachila market |
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| lots of these little taxis in Zaachila |
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| at the Epicuro for a 2nd great meal' with Walter (and Veronica), cousin of Eder, who runs the restaurant |
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| Puebla, Casareyna Hotel - a spot of luxury bedroom was enormous |
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| view from our bedroom |
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| icecream! |
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| The Gardens of San Franciso, next to the hotel |
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| lovely ladies galore |
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| this is the second group of great kids we met, so eager to talk to us and practice their English |
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| street scenes of Puebla where 3 million people live |
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| the Rosario Church, dripping in gold |
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| at the Zocalo, where arts of all kinds were being practiced |
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| more photos of the wonderful folk dancing, sorry - couldn't resist adding just a few more |
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| Kim and Mike , we met at Bugambilias in Oaxaca Mike from Scotland working in Australia and Kim from London we really enjoyed their company and wish them well for the future |
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