26 Oct - Merida & San Miguel
Acclimatizing - 28 Oct
 
 
 
 
 
Merida dia uno
27 Oct 2018
Merida dia uno    27 Oct 2018
  Merida, Mexico   
 
 
 
 
 

After a bit of sleep we spent the day exploring the town and picking up groceries. In the city's main square, Plaza Grande, we caught a glimpse of the cathedral. We also saw a lot of colourful buildings.

We looked at a couple of artisan markets featuring colourful items, many with a Dia de Muertos theme. We liked the wood and ceramic masks. Then, waiting at a traffic light, a fellow talked us into checking out another market, which seemed fine at first, except he quickly handed us off to another fellow who clearly wanted to see us take home some art by the end of the day. This was reminiscent of a carpet salesman in Ephesus who used everything from Van cats to flirts to get us into his store in hope of sending us home with a Turkish carpet. In both cases the salesmen were disappointed.

For dinner we went to a neighborhood Mexican restaurant/bar that features botanero, a Mexican version of tapas. In addition to our entrees Paul ordered a beer, and the beer came with a table-filling collection of small plates of food. When the waitress brought our order we thought she had the wrong table, it was so much food.

 
 
 
 
Cathedral de Merida  
 
 
 
 
Cathedral de Merida  
 
 
 
 
Cathedral de Merida  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merida mural  
 
 
 
 
Merida mural  
 
 
 
 
Merida mural  
 
 
 
 
26 Oct - Merida & San Miguel
Acclimatizing - 28 Oct