15,280 steps
Today we did a
trip to Cholula, one of the magical towns in Puebla state. We looked
at taking Uber, going by local bus, and then we found a tour that was
$15 CDN each, so that was it. It went by what they called a street
car/tram, it was a very bumpy ride. Pick up was at 11AM and we got
back to Puebla at 5:30PM, a great day. There is recorded commentary
on the bus, but only in Spanish. There were two Mexican woman on the
bus with us, and 1 man from England, so lots of room to spread out.
We got absolutely nothing from the commentary, we are doing OK in
restaurants, asking prices of things, and asking for directions, but
that is about our extent of Spanish.
The tour started
off by stopping at many different beautiful churches in Cholula. We
have visited some beautiful churches in Europe on our travels, but
Mexico has raised it to a different level. I think we visited 5
churches before we got to the highlight of the day which was visiting
Los Remedios Temple, which is on top of the pre Hispanic Great
Pyramid. We had stopped for a view as we drove by, and I saw all the
steps, and as always when there are steps and going up that means we
are going. It was a very steep climb but well worth it once you
reach the top.
It is said that Cortez wanted 365 churches built so there would be one for each day of the year.
Beautiful views
from the top, but unfortunately the active volcano Popocatepetl was
not very visible because of clouds over the volcano. It is the
second highest peak in Mexico. In 2024 it erupted 13 times in 24
hours which caused flights to be canceled from Mexico City.
Disappointed we didn't see it well, but we do have a chance again on
our bus ride later this week maybe.
There was a
beautiful young women getting her pictures done on top, we assume for
her Quinceanera, which is still a big thing here, a coming of age
party when you turn 15. We see lots of stores with these gorgeous
dresses on display.
Back to Puebla
and we decide on Tacos tonight. We are in quite a touristy spot, but
we have beautiful view of the cathedral from our table. Another
great day
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| Wooden tram on bumpy street, not so comfortable |
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| Casa Rosa |
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| Vendor where we got dropped off, Plaza Trueque |
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| Capilla De Los Mártires Mexicanos |
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| The vendors in Plaza Concordia that surround the park. |
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| I think I am going to like this town, lots of ice cream vendors |
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Capilla Real Siglo XVI "Convento de San Gabriel |
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the old church at the Convento de San Gabriel
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| Tepanapa pyramid |
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| Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios on top of the Pyramid |
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| Driving by another church |
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| Amazing tile work |
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| Will need to find one of these in Oaxaca |
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| Santa Maria Church |
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| Beautiful inside but not allowed to take pictures |
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| Lady on the tram got some and gave us one |
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| The Blue Casa |
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| Another drive by church, so many in town |
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| Wed shared a cemitas for lunch |
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| got to taste cricket |
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| On the way up |
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| We can barely see the volcano, Popocatépetl, on the left. |
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| what it should look like |
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| The other famous volcano, Iztaccihuatl |
Inside the church now
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