Zacatecas - Mexico 12-30-14

Today was a beautiful day 70 and sunny! Perfect for walking around.  Our journey to find a lunch spot took us awhile as we realized most restaurants did not open until 2:00. Hard to believe that happening back home! But we found a nice little diner and I quickly ordered a couple quesadillas with chorizo were very tasty. After lunch we walked to the Museo de Mascaras Mexicanas Rafael Coronel. It was a museum full of different masks from all the different states in Mexico. It was very interesting and cool to see. (Even for a mask phobe like myself!) The museum also had several sections of marionettes/puppets (creepy) as well as statuettes. It was in an old convent that was converted into the museum. 

After the museum we walked around the city a bit trying to find our way into one of these several churches but they all were closed for some reason. The city is really nice and colorful.  I was able to see the cable cars going to the mountain top which we will do on the 1st.  There was also a temporary outdoor ice skating rink which was interesting. The ice was there but it was also 70, so quite a bit if water as well, but people were having fun.  Tomorrow we are going to La Quemada which are the ruins of Zacatecas which should be awesome, especially since the weather will be great again. 

JEB

Around Town

At the Museum

Monterrey - Mexico 12/28/14

Off to Mexico again! Flights were great and due to a Delta error at booking I was bumped up to First Class! A different style of flying for sure. I arrived and was greeted by David and his friends Max and Mayra who are super nice.  

We proceeded to head to Mirador del Obispado which is high above the city and you can get a 360 degree view of the entire city. There is also a carousel at the top but did not go on.  One of the main views in Monterrey is of Cerro de la Silla which is a mountain that appears to have a "saddle on it." After hanging there for a bit we grabbed a quick lunch and headed to Grutas de Garcia which is in Garcia, Nuevo León. Grutas means caves. It was really neat and for those of you that know what I mean reminded me of Howes Caverns. We rode a cable car up to the Grutas and had a guided tour throughout (in Spanish so I need to really work on that!)

Grutas de Garcia Below

After that, headed to Saltillo to purchase bus tickets for the trip to Zacatecas and get some sleep! Great first day with David and friends. 

We have arrived in Zacatecas and did a little walking around and dinner but more to follow the next few days.

JEB