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- Day 1
- Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 3:10 AM
- Altitude: 2,598 ft
United StatesCity of Tucson32°16’26” N 110°47’32” W
Tucson
May 28, 2023 in the United States
On the way to the airport...
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- Day 1
- Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 4:35 AM
- 🌙 61 °F
- Altitude: 2,605 ft
- United StatesTucson International Airport32°7’17” N 110°56’22” W
Airport
May 28, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
Waiting...
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- Day 1
- Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 3:19 PM
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 7,326 ft
MexicoBenito Juárez International Airport19°26’4” N 99°4’24” W
Mexico City
May 28, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
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- Day 1
- Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 4:34 PM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 7,326 ft
- MexicoBenito Juárez International Airport19°26’4” N 99°4’24” W
Frustration!
May 28, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Brittany's flight is still on the tarmac in Dallas. Delayed 3 hours so far!! Grrrr! Our poor driver in Mexico. Waiting and waiting.
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- Day 1
- Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 4:35 PM
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 7,326 ft
- MexicoBenito Juárez International Airport19°26’4” N 99°4’24” W
KFC
May 28, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
On the bright side, the chicken at the airport KFC is really good!
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- Day 1
- Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 5:07 PM
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 7,326 ft
- MexicoBenito Juárez International Airport19°26’4” N 99°4’24” W
Still waiting in the airport.
May 28, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
I took this photo in the customs area, and they told me photos are not allowed.
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- Day 2
- Monday, May 29, 2023 at 7:50 PM
- 🌧 66 °F
- Altitude: 7,044 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’19” N 98°11’56” W
¡Nuestra casa de alquiler!
May 29, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Our Airbnb in Puebla.
This was our original booking, a 300 year-old mansion conveniently close to the Spanish language school that Karen, Brittany, and Justin are attending, but the owner convinced us to go try his other place closer to the historical center of town. What a mistake that was! [Richard]
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, May 31, 2023
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 7,083 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’37” N 98°11’53” W
My class at Livit Immersion School
May 30, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
There are 6 students at the school. They serve us homemade lunch every day that is delicious!
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- Day 5
- Friday, June 2, 2023
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 6,109 ft
- MexicoSanta Monica18°54’5” N 98°27’11” W
Atlixco, Puebla
June 1, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Fun with murals in a pueblo magico!
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- Day 7
- Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 9:35 PM
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 7,028 ft
- MexicoDe Analco19°2’29” N 98°11’43” W
Panadería Dulce Delicia
June 3, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Ran out in the rain to visit this lovely bakery!
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- Day 7
- Sunday, June 4, 2023
- 🌧 81 °F
- Altitude: 7,172 ft
- MexicoSan Miguel19°3’29” N 98°18’8” W
Cholula, pueblo magico
June 3, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
We visited a church on top of a hill, built on top of a pyramid. The church is called El Sanctuario de la Virgen de los Remedios.
TravelerThere is basically no pyramid to be seen at the "Cholula Pyramid." It's mostly underground.
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- Day 7
- Sunday, June 4, 2023
- 🌧 81 °F
- Altitude: 7,028 ft
- MexicoDe Analco19°2’29” N 98°11’43” W
Our Airbnb
June 3, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
Nuestro nuevo alojamiento tiene muchas, muchas antigüedades. ¡Este es de 1626!
TravelerThis is the other property with same owner as our original booking. We have the whole place to ourselves. It is quite large with 8 accommodations, and even has a bar/restaurant (that are both closed for several years now due to COVID). First room we picked to stay in has one of the smallest bathrooms we've ever been in (you even have to stoop to get through the door). The room Brittany and Justin first picked had a dead air-conditioner, so they had to move to another room. Turned out that room had a non-functioning toilet, so they moved to a third room!
TravelerThis place has a large courtyard (as did the first place), but sometime in the past they added a huge weather-tight plexiglass canopy to cover it and so now it's like Biosphere II -- a giant hot-house where the plants (and us humans) struggle to survive... most likely the reason they had to add air-conditioners in all the accommodations!
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- Day 7
- Sunday, June 4, 2023
- 🌧 81 °F
- Altitude: 7,028 ft
- MexicoDe Analco19°2’29” N 98°11’43” W
Day of the Dead - with hummingbirds!
June 3, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
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- Day 8
- Monday, June 5, 2023
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 7,083 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’37” N 98°11’53” W
Mesona de Sacristia de la Compania
June 4, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Our Airbnb has six bedrooms and six bathrooms, none of them totally functional. So...we are using different rooms for showers, bathrooms, beds, etc. Just like Goldilocks 🤣🤪
TravelerActually eight, but one is currently occupied by Carlos (host/caretaker) and another is being remodeled. The whole place is filled with antiquities.
TravelerEnd of next week "Euphe" (Euphemia), the charming woman who has been cooking our breakfasts every morning will be opening up the big kitchen in order to teach Karen, Brittany, and Madison (one of the Spanish language students we've invited) how to make some mole dishes, and she has graciously invited Justin and I to eat the results (pray for us!).
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- Day 8
- Monday, June 5, 2023
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 7,083 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’37” N 98°11’53” W
More messes at Mesona!
June 4, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
After trying the showers in rooms 6 and 8, I finally found a working shower in room #5. Yay!
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- Day 8
- Monday, June 5, 2023
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 7,031 ft
- MexicoDe Analco19°2’29” N 98°11’42” W
Shower saga, continued
June 4, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
The only problem with shower room #5 is that the toilet has no water. Richard is here flushing it with a bucket of water!🤣🤪
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- Day 8
- Monday, June 5, 2023
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 7,083 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’37” N 98°11’53” W
Spa day!
June 4, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Had a nice relaxing day at the Casareyna Boutique Hotel and Spa. I had an aromatherapy session, deep tissue massage, and nice swim in the heated pool.
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- Day 9
- Monday, June 5, 2023 at 9:00 PM
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitude: 7,083 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’37” N 98°11’53” W
Lucha Libre
June 5, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
I saw my first Lucha Libre wrestling show and really enjoyed it!
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- Day 9
- Monday, June 5, 2023 at 11:35 PM
- ☁️ 59 °F
- Altitude: 7,028 ft
- MexicoDe Analco19°2’29” N 98°11’43” W
Puebla at night
June 5, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
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- Day 9
- Tuesday, June 6, 2023
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 7,083 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’37” N 98°11’53” W
Self portraits
June 5, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Los viajeros!
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 9:29 PM
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 7,083 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’37” N 98°11’53” W
Wall graffiti
June 6, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a ladybug!
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- Day 11
- Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 5:00 PM
- 🌧 70 °F
- Altitude: 7,083 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’37” N 98°11’53” W
Leaping lemurs!
June 7, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
I had a lot of fun petting the lemurs at the Puebla Michin Aquarium with my language guide, Maria!
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 9, 2023
- 🌧 73 °F
- Altitude: 7,556 ft
- MexicoHidroeléctrica Cuaxitla19°19’1” N 98°28’14” W
Nature Preserve
June 8, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
We visited the ex-hacienda de Chautla today, which is a beautiful natural area. The video shows fresh water bubbling up in the springs. The water comes from rain running down from the volcano,Read more
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 9, 2023
- 🌧 73 °F
- Altitude: 7,083 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’37” N 98°11’53” W
Pulque
June 8, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
Today I went to a pulque bar and tried pulque. It is a fermented, effervescent beverage made from agave sap. Very delicious!
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- Day 13
- Friday, June 9, 2023 at 6:41 PM
- 🌧 75 °F
- Altitude: 7,083 ft
- MexicoEl Carmen19°2’37” N 98°11’53” W
Mezcal tasting
June 9, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 75 °F
Did a "platinum" flight of mezcal today - yum!