Friday, 5 August 2011

Casa Murguia and the Zocalo

I’ve been given permission to try my hand at being the writer for a change (as opposed to just the editor in chief). And, ‘Yes, Lo . . . I do know how to use the Caps’. Sorry if we’ve kept you waiting for more news, but we had decided to take it easy for the first few days here, relax and enjoy the pool and our new surroundings. I have a simple camera, and I’m no photographer, and we’d dearly love to share our pictures with you . . . but, still no luck . . . can’t seem to upload them . . . I’ve been told it may be due to the internet connection here and the lack of bandwidth. Like it or not . . . I’m not spending all my vacation day(s) in frustration over this problem. I haven’t even been able to upload a single pic to an email. So, unless someone out there can give me a quick solution, we’ll all be waiting till we return back home.
So . . . we're now in Oaxaca City - what an amazing place! Our new home for the next two weeks is ‘Casa Murguia’, perfectly situated in the historical district, in the heart of the city . . . where the surrounding buildings are amazing . . . some colourful, all colonial style . . . with cobblestone or brick streets, narrow sidewalks, gated fronts that open up to courtyards with either small stores, apartments/and or hotels inside. So it is, at Casa Murguia . . . unbeknownst to the passerby, once inside the front gates and into the courtyard you’ll find the owners’ living quarters and three other guest suites, all surrounding the 75 foot lap pool. Gorgeous!
Our first night here we wandered over to the Zocalo and discovered that it's a long weekend . . . Monday, Feb 7th is Mexican Confederation Day . . . and the place was alive with families, lots of kids, balloons, flowers, music, street performers. . . very festive!

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