Monte Albán is at once similar and different from other ruins we have visited. The buildings have well-preserved square double friezes around them and the landscape of the site is much drier than others we have seen. When we visited it was also the setting for a shoot for Mexico's Next Top Model -- Mike got a shot of the begowned contestant and the tiger with which she was passing a ho-hum weekday morning.
We spent a number of evenings in Oaxaca sitting on the Zócalo (the central plaza in Mexican cities.) The sidewalk cafes and park benches make for great people watching especially when the evening marimba concert starts and white-clad Oaxacans dance to the traditional music.
Returning to the subject of food, Oaxaca is famous for its seven types of mole. I can't claim to have tasted them all but the ones I did were outstanding. Below is a photo of another Oaxacan specialty, chapulinas or roasted and spiced crickets! Mike tells me they're a bit oily but good.
Leaving Oaxaca we geared ourselves up for an invasion of the dauntingly immense Mexico City.
2 comments:
ay ay ay mis pantalones! i mean mis amigos, the places you have been!!! doesn't fail to astonish me every time i read your updates. i hope you come back with some recipes (more molé than crickets). maybe have a 'torta' in El DF for old times' sake. continued good travels.
i loved oaxaca! that tiled dome looks just like the one at mission high school in sf. best zocalo ever - i wish every town could have such a simple, intimate, inviting public space that brings everyone together. have a blast in el de-effe!
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