Oaxaca

As a grand finale, may I present a selection of rainbow-bright scenes from the streets of Oaxaca? Let’s start with the graffiti, which was outrageously creative: This one had the title “Luchadora Langstrump” (Pippi Longstocking as a wrestler).  Now let’s…

We had eight days in Oaxaca. One was the Radish Festival, two were Christmas, one was Monte Alban, another was Hierve el Agua (next post), and one day I spent in the bathroom debating the pros and cons of antibiotics.…

Monte Albán is an enormous ruined ceremonial complex perched on a hilltop just outside the city of Oaxaca. It is number 415 on the United Nations’ list of World Heritage sites, and I find that when planning a vacation you…

 Christmas Day was bright and warm, as usual, and my daughter let us sleep until 6. Christmas is Christmas, and there were stockings to be opened! (Well, I hadn’t wanted to drag the actual stockings across the country, so we…

 The day after the Radish Festival was Christmas Eve, which in Oaxaca was called Noche Buena. We had a slow day, sleeping late, going to the market for groceries, finding a newspaper to wrap presents in (I had brought ribbon…

We spent our Christmas holidays visiting family in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. I’ve got all kinds of amazing things to show you, starting from the very first day, when we transferred planes in Atlanta, Georgia, and saw this enormous crystal…