Mexican Odyssey

  From my roof, Popocatépetl, on a clear morning I can’t believe that it has been 3 weeks since I last wrote in my blog. I will try to be brief and inclusive. ( About the photo: To give you an idea of how big the volcano is, the peak is about 2 miles higher than where I am standing. ) 080224 Thursday – 130224 Tuesday My vacation to Florida It started out well, with my favorite Uber driver, Anastasio, picking me up right on time to take me to Puebla, where I had tickets on a 9:00 bus going to México City Airport (MCO), Terminal 2. Not wanting to be late, I made sure I got there almost an hour early. The bus took off on time, but it soon developed engine trouble and broke down. We waited a half hour for a replacement bus to pick us up. I should mention that I have a neurotic fear of being late for travel and because of it, I rarely sleep well the night before a trip. Now, I was a half hour behind schedule, but I should still be on time for my 2:00 flight if nothing else goes ...

  27/01/24-03/02/24 Tochimilco & Metepec   Tochimilco Aqueduct Repairing the Monastery Tochimilco On Sunday morning, Tony and Shirley went to Tochimilco and I tagged along. They have a mercado (market) there on Sunday that Shirley wanted to go to. We took the bus there, about a 25 minute trip and arrived there shortly after 10:00 AM. We went to the zocalo where the mercado was set up. About half of it was a farmers market and the other half were food vendors selling a lot of different Poblano (from Pueblo) dishes, including memelitas, quesadillas, tacos, etc., many served with various mole sauces. I don’t tend to eat at mercados because I am suspicious of the meat, which is often pork or goat, neither of which I care for. Unlike a lot of the mercados here, there is a nice shaded porch where people can eat, as well as public restrooms and a sink where one can wash one’s hands. I have found that it is important for gringos like me to make sure we wash our hands be...