Today was spent wandering around alone and eventually taking some photos. I say
eventually because for the first few hours, I was in my typical beginning-of-the-trip panic mode. Like, as in, about to buy a plane ticket home panic mode. I did the same thing in India (of course, then I had been left behind in Delhi and things were
much worse). What´s the problem this time? Well, no specific problem, it is just nerves I think.
It is the Christmas season, I guess. This handsome guy was in a plaza next to the nativity display. Interestingly enough, I just finished reading a book (Aztec) by Gary Jennings, that told about the history of the Mexican people in the 1500's, when Cortes came and invaded the place. Made them all convert to Catholicism, complete with radical priests and their own Spanish inquisition. Amazing the changes to the people of this land in such a short time...their own religions, gods, and goddesses were completely eradicated and replaced with Christianity. My intention was to finish the book and then abandon it in a hostel somewhere (because it weighs a ton), but now that I have read the whole thing, I think I will start it over again. For two reasons, ONE is that I was a lazy reader and skipped some paragraphs that might now make more sense to me. TWO, because I can't find any books to buy.
This is the interior of the hotel we are at today, in Playa Del Carmen. After my afternoon of wandering I came back for a great swim in this pool. By then, all the kids (literally, screaming children having fun...) were gone, and I had the pool all to myself. It was really nice to have it, I was hot and feeling pretty icky. It was really cold water, which was so refreshing. (I don't usually swim) by the way, I was told that I am going to have a room to myself every night of the trip, because everyone else is paired up and the only other odd one out is the guide, who also gets a room of his own. Huh. So I will be sleeping alone and have the room all to myself the whole time. Nice.
Today was spent wandering around alone and eventually taking some photos. I say eventually because for the first few hours, I was in my typical beginning-of-the-trip panic mode. Like, as in, about to buy a plane ticket home panic mode. I did the same thing in India (of course, then I had been left behind in Delhi and things were much worse). What´s the problem this time? Well, no specific problem, it is just nerves I think. 
It is the Christmas season, I guess. This handsome guy was in a plaza next to the nativity display. Interestingly enough, I just finished reading a book (Aztec) by Gary Jennings, that told about the history of the Mexican people in the 1500's, when Cortes came and invaded the place. Made them all convert to Catholicism, complete with radical priests and their own Spanish inquisition. Amazing the changes to the people of this land in such a short time...their own religions, gods, and goddesses were completely eradicated and replaced with Christianity. My intention was to finish the book and then abandon it in a hostel somewhere (because it weighs a ton), but now that I have read the whole thing, I think I will start it over again. For two reasons, ONE is that I was a lazy reader and skipped some paragraphs that might now make more sense to me. TWO, because I can't find any books to buy.
This is the interior of the hotel we are at today, in Playa Del Carmen. After my afternoon of wandering I came back for a great swim in this pool. By then, all the kids (literally, screaming children having fun...) were gone, and I had the pool all to myself. It was really nice to have it, I was hot and feeling pretty icky. It was really cold water, which was so refreshing. (I don't usually swim) by the way, I was told that I am going to have a room to myself every night of the trip, because everyone else is paired up and the only other odd one out is the guide, who also gets a room of his own. Huh. So I will be sleeping alone and have the room all to myself the whole time. Nice.
3 comments:
Good news I can see the photo's... Nice! It is great to read that you have made it safely to your destination. I hope that you enjoyed your night stay at that beautiful Hotel. I’ll check back often so keep me entertained. Did I post this correctly?
Nice photos . . . Hooray for swimming and a room to yourself!
Oh, and the word verification for the post is dogou, kinda funny.
Wow! Your photos are amazing! I've lived in Playa del Carmen for 3 years and I've never even seen that underwear sign! I'm going to be on the lookout for that, for sure. Playa del Carmen is very safe, so you'd be unlikely to run into a problem here. Be careful in Guatemala though. They have some issues with tourist crimes. Have a wonderful trip! I look forward to seeing more of your photography!
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