San Cristobal and palenque, Chiapas

We arrived in San Cristobal de las Casas at 6 in the morning and checked in to our dungeon of a hotel in the main street. It was freeeeezing! After a little nap we went to the indian market that surrounds a grand church. I was in heaven! J Leather, wool, figurines, JEWELERY! Happyyyyy!

BEAUTIFUL!!

WTF??

<3

We didn’t have much time left as we needed to be in Xalapa by Saturday. So after some discussion and bus schedule checking we had the next 2 days planned down to the minute.

The Sumidero Canyon is a must when in San Cristobal. You need to get in to Tuxtla Gutierrez to get to the boats, but as we didn’t know this we hired a driver from the hotel which was crazy expensive.

The Canyon is a 90 minute experience on a fast speedboat with some stops underways to explain what were seeing. It was gorgeous and so nice and fresh to drive with the wind in ur hair.

There are also big crocodiles resting on the sides of the river that we got pretty close to. Super!! :D

The next morning we moved on to Palenque to see the grand mayan ruins. Which are the most amazing ruins I have seen yet in my life. AND you can walk on them, inside of them, under them. So beautiful! (Btw: These are the ruins that are photographed on the front of the latest lonely planet for mexico, and a MUST see:)

My mom is cool :)

Mandatory bridge picture on the ruins ;)

A manifestation on the road where they put out planks with nails so people had to pay to be able to pass.

Since we had to be in Xalapa the following morning and we were still a days trip away we didn’t have much time and had to jump on a bus to Villa Hermosa where we had time for dinner and then the nightbus to Xalapa. The supreme highclass nightbus to Xalapa I must add J Ur own tv, reclining seats, eyecovers, pillows and blankets. None of us had sleept this good in weeks J

We got to Xalapa at 6 in the morning as my family checked in to this gorgeous posada in the centre and I went home to my apartment for a little nap. I was pretty excited for my family to see the town I have been living in for the past 8 months and for them to meet some of the people I have been talking to them about for months.

And as I also expected, they loved Xalapa. 

Then the time came to say goodbye :( 

<3 <3 Thank you for an amazing vacation! <3 <3

Oaxaca City

My experience is that traveling always takes more time than planed, everywhere in the world. And Mexico is no exception, but we got there happy and ready to see this beautiful city that everyone loves!
We settled in at our beautiful, quiet, flowerfilled hotel that everyone should stay at when in Oaxaca, Los Golondrinas. http://www.hotellasgolondrinas.com.mx

Absolutely perfect J 

As the sun was about to set when we got there it got freezing cold very fast! Very hot during day and very cold during night.

This is when the shopping started! we went to the markets and bought colorful blankets, ponchos, pants, scarfs and so on. At the end it looked like a mayan had thrown up on us :P The handycraft is beautiful and we filled our bags with hammocks, figurines, jewellery u name it.

Peterman taking a nap while the ladies shop :)

A wonderful artist that peterman bought a piece from. Loved this guy!

                                               
                                         

sleeping beauty #1

Sleeping beauty #2

My mom, the hammock addict ;)

Street painting with threads! pretty cool! 

Monte Alban are beautiful ruins located on a mountain that rages over town. (A mountain they allegedly cut the top of so they could built on it. How does that work?)

There are minivans that goes from the city bus station that costs 20 pesos a head.

Truly impressive and higly recommended if ur in the area.

Another mandatory attraction to see in Oaxaca is Museo de las culturas in the old convent of Santo Domingo, located next to the GOLD covered Santo Domingo church.

There you walk through several rooms that takes you through the history of Mexico. The convent is gorgeous and the artifacts are impressive.

WTF?!

Many cozy rooftop terraces in Oaxaca :)

A Oaxacan snack, and now that ive tried it i dont really recommend it, is crickets. Nasty little buggers...

skeptical...

After two beautiful days the show went on to Chiapas and the cute little town of San Cristobal.

Tulum - paradise on earth

After a lazy week on the beach in Playa del Carmen i went with a friend for some mayan adventures in Tulum. And i thought Playa was gorgeous, i had noooo idea! :P Tulum was secluded, quiet and absolutely paradise on earth!

First we went on a tour to the ruins in Tulum, we visited a mayan village, the pyramid in Cobá and swimming in cenotes, natural underearth caves.

We booked a beautiful room right on the beach in Tulum and just chilled out and enjoyed the silence... :)

The entrance to the ruins of Tulum....

the ruins of Tulum, the last known mayan village

Come on!! really?? :D

silliness :P

met this big guy in the jungle

beaching it up like babes ;)

since ive been sleeping on the beach for a week, i couldnt stay still anymore :P

and forced my friend to join me :P

look at the little baby!! :D

a different pet.. but he loved cuddles! :D

a little (scull)pture in Cobá (see what i did there? :P)

we ran up the pyramid in Cobá in record speed, the tallest in Mexico. pretty proud! :)

and ran down! wiiii :D

took a biketaxi back, as we had to hurry to make it to the cenotes

the cenote. absoultely magnificent!!

Yo! :)

                           
                            

Hello paradise!! :D

                                      

Rented a little cabana on the beach

     

   

     

sunrise from my room :)

After my friend left i got a room at Yoga Shala on the beach, cheap and beautiful! :)

That night I went to a club on the beach with a bunch of people I met. To my big sadness my phone ran out of battery. so the night will remain a mystery :/ But it was insane! costumes, shows, drinks, fire everything!! :D But since I have no proofs, maybe it was all a dream.....? :P

Beachparty on Día de muertos, perfect last day in Tulum :)

Had to get my face painted! :D

i was not the only one!! i swear! :D

Tulum was absolutely amazing.... so relaxed during day, and amaaaazing parties at night! Everything was so random and unbelievable. So if you have a chance to go, GO!! :D
Stay in one of the many cute hostels on the beach, talk to the locals on where to go for dinner or fun... diverse and cheap artifact shopping in the city centre. Fun parties on Papaya Playa, Curandero in the centre and abunch of other places. each night has its own place where everyone goes, so just talk to people and you will know :)

Since I'm a bad planner and didnt have a return flight to Xalapa, i had to take the buss 16 hours, as there were no flights during the holidays. you would think id learn...? but im a heavy sleeper, so it wasnt to bad :)

Glad to be home again with the baby turtles and our new adopted kitty!!! :D

Hihi! :D