Vamos a Cuba!
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rhyllMexican Wedding: tick, done!
The wedding was pretty crazy, as expected. It was set in beautiful gardens (unbelievably green grass, lots of well-trimmed hedges, a tiny stream with a tiny bridge). Lots of women with shiny hair and shiny dresses, and impossibly high heels that kept getting stuck in the grass. A big catholic ceremony, and then lunch, and then dancing (hurrah!) Lots of drinks, and Spanish.
Today we didn't get up to much, since everyone was recovering. This evening was just about my favourite so far, though. J and I went into Cuernavaca and walked around the plazas, and ate corn smothered in chilli. I really liked it - teenagers sitting and kissing, families, bands everywhere. We sat in a cafe for a while and a band started playing, and people were getting up and dancing between the tables, and in empty corners, and in the plaza outside. I love watching people dance salsa; I love that the women mostly look motherly, and are wearing jeans and t-shirts, and that the guys spin and fling their arms around.
After we left, we walked around and found some hippies playing drums. There was a girl doing african dancing, and a guy doing capoeira. I had to screw up my people-courage for a while, but I eventually went over and asked the guy if there was any more capoeira happening..there wasn't, but I'm glad that I asked.
Now, (overdue) questions answered:
* New Year actually turned out fairly quietly. We hung out with M's family mostly, which was fun. There was a band playing outside the apartment, and everyone danced around on the patio. We ate grapes to make wishes at twelve, and afterwards we found a party (actually, the fanciest restaurant on the marina) and crashed it, and danced until they shut.
* We've been doing fine at vegetarian food. Most places seem to have something, although there don't seem to be many vegetarians here. I'm getting a lot of practice at saying '¿sin carne?' and 'somos vegetarianos'.
* We're going to Cuba tomorrow! Hurrah! Today several hours were spent on the phone to Mexicana airlines, which was a frustrating experience for all concerned. We get back to Mexico City on the 16th.
Some favourite images from today:
* A tiny grandmother reaching up to ring the bell at a house, on tiptoes.
* A guy, huge muscles and a tatto on his bicep, working in a florist, wearing an apron, arrangin flowers.
The wedding was pretty crazy, as expected. It was set in beautiful gardens (unbelievably green grass, lots of well-trimmed hedges, a tiny stream with a tiny bridge). Lots of women with shiny hair and shiny dresses, and impossibly high heels that kept getting stuck in the grass. A big catholic ceremony, and then lunch, and then dancing (hurrah!) Lots of drinks, and Spanish.
Today we didn't get up to much, since everyone was recovering. This evening was just about my favourite so far, though. J and I went into Cuernavaca and walked around the plazas, and ate corn smothered in chilli. I really liked it - teenagers sitting and kissing, families, bands everywhere. We sat in a cafe for a while and a band started playing, and people were getting up and dancing between the tables, and in empty corners, and in the plaza outside. I love watching people dance salsa; I love that the women mostly look motherly, and are wearing jeans and t-shirts, and that the guys spin and fling their arms around.
After we left, we walked around and found some hippies playing drums. There was a girl doing african dancing, and a guy doing capoeira. I had to screw up my people-courage for a while, but I eventually went over and asked the guy if there was any more capoeira happening..there wasn't, but I'm glad that I asked.
Now, (overdue) questions answered:
* New Year actually turned out fairly quietly. We hung out with M's family mostly, which was fun. There was a band playing outside the apartment, and everyone danced around on the patio. We ate grapes to make wishes at twelve, and afterwards we found a party (actually, the fanciest restaurant on the marina) and crashed it, and danced until they shut.
* We've been doing fine at vegetarian food. Most places seem to have something, although there don't seem to be many vegetarians here. I'm getting a lot of practice at saying '¿sin carne?' and 'somos vegetarianos'.
* We're going to Cuba tomorrow! Hurrah! Today several hours were spent on the phone to Mexicana airlines, which was a frustrating experience for all concerned. We get back to Mexico City on the 16th.
Some favourite images from today:
* A tiny grandmother reaching up to ring the bell at a house, on tiptoes.
* A guy, huge muscles and a tatto on his bicep, working in a florist, wearing an apron, arrangin flowers.
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