We took Holly to Disco Roller on our first evening here. It was a bit of an experience because the floor was larger and functioned much like driving in Mexico, everyone kind of doing what they want with no apparent rules to guide you. We didn't stay very long.
This lady was at the market when we ate. She was making fresh handmade tortillas from a massive ball of dough.
The market is in a building that consists of four floors of craziness that open onto this plaza in the centre. You can see that the food stalls spill out into the middle.
Out in the centre of this plaza there were three different setups offering all types of birds for sale, from tiny flitting birds to songbirds, and parrots to ducks and chickens.
One of our favorite snacks: fresh cucumber with lime and salt. We got this massive cup for almost three dollars.
The view above the centre of one of the main market buildings showing the roofs of the middle stalls and two of the surrounding floors that run the outside of it all.
The market was lumped into sections with like stalls beside each other. There were fruits/veggies, sweets, meats, live birds, crafts and craft supplies, leather goods, boots, saddles and clothing, shoes and stereos, jewellery and purses...
These guys played us a song while we ate our lunch.
After wrestling, lots of kids got into the ring and posed for photos. Some really big kids did too.
The next day we went walking around and visited a very large cathedral. There was an English speaking man there who gave us a tour and explained a lot of things for us.
Dad, here is a picture of the pipe organ for you :)
There are sections like this all along both sides of the church featuring important saints and figures.
A view of the front.
One of the statues in the church.
Another view of the pipe organ.
This was behind glass, and each circle holds a bone fragment of an important Saint.
This is the body of a little girl who died a very long time ago. The story was about how her father didn't have her baptised because he wasn't a believer. A year later she was murdered by a man who strangled her and dragged her body through the streets (I think because she wasn't baptized, but I am not clear on this part). Later an important religious man heard about her death and had her body brought to the church. They dressed her in this dress, and had her face made up to hide the skull. He said that the top half of her body is real. All the little papers you see in the glass case are requests from people that want or need a miracle. When she has performed enough miracles, they will Saint her.
This is in the basement of the church where some important cardinals are buried. One of them was a religious figure who was killed in 1993 by drug dealers at an airport. There is controversy over whether he was simply mistaken as being involved in something, or if he actually had been messed up in the drug scene.
This is the outside of the cathedral.
Just a view of the street downtown looking towards one of the museums.
This little guy is one of many statues around the street I just showed you above.
Shawn at the Plaza de Mariachis!
Me standing with a vendor that I just bought some stuff from. I love shopping from my dinner table! :)
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