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December 15, 2023 – Veracruz, Mexico
Last day in Mexico. I tried a restaurant suggested in my guide book. The food was okay but not notable in any way. The place was a about a half hour walk from my Airbnb. There are so many more dishes in Mexico than what I’ve tried. Didn’t come to eat my way across Mexico…
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December 14, 2023 – Veracruz, Mexico
Yesterday, while walking to the malecon, passed a guy who asked if I wanted a taxi. I had been trying to find a tour or some way to visit some archeological sites north of Veracruz. So, asked him if he would drive me to La Antigua in the morning. It’s about 15 miles north. He…
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December 12, 2023 – Xalapa to Veracruz, Mexico
Took a bus from Xalapa to Veracruz on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Veracruz is a major Mexican port. I haven’t been here in a very long time. The ride this morning was without traffic jams or drama. Took two hours and cost 178 pesos or $10 US. There can’t be a better…
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December 11, 2023 – Xalapa, Mexico
The mountains of Eastern and Southern Mexico have a great climate to grow coffee. Here at my inn (posada) there are three coffee trees. The coffee I’ve had here and in Orizaba tasted better than what I drink at home. It’s a shame to add cream and sugar to it but I do. Look for…
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December 10, 2023 – Xalapa, Mexico
Woke up this morning, looked out my window in Xalapa and saw Pico de Orizaba. Looks high and cold. This is the peak I was trying to see from the top of the high hill in Orizaba but I didn’t make it to the top of that hill because of a really sloppy, jagged rock…
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December 9, 2023 – Orizaba to Xalapa, Mexico
Took an ADO bus from Orizaba to Xalapa today. Six long hours without a stop. The bus had a bathroom and showed movies on six small screens distributed throughout the bus. Of course, the movies were in Spanish. I’m constantly looking up stuff with Google Translate so translating words and phrases is my new hobby.…
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December 8, 2023 – Orizaba, Mexico
There is a cable car nearby that runs to the top of a hill, Cerro del Borrego. The cable car ascends to the top gaining 760 meters vertically. It only has three small cars going up and three going down. The sky was almost cloudless so it was a good day to take it and…
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December 7, 2023 – Orizaba, Mexico
Breakfast time. Desayuno here. Enchiladas in green salsa, and a bowl of sliced onions, carrots, tiny potatoes, cauliflower, thyme. Jello also. The waitress told me what the bowl is called and I forgot it before I could write it down. The reason for getting the bowl and the jello is because the waitress asked me…
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December 6, 2023 – Mexico City to Orizaba
Took a bus from Mexico City to Orizaba. The ride took five and a half hours. Supposed to take four and a half but the highway through Puebla was very congested. Orizaba is in the damp mountains of Eastern Mexico at about 4074 feet elevation with about 110,000 people. Looks like a nice place to…
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