On my way to Cholula, I happened upon Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe which is beautiful with all of the talavera tile on its front facade-
but the mercado was not a typical Central American maze. It is brand new, the chairs and tables are stainless steel and I could be anywhere in Canada. This is not the Mexico I like! The restaurant where I ate had other dishes ready: pepian verde. ole de zancarron and mole de olla. I would have liked to have tried all of it-
Archaeologists think the Spaniards built Santuario de Nuestra Senora de Los Remedios on the sight without knowing there was a pagan pyramid buried in the hill-
There are over 8 km of tunnels in the pyramid but only 800m are open to the public-
Another nearby church is the Convento Franciscano de San Gabriel Arcangel. It is huge and old - construction started in 1569-
Parts of the outside are closed due to earthquake damage from September 2017. Roof decorations fell off-
Being Sunday, the church was packed for mass-
An interesting 4 way stop-
Walking to catch a collectivo back to Puebla, I saw this interesting building. I tried to go in with the family in front of me but the policeman stopped me. This is Cholula's jail-
I caught a collectivo back to Puebla and watched some street performers celebrating Semana Santa. They were dancing to really loud music in the middle of the street-
Lunch was a cemita, Puebla's signature dish. Using very fresh bread, the inside is removed to make room for the chicken, peppers, cheese, onion and salsas. It was really delicious-
I walked to the barrio of Xanenetla to see some street art-
While talking to some locals, they directed me to the tunnels that were used during the Cinco de Mayo uprising. They were well lit in most places except where there were explanations. Those areas were completely dark-
Walking back to the Centro Historico, I made my way to the Callejon de Sapos, Frog Alley, where there was a flea market in progress. The buildings are well cared for and there is very little garbage lying about-
As is typical of a flea market, everything imaginable was for sale-
More tiled buildings-
A nice door-
Most hotels have this type of sign out front. It sure helps to spot them-
I decided I better go out in the night to see the town lit up. It's even more beautiful. The Catedral-
I had a glass of wine in the Zócalo and then got ready for my 3 am departure from the hotel to the bus depot where I'll catch a bus at 4 am for Cuernavaca making my way to Taxco. I think I walked my feet right off these last two days but I've enjoyed my time in Puebla. Moving on.....
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