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Swimming Pools in Oaxaca

April 6th, 2013 | Posted by Brianna in Mexico | Oh | The Places We've Been - (0 Comments)
Pool Necessities

Last weekend we went to one of the many public pools in San Agustín Etla. Ian pretty much nailed the description in a post on Facebook, so I’m going to share that with you and add some photos to his well-worded summary.

Villa de Etla Market

This is a series detailing some of what appear at first to be more mundane details of a place, but will hopefully be illuminating as insights into the grind behind the “glamour.”  Groceries The markets of greater Oaxaca were one of the elements of the area we were most anticipating, and we were not disappointed. … Read more

Guaje Cirial

Our hosts, Lucy and Sergio, are incredibly sweet and sincere. Sergio’s family has lived on the property for more than 100 years, and Lucy, though originally from Mexico City, makes their house a home. They have made every effort to ensure that we have everything that we could possibly need, greeting us with warmth and kind … Read more

Lessons with Lucy: Leche de Alpiste (Canary Seed Milk)

March 27th, 2013 | Posted by Brianna in Food | Mexico - (42 Comments)
Leche de alpiste!

Our hosts, Lucy and Sergio, are incredibly sweet and sincere. Sergio’s family has lived on the property for more than 100 years, and Lucy, originally from Mexico City, is who makes their house a home. They have made every effort to ensure that we have everything that we could possibly need, greeting us with warmth and … Read more

Lessons with Lucy: Baking Corn Cake

March 26th, 2013 | Posted by Brianna in Food | Mexico - (2 Comments)
Lessons with Lucy: Baking Corn Cake

Our hosts, Lucy and Sergio, are incredibly sweet and sincere. Sergio’s family has lived on the property for more than 100 years, and Lucy, originally from Mexico City, is who makes their house a home. They have made every effort to ensure that we have everything that we could possibly need, greeting us with warmth and … Read more

Etla Sunset

We’ve started to call the area north of Oaxaca de Juárez the “Etlas”. Our house is in San Sebastián Etla, but there is also Villa de Etla, where we make weekly visits to the market, San Pablo Etla, where we enjoyed a jam session last week at a ranch with some expats, San Augustin Etla, … Read more

Arriving in San Sebastian Etla

March 8th, 2013 | Posted by Brianna in Mexico | Speedbumps | The Places We've Been - (3 Comments)
Etla Sunset

A week ago today we left Guanajuato and began the 10 hour drive southeast to Oaxaca where we will spend the month of March. Oaxaca (pronounced wa-hawk-a) is one of the two southernmost states in Mexico and is known for its indigenous population and culture. Its capital, Oaxaca de Juarez (often simply called Oaxaca), was … Read more

Guanajuato Slideshow

March 8th, 2013 | Posted by Brianna in Mexico | Slideshow Pictures | The Places We've Been - (2 Comments)
Talbots and Kietzmans

Guanajuato was a magical place, enchanting, wonderful, and easily one of our favorites of the last six months. The limited number of drive-able streets created an active lifestyle as we walked through neighborhoods and into the centro via romantic callejons. No matter where we went it seemed as though we were always amidst a party. The plazas … Read more

La Valenciana Mine and Church

March 7th, 2013 | Posted by Brianna in Mexico | The Places We've Been - (2 Comments)
Angel, Then and Now

As we’ve touched on a few times in the last month, much of Guanajuato’s history and wealth can be traced to the nearby silver mines. Our daily walks through the colonial streets of the city were captivating, and we were eager to wrap our heads around the industry that made it all possible. On our … Read more

Street Food in Guanajuato

March 3rd, 2013 | Posted by Brianna in Food | Mexico | The Places We've Been - (3 Comments)
Papas on Juarez

We’re magnets to street food. Even if we’ve just eaten, we find ourselves drawn to the small stands selling various consumables for pocket change. Many days we took our snack to go, added an avocado, and called it lunch or dinner. On one lovely Saturday, we carried our camera along with us to document the … Read more