Domingo en Merida

Domingo En Merida


Sunday is a wonderful day to visit Merida so we decided to take the Auto Progreso bus into the city which cost us around 4 dollars for both of us for a return trip. (dos boletos redondo).

Everyone puts on their Sunday best and comes to the centre of the city where streets are closed to traffic and it looks like a fair is happening.

There were lines of food vendors all around the Plaza Grande

There are many food vendors selling all types of foods from sweets to full meals. Tables and chairs are set up under tents to keep away the sun and everyone seems to be enjoying the food. We saw guys frying chips and wieners, fish fried in banana leaf, and lots of fresh fruit.

This girl was doing the fried fish among other things

Fresh fruit in plastic bags

There are also many vendors selling all manner of goods including beautiful embroidered tops so I decided to buy one from this lady. Don was looking at the Mexican men’s shirts but couldn’t decide.

Maybe senora would like dos?

There are children’s toys as well as many types of the Virgin of Guadeloupe…

The Blessed Virgin...

Hey Senor, put me down or I'll shoot!!

Merida has many squares and in Plaza Grande there was entertainment for most of the day. Many families were gathered to watch the performances which began with a puppet show which really drew in the children. Here are a couple of pictures of some of them as they are all very beautiful looking.

Isn't he handsome?

Do I know you??

After that there was a great performance of folkloric dances of the Yucatan. They were backed up by some really old musicians who were fabulous. The dancers themselves were very good and the costumes very typical of this region.

A beautiful dancer...

The dance troupe

We then wandered around the city looking for a place for Don to get his hair cut and found a place where she charged 30 pesos for a haircut and was very pleased to get 50.

Don`s first Mexican haircut

Overall we had a great day and it was a break from the house though time does go quickly as we are on the go most days exploring the area on foot, by bus or by bike. Friday we took the combi out to Chicxulub, a small town close by and met up with Pam a woman we have met since we came. She was there with her friend Ida May and we had a lovely breakfast and a tour around the town by Pam before coming back on the bus.

We were also invited out to Hotel Yakanuh for Saturday night which we really enjoyed as the company and music were great. There are lots of nice people who live here permanently or for half the year and they have a great attitude toward life. They are quite welcoming and we have met many new people over the last two weeks so we are thinking that this is a good place to spend the next few months.

Wilbert and Tamara at Happy Hour.The place was full of Canadians and some Americans

One of the phrases we are using a lot..Donde esta? Where is? Everyone is so helpful s we manage to get where we need to go