Vacation epilogue

Not much sleep was had that last night, what with nervousness and early risings. The trip back was better in that the bus allowed for some shallow sleep, the only theing on the TV was Pirates 2, and there was little traffic in Ciudad de Mexico. the cab ride to the airport was quick, and boarding passes were easy to pick up - United had just one flight leaving that day. We were waiting for four long hours for the flight, but our gate was only announced about 45 minutes before takeoff - airport planning was atrocious like that. The filght home featured the stupidly fun Hairspray, which I really didn't want to like, but did anyway. The same L re-routes from the trip out were in effect in Chicago. Luggage really didn't get unpacked. The front plate got moved to the back, and comfort food was had at The Abbey Pub. Long, dream-filled sleep followed.

Some of the pics are posted here - more as time allows.

I'd like to say that there was some grand lesson from the trip, but I'd be hard pressed to say what it was. I had fun, and learned a bit about the world outside the US, and myself, and how other cultures function, and how they don't, and what's still the same about people there, and what's different. After all that, there's not much to say...

SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!

Lucky Day 13 - All Souls Day, Día de los Muertos

urf. groggy. need strong coffee. oatmeal w/ platinos & cinnamon
clean up, early packing
walk down to Los Lagos
skeleton crew running the town - 75%+ shops closed, few cars & pedestrians
pics of Mictlantecuhtli, other altars
Mocha at scenic overlook in Gov. mansion park
¿dragonflies can swarm?
pic review, more packing, picture CD
wandering the city
D picked up charcoal & I make a confession
local gallery w/ DDM & modern art installations
chilés rellenos with beans & rice, chicken w/ mole, salad for lunch
e-ticket issues, info on cab arrangements
trip-long photo slideshow
more luggage futzing
trip to park from day 1, walked around for a bit
trainwreck TV, Tabasco
¡yay! San Juan lit - night pics - D tweaked a bit
DDM festivals on TV
Hawaiian pizza, beer, & blackberry brandy
ravens & laughter yoga
¿does anyone playing these festivals know how to tune a violin?
more packing - get me a shoehorn
early bed for early rise - bus leaves for Mexico City at 5 AM, and cabs come slow that early

Day 12 - All Saint's Day, the start of festivities

weird dreams, D&E up early and talking, damn Quasimodo
somehow, clinging to my ankle constitutes sleeping
Strong coffee, french toast, eggs
out early for bus to Naolinco
met very tall redhead from Maryland
roller coaster
more great view, saw some birds of prey relatively close in
into town, search for cemetery
coco ice cream at cemetery gates
brightly painted monuments, some small rooms w/ electricity, very solemn feel, few pictures
walk around town, lunch of chicken enmoladas
went to Casa de Cultura, got photos of DDM calaca decorations
walked around, saw more decorations
starting to run out of steam, took bus back to Xalapa - more roller coaster
some rest time, some roof time
some incense is harder to burn than you'd think
pic review - those birds of prey were black vultures
I think I'll stay out of the living room for a while - more roof time
tamales, dead bread, fruit
as lots of places will be closed tomorrow, D picked up pizza for next couple of days
The news starts telling us about the flooding in Tabasco
bed soon
No, let me go back to sleep. Your insomnia, I does not wants it.