Monte Alban Oaxaca Day Two

The Ruins of a housing complex in the ruins.

So just to admit it up from I forgot to charge my camera and had to take almost every single picture on this day with Scotts camera. That wouldn´t be a big deal, but we are yet to find a location with the equipment to get his pictures on to a computer and the owners of the internet cafes around here are painfully weak in thier computer skills. They might be able to buy them, but honestly they can barely run them or maintain them. Just another thing on the post I ca´n´t wait to type about all the little weird parts of the Mexican Experiance.

 

So the second morning in Oxa started with a bang.. Getting up and run walking the 20 minutes to the tour plae that provides rides to Monte Alban the Mayan ruin that is pretty much right outside of Oxa. 1.75 for the round trip, I´m okay with that! WE went with the Japanese kid we had met the night before and a spanish guy our age that was also staying at the hostel. It was a lot of fun. The ruins were amazing and a big change from the earlier ruins as the Mayans seemed more concerned with the exacting details of the construction that just shear size. They weren´t quite as decorative inside it seems. That took the first couple hours of the day and I will have more pictures than the few below when I can finally get his camera connected to a computer!

Walkway up to the main site... One of the few pictures before the camera died.

 

One of the many tombs attached to the housing areas.

So after that the super excitment of heading back for food began. This time the four of us headed to the food market just south of the main market. The place is totally not what you would expect. Each littler eatery has it´s own little white tile tables and well design kitchen. We all got a assorment of Moles. Scott tried the Mole Colaradito and I had the Mole Amarillo. Both were good, but not quite the same as the amazing black mole from the night before.

Then it was off to wander around some more and book tickets for the trip the next day to hike in the Sierra Norte and visit some of the native villages.

Then we took a GLORIOUS siesta and then couldn´t quite shake it so I walked across the street to the grocery store and bought chips and salsa.  Wonderful snack that go us going to all wander down towards somewhere again… Ended up finally at the Zocalo (Square) and I wish I had my camera. It was a huge graduation party for the local engineering school. They had a model cow things that was strapped with all kinds of fireworks that students were passing around to the music of the live band and dancing with the cow held above thier heads while the fireworks exploded all around them. I bet it got hot!

Then we had to wander around alittle more and got some tacos that were really tasty but fatty and then a cold chocolate milk. Wow the chocolate milk here is amazing!

Then a quick sandwich to finish off the night and we hit the sack… Big day of traveling out to the middle of no where in the villages.

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