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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Anyone care to post their pictures of Mexico? I plan on putting up some Semana Santa pictures. What about you?

That ain't me. That's an English teacher enjoying a poolside bar in Acapulco. I spent a lot of time in the pool. Even taught a few classes right there at the bar.

thelmadatter · Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:06 pm Post subject: bar-school

A combination bar/school! What a cool idea! Laughing

Not only is it well-known that people tend to speak a second language better when slightly-inebriated, I but ALL my students would attend regularly if they could have a brew along with that grammar lesson Laughing

Id post a pic but I got to put one up on line. Will do that later.[/img]

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Well, I'm going to continue this bandwidth-consuming showcase of Mexico since the tourism secretariat pays me 42 centavos for every tourist I pull in.

THIS is the biggest and most intricate cathedral front I've ever seen. Zacatecas. I found only one language school there and it looked like it was falling off its moorings.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

What, nobody takes pictures?

The Mexican navy was kind enough to let me on board their training three-master called the Cuauhtemoc. Same name as the colonia that I live in. I just HAD to do the Titanic thing.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

I'll bet you a twoonie you were humming or singing the Celine tune at the time weren't you?

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Actually, it was a Sunday morning and I was hungover. At best, I would have had a thumpin going on.

I've got at least 500 other pics of Mexico over 4 years, so someone else help me out here.

lozwich · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 1536

I've got some pics, but they're nowhere near as interesting as yours, just quirky things I scanned. The rest are at home in Oz.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Well, then if you all don't mind, I'm going to turn this thread into Guy's photo album. Looking through, I just realized that most of the pictures I have are of my dogs...see what happens when you don't have kids? Take pictures of your dogs. Celebrate the dog's birthday. Pretty soon I'm probably going to be dressing them up in little sweaters.

Acapulco bay at sunrise

nothing180 · Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 55

ok ok... I'm gonna attempt to help you out.. but only because I want to see more of your pics! Mine are just silly pics of the resort I lived at in Huatulco. Problem is, I don't know how to insert a pic on here! Someone help me!

sara.ede · Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 100 Location: Boston

I promise to add once i actually move to Mexico...I even got a snazzy new digital camera! okay its not that snazzy but I love it and sometimes pet it and purr at it. See what happens when you don't even have a pet!!!

Sara

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

I went to Oaxaca City for three days last month.
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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Ah Mexico. Just when you thought it was fine enough, they go and make it better. Here is my investigative report on the beers of this fine land.

First, you have the Coronita, a tiny 200 ml baby of a beer. It's just enough to take the thirst away while carrying home the larger bottles.

Then you have a regular ole Corona, pictured below. At 60 US cents, this is your standby...your go-to beer. Lemon needed for greater effect.

As you Springbreakers know, there is also the 1 litre monster, called a Cahuama, or Ballena in some parts. After finding this bottle at $1.20 each, I knew there was no going back to Canada.

But then...THEN, they come out with this. LA BRAVA, roughly translated to mean The Wild One. 1.180 L of brew at $1.32 us. One dollar and 32 cents. It is pictured next to a measely 355 ml Corona below.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

In the Zocalo, which is the main plaza for the country in Mexico City, there are constant protests...some big, one day affairs, others more of a long term sit-in. Here's one campaign against the PRI for election irregularities in the southern state of Oaxaca.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

As you can tell, I'm bored today so like any boring uncle, I force you to sift through the family album with me.

Acapulco Ingles Individual May 2004 graduating class. Ingles Individual in Acapulco always puts on a great affair on the beach and nicely catered.

Love the look of the girl in the middle. Rising flood waters? Can't believe she graduated?

sickbag · Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 155 Location: Blighty