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

Enjoy the holidays everyone. Who's got big plans?

I like staying in the city as it empties out but this year we'll be doing some beach camping along the Guerrero coast.

amaranto · Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 133 Location: M�xico, D.F.

I like to stay in the city and enjoy the quiet, too. I have a friend flying in from the US who's never been here before, so I'll be showing her around some.

Last year I went to San Miguel, and it was CROWDED.

Enjoy your vacation!

notamiss · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:49 pm Post subject:

Who�s got little plans?

I intend to mow the lawn and read some books. Maybe go to the gym a few times, too. Wednesday to Friday are already scheduled with activities: Wednesday�make chiles rellenos. Thursday and Friday�get together with family and eat traditional Maundy Thursday and Good Friday meal.

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

Anyone been to the Iztapalapa passion play in DF? Quite the experience for a visitor to the city.

amaranto · Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 133 Location: M�xico, D.F.

I don't usually think to go to religious events, but it might be worth checking out.

Isla Guapa · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:03 pm Post subject:

I will be spending Semana Santa in San Crist�bal. It will be exciting to see the religious processions and celebrations, which I hope to record with my newish digital SLR.

MotherF · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:58 pm Post subject:

I've got a pile of projects around the house, we'll see how many we manage to get through.

geaaronson · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Mexico City

Yup. Off to the big city of Merida Tuesday through Thursday. Maybe some beach up in Sisal or Celestun. No progresso for me. Tulum possibly. We`ll see.

Other than that a few short projects such as transcribing a short story to desktop, putting some artwork on paper, reading great fiction. For those who don`t know, and that`s everyone on this site, the small city of Valladolid, Yucatan will be getting an English lending library. We have finished the cataloguing of the first 1000 book collection and are now putting pockets in. Wow! Good reading material for the next 10 years!

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

We are doing our best to avoid the annual crowds of Semana Santa. It's totally nuts out there. Surprisingly, this Semana Santa is up over last year. We have vacationers from Monterrey, Durango, Nayarit, Torre�n, Saltillo, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Sonora, and Baja California Sur. The hotels are at 100% occupancy, and there are people everywhere. Media reports claim that the numbers stand at 70 - 80% in Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and Acapulco, as opposed to the 100% here. Must be the cheap cervesa and seafood, because the hotels and taxi's certainly have (had) a tendency to gouge national tourists during this holiday.

Here is a glimpse of what I am talking about, from one of our popular beach areas. The tourists this week have been a breath of life for many vendors.
http://www.noroeste.com.mx/ver_fotos.php?id=44537324&foto=45100472

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

I was along the Costa Chica - everything east of Acapulco and it wasn't very busy at all the first few days. Thursday started to fill up quickly and by the time I left Friday there were no cabanyas or hammocks empty.

DF is dead quiet this weekend...

BadBeagleBad · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:58 pm Post subject:

MotherF · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:57 pm Post subject:

We got lots of rain and family time around here.