They do like their football here. Much craic in the restaurants and bars tonight.
Well- it's Sunday again and my last night (17th) in Oaxaca. Finished weaving on Thursday and school on Friday (paper to prove it)- two weeks was exactly the right amount of time.
Went to a Guelaguetza Show on Friday evening at the 5* Camino Real Hotel which is in an ex convent. It was a lovely evening. First a buffet featuring Oaxacena dishes like Mole Negro (a black thick sauce with chocolate in it served with,usually,chicken), Mole Rojo with little dumplings made from maize flour, Flautas (tortillas rolled around a meat filling and deep fried), Frijoles (black beans) with Chorizo, lovely salads, local cheeses,rice and salsas and puddings to die for - a whole table just for them.
The show lasted for 2 hours and featured 6 or 7 dances by indigenous people from different parts of Oaxaca state which you would see at Guelaguetza which is held the last two Mondays in July. The word is Zapotec for offering and the festival is a combination of pre-christian rites and the celebration of a Saint's Day in the Catholic Church. Dulce and I were going to come back for it but I decided not to. The Show in the hotel was a lot more comfortable I think: and not so long.
I was going to have a lie in yesterday morning until I felt the bed shake - earthquake - followed by sirens and loudspeaker shouting I know not what! Threw on my jogging suit over my pyjamas, grabbed passport, money, bag and out the door. Then I saw la Senora calmly in the process of making breakfast in the courtyard so I sneaked sheepishly back into my studio. It was a 4.3 quake about half way between Oaxaca and Huatulco. This is an earthquake zone so the locals are well used to them. Not a great way to start a Saturday morning.
DD arrived early yesterday afternoon so we have had a lovely time catching up. We're leaving for Huatulco in the morning so: next time: photos I hope of a blue Pacific Ocean bathed in sunlight. Fingers crossed. x
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