So I am currently in Campeche, the state as well as the city. I wish I could write about some thrilling things that I;ve done here, but unfortunately this is not the case. The city is really beautiful though, super clean and developed and orderly, almost unrealistically so. I;m staying in a really great hostal with a rooftop terrace and a perfect view of the town square, cathedral, and surrounding areas. Campeche is on the UNESCO world heritage list and has something like a couple thousand restored historical buildings, if you;re into that kind of thing. It;s also surrounded by baluartes, or ruins of old fortress walls. There are enough museums here for sure, but I;m just not much in the mood for those right now.
It reminds me a bit of Veracruz; it has a malecon, or walkway along the sea wall. There is also a restaurant called Parroquia, not to be confused with El Gran Parroquia of Veracruz. The latter being a famous cafe where I had my morning fix everyday with Mich in Veracruz. The coffee I had here last night was shit and I was upset.
I;m currently attempting to make some decisions about the next stage of my travels. I can;t decide whether I want to head to Merida, which some say is just a big, hot city or to head to the ocean- Tulum, Playa, isla, wherever. Another option is to head back to Veracruz for a couple weeks, but unfortunately this is in the opposite direction of isla. I also can;t decide what I want to do today- it;s the day of celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe and there should therefore be some interesting sights out in the streets. Last night there was a parade and more invisible fireworks (by this I mean there are super loud explosions but nothing to see in the sky). There is also a musical fountain just down the street, and a nativity scene on the corner (LindsVL I;m studying it carefully).
The other thing I need to start thinking about is booking a ticket to South America- there;s a cheap flight to Colombia January 19th. Ahhhhhhhh, decisions....
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