TEPOZTLAN

So Saturday came around and our friends woke us up but instead of greeting us with a table full of food as they did the day before they told us to get ready because we were going to a restaurant for breakfast. I wish I could tell you the name of the place but I already forgot it, what I haven't forgot is that it was a very nice restaurant that had a charming patio. We of course decided the patio was the place to sit so we were lucky to get a big table that sat all of us and we headed for the Mexican Buffet style food.













And it is thanks to the last picture in this sequence that I noticed that the restaurant's name is "Bondy". Notice that they only had vallet parking in this place.

They had the usual morning eggs, bacon, hot cakes, and juices, apple, orange, grapefruit, etc. etc. and then they had the unusual at least for us such as chilaquiles, carne de puerco en chile verde (pork in green chili), enchiladas, and menudo. And while enjoying all these wonderful and tasty dishes a duet playing the most beautiful classical music. Talk about soothing sounds and good food. Ummmm yummy!


View of the patio from the buffet area.

After the breakfast they took us back to their house but only for a few minutes because they wanted to take us to a nearby town that was supposed to be a happening place. The name of this town is Tepoztlan (Please click on the link to learn more about this wonderful and beautiful place).

The only bad part of this trip was that I had to sit in the back of the sub in the luggage cargo area and after 45 minutes of sitting there I got so sick that I thought I was going to pass out. It was a the same time that my niece who has a low tolerance for car riding and exhaust fume smelling that she got so sick too that they had to pull off the side of the road so we could catch some fresh air.

It was in Tepoztlan or "Tepoz" for short as all the locals call it that we bought a lot of souvenirs. You will find the most strange hill formations, there is belief that some of these formations did not happen on their own or with human help. Can you say aliens? lol


We spent a good time touring the Ex Dominic Convent of the Nativity, matter of fact there was a wedding being celebrated while we were there so we crashed it for a little bit. Then it was off to the market place. Tepoz is a mecca for poets and painters and it has a big Anglo community as well as Hippy Communes. You will find so many different types of local art being displayed and sold daily.


Ex Convento Dominico de la Natividad. Tepoztlan, Morelos -- Mexico.



Mural made from seeds at church entrance gate.

There is a pyramid a the top of the hills and it is a popular destination, we wanted to go up there but it would be such a time consuming and demanding hike that with our elder relatives proved to be impossible so we did not get to see it. I am going to try and find a picture in Google, hopefully I'll find one.


Image borrowed from tour by Mexico.
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We spent a good four hours taking in the sites and walking around doing some shopping but it was time to go back. Louie had promised to cook a Paella for us so we wanted to make it to their house early enough.




Shops in Tepoztlan are all over the place. It is indeed a beautiful town to visit and to spend a whole day.

All in all, it was yet one more wonderful day where we saw and learned so many new things and basically had a terrific time. Oh, and going back we took some medicine so that we could stand the traffic and the smell of burnt fuel. Unfortunately in Mexico they don't believe in emissions.

We were told to go to sleep early because Louie's sisters and families were taking us for breakfast the following morning.