Uaymitun 2009-Blog Post #6 “Mérida!”

Welcome to a blog post that captures highlights from our jaunt into Mérida!

Sunday, February 8, 2009

I thought I’d start out this post with some more pictures of the beach house that we staying in at Km #13.

A long distance view of one of the cruise ships that visits Progreso!

Two intrepid travellers… the pebble wall was built by nephew James

George on the upper deck doing his weight training

Looking westward… you can barely make out the large building on the Progreso Pier…

… and looking back toward the beach road and the wetlands

Here’s some pics of the interior of the beach house.

Me plunging in the plunge pool and getting back our quickly!!!

This day was our first group venture into Mérida Centro! As none of us were brave enough to consider driving into the downtown, we drove into Sam’s Club on the Prolongación Paseo de Montejo near the Gran Plaza shopping mall.

We parked there in the parking lot and grabbed a bus to Centro!

At Parque Hildalgo across from Rectoría El Jesús Tercera Orden

The Rectory is topped with a marvelous dome!

Parque Hidalgo in front of the Hotel Caribe and the Gran Hotel

Calle 60 leading to the Plaza Grande and the Cathedral

Sunday in Mérida Centro is always a fun place to be! On the Gran Plaza, vendors sell their wares… from clothes to hats to artifacts to food stalls. And usually there’s dancing on the streets surrounding the square.

*A view of the cathedral from across the square*

When we left the square, we went to visit the Palacio de Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán, the “Governor’s Palace”! The large murals on the 2nd floor depict the history and struggles for equality of the Mayan people. Of course, I neglected to take any pictures of the majestic murals on this trip!

Picture courtesy of Google Streets as someone was not brave enough to stand in the street

What a wonderful way to spend the afternoon! When our time was at an end, we caught the bus back to Sam’s Club, and drove back to Progreso and had dinner on the Malecón at Le Saint Bonnet restaurant!