The friendliest city so far ...Merida

Grand buildings in Merida

Arriving at Merida at night after seeing the ruins and a couple of bus rides it was a welcome sight. As we got out of the taxi at the hotel and brought our bags in I was horrified to find I had lost my small bag that I had just purchased...it held our passports, my credit cards etc. Gulp!After a moment or two or three of sheer panic, our leader jumped back into her cab with me to race back to the bus station . I couldn´t remember what he looked like and all the cabs were from the same company. One of the drivers radioed in to see if anyone had handed in a bag... of course it relied on honesty. With a sigh of relief a family had handed it in and the driver was honest. What a great impression we had already. That was confirmed all day today as we witnessed a very happy city. What a party town!


Salsa dancing into the wee small hours. Sunday is family day ..streets were closed for bike riding and kids activities. Merida was quite easy to walk around especially on a Sunday.
Loads of stuff on for families, always a good sign of a healthy lifestyle. Keep the family doing things together makes for a happier working week.






They were making Pinatas (paper mache objects, sweet filled and covered with decorations. It is used in festivities to hang and then belt with a stick until it breaks). . The children making the ones we saw were all handicapped in some way, they had a lot of volunteers helping. They were being made for Halloween. On 1st. and 2nd. of November is All Saints day and The day of the dead.









Shop window


It is celebrated in Mexico very seriously, but Halloween is threatening to take over. We are very excited to be here for the celebrations. Day of the dead is a celebration of the lives of those departed souls. What is interesting is they go en masse to the graves with food and music that their family enjoyed when they were alive. We will be in Mexico City then, but are trying to arrange a visit to the village where the children are buried and families take their toys and food as well. Apparently it is very moving to see and a huge spectacle as well.