Don and Michelle were given the grand tour of Merida and Progreso.
The first day started with a visit to Gaby in Chicxulub for Michelle to get a haircut.
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| At Gaby's in Chicxulub! |
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| Tada! |
Then we drove into Merida to Sam's Club where we parked and took the city bus into the Plaza Grande.
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| On the bus downtown |
Here are some shots from Merida...
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| The Governer's Palace... |
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| ... with the Cathedral in the background |
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| Merida Cathedral |
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| Dancing in the Plaza Grande on Sunday! |
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| in a downtown park! |
Afterwards we walked past our favourite short-stay hotel in Merida, the Luz en Yucatan.
We then had a bit of a rest enjoying a Cappuccino at the Cafe Peon Contreras beside Merida Teatro while Don & Michelle had a walkabout in the Plaza Grande.
After a short walk we entered the south end of the Paseo de Montejo, often referred to as Mérida's “Champs Elysees”. We strolled along the tree lined street past many, many colonial day mansions until we reached the Fiesta Americana hotel.
After a snoop through the ritzy Fiesta Americana... rooms start at $300USD... we took an extremely quick and breathtaking cab ride back to Sam's Club where we had left our car.
Our final leg took us to a Merida landmark... Costco... where we enjoyed walking through a very familiar landscape and picked up a few items we couldn't get at the Bodega Aurrera in Progreso.
The next morning, we took Don & Michelle to explore Progreso. We went to the HSBC bank to get some more pesos out and then visited the Progreso main square, the San Francisco grocery store, the Mercado and enjoyed lunch on the Malecon by the beach... oh, and Michelle shopped for shoes!
Michelle really enjoyed the interesting sights and smells from the Mercado!!!
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| Anita's spice shop |
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| The carneria... keep an eye out for HelpMe! HelpMe!'s next blog post! |
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| Lunch at Hennequena's on the Malecon |
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| On the Malecon... |
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| ... with the Progreso pier in the background |
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| Michelle's best friends looking for handouts on the beach! |
That evening, we had a great dinner at Elio al Mare on the beach between Progreso and Chicxulub. Gnocchi with gorgonzola, ravioli in mushroom sauce and carbonara were our mains with tiramisu and chocolate lava cake for dessert! Yumm!!
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| Elia al Mare in Progreso |
That's it for our exploring of Merida and Progreso!
Watch for the next blog posts where we revisit Celestun and Dzibilchaltun with Don & Michelle.
Love to all,
-doug and elaine
-mom and dad
-nana and papa
You are starting to look like locals.
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