Oaxaca, Mexico, August 13-25, 2023

Posted: May 5th, 2024 | Filed under: Out Of Town

August 13, 2023

Oaxaca International Airport/Aeropuerto Internacional Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, México, August 13, 2023

Zócalo/Plaza de la Constitución:

Zócalo/Plaza de la Constitución, Oaxaca, México, August 13, 2023

August 14, 2023

View from where we stayed:

View From Calle Xicoténcatl 419 Between Calle Colón and Calle Rayón, Oaxaca, México, August 14, 2023

Parque Juárez El Llano:

Parque Juárez El Llano, Oaxaca, México, August 14, 2023

Taco Sireno:

Tacos, Taco Sireno, Oaxaca, México, August 14, 2023

In Situ Mezcalería:

In Situ Mezcalería, Oaxaca, México, August 14, 2023

August 15, 2023

Oaxacan-style tacos at Tacos del Carmen:

Tacos del Carmen, Oaxaca, México, August 15, 2023

Tacos, Tacos del Carmen, Oaxaca, México, August 15, 2023

August 16, 2023

We spent the first week taking language and cooking classes at Instituto Cultural Oaxaca:

Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, Avenida Benito Juárez 909, Oaxaca, México, August 16, 2023

Tamales de Chepil Recipe, Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, Oaxaca, México, August 15, 2023

Jardín Conzatti:

Jardín Conzatti, Oaxaca, México, August 16, 2023

Hot chocolate at Rito Chocolatería & Tienda:

Rito Chocolatería Hot Chocolate, Oaxaca, México, August 16, 2023

August 17, 2023

The last day of our cooking classes at Instituto Cultural Oaxaca we made memelas:

Memelas Recipe, Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, Oaxaca, México, August 17, 2023

August 18, 2023

Hidalgo, Ruta Independencia, Oaxaca, México, August 18, 2023

Templo de Santo Domingo:

Templo de Santo Domingo, Oaxaca, Mexico, August 14, 2023

Templo de Santo Domingo, Oaxaca, Mexico, August 18, 2023

Degustación de los 7 Moles Oaxaqueños at Restaurante Coronita:

Degustación de los 7 Moles Oaxaqueños, Restaurante Coronita, Oaxaca, México, August 18, 2023

La Mezcalería:

La Mezcalería, Oaxaca, México, August 18, 2023

August 19, 2023

The second half of our stay in Oaxaca was devoted to sightseeing and we started with the beautiful Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca:

Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, México, August 19, 2023

Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, México, August 19, 2023

Terraza Istmo:

Garnachas, Terraza Istmo, Oaxaca, México, August 19, 2023

August 20, 2023

Hierve el Agua All-Day Tour to La Rueca Textiles in Teotitlán del Valle, Hierve el Agua, Mitla, El Rey de Matalán in Tlacolula de Matamoros and the Árbol del Tule:

La Rueca, Calle Ignacio Zaragoza 330, Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, México, August 20, 2023

Hierve el Agua, Oaxaca, México, August 20, 2023

Hierve el Agua, Oaxaca, México, August 20, 2023

Hierve el Agua, Oaxaca, México, August 20, 2023

Columns Group, Mitla, San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Oaxaca, México, August 20, 2023

Columns Group, Mitla, San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Oaxaca, México, August 20, 2023

Árbol del Tule, Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca, México, August 20, 2023

Árbol del Tule, Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca, México, August 20, 2023

Árbol del Tule, Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca, México, August 20, 2023

August 21, 2023

Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca:

Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca, Calle de la Constitución 201, Oaxaca, México, August 21, 2023

Taquería Chefinita:

Taquería Chefinita, Calle Las Casas and Calle 20 de Noviembre, Oaxaca, México, August 21, 2023

August 22, 2023

Monte Albán All-Day Tour to Monte Albán, Alebrijes Autóctonos in Arrazola, Templo y Exconvento de Santiago Apóstol de Cuilápam and Casa Frida de Mi Corazón in Cuilápam de Guerrero, Alfarería Doña Rosa in San Bartolo Coyotepec and La Soledad back in Oaxaca City:

Plataforma Norte, Monte Albán, Oaxaca, México, August 22, 2023

Main Plaza From Plataforma Norte, Monte Albán, Oaxaca, México, August 22, 2023

August 23, 2023

Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca:

Cloister, Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, August 23, 2023

Skull with Turquoise, Los Tesoros de la Tumba 7 de Monte Albán, Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, August 23, 2023

Templo de Santo Domingo From Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, August 23, 2023

Casa Oaxaca El Restaurante:

Tostada de Insectos, Casa Oaxaca El Restaurante, Calle de la Constitución 104-A, Oaxaca, México, August 23, 2023

Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción:

Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción/Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Oaxaca, México, August 23, 2023

August 24, 2023

Calle Xicoténcatl:

Calle Xicoténcatl, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Calle 5 de Mayo/Calle de Armenta y López:

Looking South Down Calle 5 de Mayo From Calle Murguía, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Macedonio Alcalá, Avenida de la Independencia 906, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Panteón General:

Panteón General, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Panteón General, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Chapel, Panteón de San Miguel, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

La Tumba del Muerto Olvidado, Panteón de San Miguel, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos:

Bobblehead, Guerreros de Oaxaca Team Shop, Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos/Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Parque Recreativo Infantil Bicentenario:

Parque Recreativo Infantil Oaxaca Bicentenario, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Mercado Benito Juárez:

Mercado Benito Juárez, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Mercado Benito Juárez, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

Mercado Benito Juárez, Oaxaca, México, August 24, 2023

August 25, 2023

Oaxaca International Airport/Aeropuerto Internacional Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, México, August 25, 2023

Arizona, February 18-25, 2023

Posted: February 10th, 2024 | Filed under: Out Of Town

February 18, 2023
Landed in time to see the setting sun:

Sunset, Phoenix, Arizona, February 18, 2023, 6:19 p.m.

February 19, 2023
World Championship Hoop Dance Contest was happening at the Heard Museum:

World Championship Hoop Dance Contest, Heard Museum, 2301 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2023

February 20, 2023
Burritos at Carolina’s Mexican Food on Mohave Street:
Carolina's Mexican Food, 1202 East Mohave Street, Phoenix, Arizona, February 20, 2023

Burrito, Carolina's Mexican Food, Phoenix, Arizona, February 20, 2023

February 21, 2023
Echo Canyon Trail on Camelback Mountain:

Trailhead, Echo Canyon Trail, Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona, February 21, 2023

Echo Canyon Trail, Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona, February 21, 2023

Echo Canyon Trail, Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona, February 21, 2023

Echo Canyon Trail, Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona, February 21, 2023

Echo Canyon Trail, Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona, February 21, 2023

Summit, Echo Canyon Trail, Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona, February 21, 2023

Summit, Echo Canyon Trail, Camelback Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona, February 21, 2023

February 22, 2023
Musical Instrument Museum:
Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona, February 22, 2023

Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, February 22, 2023

Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, February 22, 2023

February 23, 2023
Drove down to Tucson and saw Biosphere 2:

Biosphere 2, Oracle, Arizona, February 23, 2023

Biosphere 2, Oracle, Arizona, February 23, 2023

Coastal Fog Desert, Biosphere 2, Oracle, Arizona, February 23, 2023

Ocean, Biosphere 2, Oracle, Arizona, February 23, 2023

Then walked around the Barrio Viejo neighborhood in Tucson:

Barrio Viejo, Tucson, Arizona, February 23, 2023

El Tiradito Wishing Shrine, Rosendo S. Perez Park, Barrio Viejo, Tucson, Arizona, February 23, 2023

El Tiradito Wishing Shrine, Rosendo S. Perez Park, Barrio Viejo, Tucson, Arizona, February 23, 2023

February 24, 2023
The main public transit hub in downtown Tucson is named for Linda Ronstadt:
Ronstadt Transit Center, 215 East Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona, February 24, 2023

Made a return visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in the desert outside Tucson:

Desert Around Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, February 24, 2023

Returning to Phoenix, sunset over Interstate 10:
Interstate 10 South of Phoenix, Arizona, February 24, 2023

February 25, 2023
La Pasadita Hot Dogs on the west side of Phoenix:

La Pasadita Hot Dogs, 3601 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, February 25, 2023

Boston, January 14-16, 2023

Posted: June 29th, 2023 | Filed under: Out Of Town

January 14, 2023
Drove up during the day and ate dinner in the Seaport District, which has grown a lot since we were there in 2010:

Marina Park Drive and Northern Avenue, Seaport District, Boston, Massachusetts, January 14, 2023

January 15, 2023
Walked the entirety of The Freedom Trail in the cold! Bunker Hill in Charlestown:

Bunker Hill Monument, Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts, January 15, 2023

USS Constitution:
USS Constitution, Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts, January 15, 2023

Copp’s Hill Burying Ground in the North End:
Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts, January 15, 2023

Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts, January 15, 2023

Granary Burying Ground:

Samuel Adams Marker, Granary Burying Ground, Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts, January 15, 2023

The trail ends (or begins!) at Boston Common, where the new sculpture The Embrace sits:

The Embrace, Boston Common, Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts, January 15, 2023

Indeed, some angles are weird:

The Embrace, Boston Common, Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts, January 15, 2023

The Embrace, Boston Common, Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts, January 15, 2023

January 16, 2023
Took an MBTA Commuter Rail train to Salem. Yes, that’s Elizabeth Montgomery:

Bewitched Sculpture, Lappin Park, Washington and Essex Streets, Salem, Massachusetts, January 16, 2023

The Salem Witch Trials memorial:

Salem Witch Trials Memorial, Salem, Massachusetts, January 16, 2023

Roger Conant Statue and Salem Witch Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, January 16, 2023

The Satanic Temple (alas, closed Mondays):

The Satanic Temple, 64 Bridge Street, Salem, Massachusetts, January 16, 2023

Then returned to Boston where we met up in Dorchester, near the James Blake House, dating to 1661, the oldest surviving house in Boston:

James Blake House, 735 Columbia Road, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, January 16, 2023