Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Puebla, Mexico

Hi Ladies I'm back, today I wanted to share some of the pictures I took during my vacation. These pictures show why my heart belongs to Puebla, Mexico. It is an amazing place among the mountains where magic happens for me every time I visit. Before I left on vacation I bought me a SLR camera, I didn't read the instructions I just charged the battery and started shooting, hopefully I'll make time to read through my manual so I can take better pictures.
This first picture is of my granny's house, she passed away many years ago but her house brings me fond memories of my childhood and of her. I remember she was always after us for cutting out the flowers in her garden, my cousins and I would make-believe that flowers were our dolls and the garden was their home in the jungle. I love those memories.
This was the view from my room, I could spend hours just looking at the beautiful view, specially when it rained, rain is very calming to me. July in Zacapoaxtla, Puebla (where I stayed) is the rainy season.
My sweet niece, I love the innocence of small town children.
My son who loved this street-dog, street dogs are very common in Zacapoaxtla.
My dad and I at a seafood restaurant, one of the things I noticed is how cheap food is in Mexico. That day I had eaten so much I was not able to order anything, I wish I had though, now I'm hungry for some mexican seafood.
This man was playing an aztec tune on his flute in Puebla, I don't know who the lady is she just got in the way before I could snap the picture.
The architecture is Puebla is just breathtaking. It was a rainy but that didn't stop me from snapping some pictures.
My cousin and her daughter, we visited Puebla together, she's my best friend. We stopped by a restaurant hidden in this old building, the place looked more like a museum than a restaurant and the food (mole poblano) was delicious.
Some guys playing the marimba (kind of looks like a xylophone). This was also in downtown Puebla.
I love the bright-colored buildings in Puebla, Mexico.
My cousin and her daughters, we made a little safari trip.
This little alley had about 150 steps, we had top go up the steps everyday to go...anywhere! No wonder I stayed in shape. Again this is in Zacapoaxtla, Puebla.
After the steps there was this beautiful orange-red building, my favorite color. It's the small town's main auditorium where some of the big events take place.
This is Zacapoaxtla's main park, when I was in high school my friends and I would walk around it every night after school, the park has changed though, many years ago it had huge trees which were later cut down.
This view, I.love.it. It's the small town of Zacapoaxtla.
My cousin on an early morning on our way to the gym, we were late for our class and it was full so I took the time to take some more pictures, she made a joke that this picture should be called "the girl thinking about getting a beer" because of the beer sign next to her hehehe, she doesn't drink.
Another shot of Zacapoaxtla, that blue church is actually located in a cemetary.

I have more pictures to show you but I haven't figured out how to resize them, I hope you enjoyed this post as much as I enjoyed sharing the pictures with you all. Have a great day ladies!

14 comments:

Life with Kaishon said...

I love the pictures of your trip. So special. Sending lots of love. Welcome back.

Pam said...

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

Melissa said...

Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos with us, Shey! Mexico is very lovely - I've only been there twice, but so enjoyed both visits. You are blessed to be able to go back often! By the way, I've just recently found your blog, and I must say that I absolutely ADORE your style! Refashioning thrifted clothing is one of my joys, too, so it's been great to gather inspiration from you.

Serene said...

What great pictures! I love Mexico! I've been several times, mostly to the Texas fronteras. I love love love elote!!! I hope you got to eat some! ~Serene

Sunduri Das said...

What a gorgeous place! Makes me want to visit.

The Waves said...

Beautiful pictures! I can't get over the amazing architecture - the buildings just look like they are alive and breathing.

Teeny said...

Whoah, the photos with the green hills reminds me of Wellington...where I live. Except in Wgtn there are more houses. Beautiful colours, i love that they are not all uniform neutral colours.

Teeny said...

The houses are beautiful colours i mean.

LyddieGal said...

These are such great shots of the city, I love the alley way with the stairs (wouldn't it be nice for outfit shots?)
Don't worry too much about reading the manual, just get to know the basics - aperture, shutter speed, iso, and the aperture priority function.

Ena said...

Welcome back and congrats on the new camera! Your hometown looks so beautiful. I especially love how colorful those buildings are. I'm really looking forward to seeing more photos from your trip!

*Ena*

northwest is best said...

Looks like you had a fabulous time! Some of the architecture is really beautiful, and your niece is such a cutie!

Gumbo Lily said...

Wonderful pics. I like the brightly colored buildings too.

Jody

Frances Joy said...

So glad you're back! I love these pictures - they're so beautiful. The architecture is why I love Latin America in general - so much beauty!

Anonymous said...

love your pics :)