Andrea likes her margaritas

Posted at 9:46 pm by Patrick under Cancun Weekender:2006

When in Rome, right?

Maybe not always. We stopped at the restaurant called “Come’n Eat” because the name was so ridiculous (and we were tired of walking around looking for anything better).

In the interest of anthropological inquiry, Andrea had a margarita. She had to know how they tasted in the country in which they supposedly originated.

She says it tastes like SweetTarts — not exactly what an Herradura margarita should conjure. Me? I’m sticking with the Negra Modela to go with my goat cheese spinach salad.

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Trees of life

Posted at 9:21 pm by Patrick under Cancun Weekender:2006

Among the more interesting displays at the folk art museum were trees of life, large multi-level tree-like sculptures that tell a story.

Some deal with religious themes, others daily life or mortality. Each Mexican state has its own version of them, based largely on the predominant materials available. Some states make theirs from black clay, lacquered wood, colored sculptural clay or carved untreated wood.

This one depicts a fiesta scene, complete with a pinata. You might get a sense from this photo how intricate and visually wonderful these works are.

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Our friend from the museum

Posted at 9:19 pm by Patrick under Cancun Weekender:2006

Andrea occasionally insists that we take in a cultural event during our travels. Today’s trip: the Museum of Mexican Folk Art.

Here Andrea cozies up to a natively garbed churchgoer in museum’s altar environment. More later about another type of work.

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Beach beer delivery, option 2

Posted at 4:13 pm by Patrick under Beer Photos, Cancun Weekender:2006

A few hours of laying on the underwater chaise lounges at poolside will make anyone thirsty. While having Silvia or Marisol bring us beers was quite handy, that level of service would be tedious (and expensive) while watching the US’ world cup match.

So I took a little trip to the bodega across the street and picked up a sampling of the available Mexican beers for in-room consumption.

Since it is a conveneience store, the selection isn’t great, but it was cheaper. Even with bodega pricing, the cans were 11.5 pesos, versus 48 pesos at the hotel bar.

I just finished the Dos Equis light lager — unremarkable, but wet and alcoholic. Looks like the Tecate might be next.

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