Puebla and Cholula

Hooray...got a new computer to work on and most picture files have been retrieved!!! Music is another matter though and unfortunately only managed to rescue 30 out of my 1400 tracks!!!

So, last weekend I navigated the way to Puebla, a colonial city 125 km east of the city. Yet again, it took forever to actually leave the city (2 hours!) before even getting onto the road to Puebla. Reached Cholula 4 hours after setting off and was welcomed by a pretty sunny Zocolo (main square) and a cold Mexican beer, followed by a quick visit to the second largest pyramid in the world at Cholula. The tunnels were free as it was a Sunday and so walked right through the pyramid...quite impressive labyrinth of pathways in there (pictured above..a little scary being in a small space for a long time though).

The pleasant Zocolo at Cholula

Puebla was a pleasant contrast and has over a thousand colonial buildings and 70 churches. There was a chilli festival going on in a little courtyard near the Palacio Municipal so wandered around there wondering what all the culinary delights were. It was a long day out, but worth it to see the landscape and experience the feel of a typical Spanish town.

Chilli festival in Puebla.

Above: Typical tiles on lots of the colonial buildings in Puebla.

Below: Palacio National, Puebla.