It’s been a long time since we’ve posted, and some photos are piling up! A few weeks ago we went to an exhibit at the MCA by Nicole Eisenman. In the exhibit it was mentioned that she has a cat named Edie, which is the name of the black cat…
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Week two in Merida
After enjoying the long weekend, we were both back to work on Tuesday. Merida is very well suited to a working location. During the day staying inside working feels fine since it’s so hot and bright (it’s winter here, but for us very hot and bright!). Then after the sun…
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Mucuyche hacienda and cenotes
Backing up a bit to show a map of the area where we are staying and visiting in Yucatán state. We don’t need (or want!) a car for days spent in Merida, where the city center is very walkable. But we did rent a car for the 3 day weekend…
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The magical yellow city of Izamal
There’s a town in the state of Yucatán that is called the magical yellow city of Izamal, and we have tried to visit on previous stays in the area but never made it there. Today, really our third time trying in earnest, we spent the morning in Izamal. It really…
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Santiago in Mérida
We arrived in Merida a week ago and it’s really hard to know where the week went! Well maybe not that hard. We’ve done a lot of enjoying – enjoying walks around the city and seeing familiar and new things, enjoying frequent dips in the airbnb plunge pool, enjoying trying…
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Visitors and outings between the holidays
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Day got a bit blurry, which actually feels kinda nice since the rest of the year can be pretty tied to weekdays vs weekends and all too easy to keep track of. So in summarizing the fun things we did, I’m not even…
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Christmas Day
On Christmas morning, Liam came back over around 10am and we opened presents. Somehow the only photo taken was this of me wearing my new dry robe – a robe with a fluffy towel like inside for warming up after a cold water dip. Also included in the gift bag…
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Early holiday days
John and I both had Dec 22 off work and decided to check out the grand avenue design / vintage shops. Salvage one was particularly impressive, with huge spaces that are also rented out for events and generally so much massive scale! Liam has talked about needing a coat rack…
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December outings
Last weekend we hopped on a bright and mild moment and went to Northerly Island for a walk. After walking on the official path the southernmost tip of the island (ummm, peninsula) we noticed that there’s a really sturdy walkway along the harbor side headed back north. Great views of…
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Museum Saturday
On Saturday we went out to the national museum of Mexican art in pilsen. It was a really nice sunny day and not too cold, and we first walked up and down 18th street, stopped for coffee and treats at a coffee shop, then went to the museum. We then…