Domingo...a day of rest...sort of.

Sunday is still a holy day in some parts of the world and is definitely here a day of rest. Most shops are closed and near the zocalo, the beggars came out in force. This also meant no internet.

But let's catch.

On Saturday night, we had dinner on the zocalo and we were very happy to see the striking teachers packing up and heading home. You can actually walk standing upright now in the 2 block radius of the zocalo. The store owners are happy now as are two American tourists. :)

After dinner we walked home where I was pleasantly surprised to find HOT water coming from the shower. Oh, how the simple things in life make me happy.

About 4am Sunday morning, a huge rain storm came in with bright flashes of lightning and booming thunder. It lasted about an hour or so and was glorious. I was awake for all of it as was Amelia. We actually got up and went out to the front door to see what was going on. It was coming down in sheets and spouts off of the roof were flowing completely.

After the storm and awaking around 9am or so, I discovered that my legs, from the knees down, we horribly bitten by noseeums. At least 20 bites that are glowing red. I purchased some repellant in the local farmacia but the bites continued. So today I have repellant and pants on.

Last night we had a couple cervazas with our very nice neighbors. One is a PhD who is a skeletal expert here working on a dig. The other two (AnnaMae and Pepe) are Master Degree students who work for the doctor. They are all from San Diego and are great people. They have invited us out to the dig where they are working. It is called the Exconvento de Cuilapan. I have seen a photo and it is amazing but even better , we are going with them on Wednesday morning so I can photograph there.

But today, we are going to meet up with my friend Krista Elrick who is teaching a photo class here and we are going to walk a bit. Then tonight Amelia and I are going to see Star Wars III complete with spanish subtitles. This should be fun.