Walking...lots of walking

Yesterday, Amelia took a cooking class from the chef/owner of El Naranjo restaurant. She was there from 9am until about 3:30pm.

While she was there, I went for a walk to scope out a local church on the outskirts of town. Well, the road to the church was about 3 miles....uphill. The walk sent me past the big medical school as well as several high schools and elementary schools.

Then the neighborhood became very interesting. The area was filled with high walls with beautiful estates behind them. The further I walked up the road, the tighter the road became until it turned to cobblestone and barely a two lane road.

Upon arriving at the church, which doesn´t have a name on the map, I found it completely locked up. It is small in comparison to most other churches here in Oaxaca city. On the left side of the church was a very small market, about 10 tables or so. I was sure I was the only gringo around as the vendors gave me some very funny looks (no Ed, it´s not because of my hair) and one of the local buses stopped to see if I needed a ride back. I did not.

I am glad I did not bring my big gear as I am sure I would have found some resistance. The outside of the churches are not INAH controlled but they are citizen controlled. Also, I did not find it that interesting.

All in all, I think I walked about 8 miles yesterday. Boy, did I sleep good last night.

Then last night for dinner, I had the chicken in mole rojo that Amelia made in her cooking class. It was delicious. After dinner, I had a cervaza with some of the gringo neighbors and then I developed some more film. This time it was the scenery from our roof. Pan F is a beautiful film and my negs look great. I am going to have a lot of work when I get back to Santa Fe. I am not complaining.

Time for siesta.