Sunday, January 27, 2008

Sunday Walk in Merida 1-27-2008

This morning Kent washed the car and I took a walk on Paseo Montejo. The city closes off half of this major street on Sundays so that people can walk and bike without worrying about traffic.

Some of the finest mansions in town are on this street and some need a bit of work. Below is an hotel. I hope no one is staying in it or at least using the balconies.




Gargoyles and roses are an odd combination.

They organize tables of chess on Sunday as well. There are lots of people in costumes for the kids.

Most of the following pictures are not on the Paseo Montejo, but on my way home via the side streets.




I like this picture just as a picture, but I always get a kick out of seeing florescent lights on the outside of buildings. The horizontal white object in the photo below is one. The photo makes it look as though it is forward by a good deal from the windows, but it's as close to the building as it can be, even though the grates on the windows keep it out from the wall a bit.



And more wall fragments.