| Travel | |||||||
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| Type | Name | Service Provider | Origin | Destination | Cost | Notes | Actions |
| Bus | Amealcenses bus to San Juan del Rio | Santiago de Querétaro | San Juan del Rio | $12.00 | Cost is for all three of us | ||
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| Type | Name | Description | Service Provider | Cost | Kms | To Date | Total | Notes | Actions |
| Other | San Juan del Rio | Where Laura G and her family live | $0.00 | ||||||
| Sight See | Peña de Bernal | $0.00 | |||||||
| Accommodation | |||||||
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| Type | Name | Service Provider | Confirmation | Location | Cost | Notes | Actions |
| Bed and Breakfast | La Encantada | Air BnB | Santiago de Querétaro | $607.92 |
Located in the oldest neighborhood of the historic center and next to the Temple of the Cross, emblematic site of Queretaro's history, as well as the viewpoint and famous arches, plazas, bars, and restaurants.
The CANARIAN room is located within "La Encantada “, a 17th-century house in El Barrio más antigua del Centro Histórico, a 5-minute walk from Los Arcos. Nearby you will find bars, restaurants, markets, gyms, shopping and sports malls, history and culture. |
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Trip Log
| Notes | Actions |
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| Woke up this morning to another notification that Aero Mexico has changed our reservation for our return to Canada. They've changed the flight from YVR to YEG again. Three hours later on March 10th than what Brent arranged. We'll see how many times they change it between now and March 10th, and how long it takes them to change our YVR-YEG flight to happen the day before we fly from MEX-YVR. Unbelievable. | |
| Today, Elissa, Brent and I hopped on the local Queretaro bus 19 and took it to the main city bus terminal where we hopped a regional bus with Amealcenses (approx 60 pesos each) to San Juan del Rio, where my friend, Laura G, picked us up. We drove out to her parents' house and picked up her daughter, Inez, and her mom, Rocio. The five of us went for a lunch of Carnitas, then out to Peña de Bernal for the day, then ended back at her parents' for a beer where we met her dad, Jesus, and saw his amazing irrigation system for his alfalfa crop. Laura then organized a driver... like an Uber but not an Uber... to take us back to Queretaro. This is one of my favorite days ever - thank you Laura!! |
Photos
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Our funny little cab
We took two of these funny little cabs (three people per cab) partway through town to get us closer to the monolith. -
In our funny little cab
Rhonda, Brent and Laura in our funny little cab. Elissa, Rocio and Inez took a second cab. -
Bernal
The town of Bernal was very busy with tourists and vendors. We walked through the town and stopped for a drink partway. Brent, Rocio and I stuck with standard beer, Inez a soda, but Elissa and Laura had some kind of tamarind drink. -
Peña de Bernal (monolith)
For 50 pesos each you can climb the monolith. We decided against it. It's very hot today - potentially dangerous for us pale Canadians. Maybe someday we'll give it a try, starting earlier in the day. -
My cricket-eating face
We saw lots of vendors selling crickets, and one guy handing out free samples. Elissa had one and said it was better than the ones we had the other day so I tried one. Nope. -
Elissa, Rhonda and Brent in Bernal
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Alfalfa Irrigation
Learning about Jesus' (Laura's dad) alfalfa irrigation system - so fascinating! -
Walking back along the alfalfa crop
Thanks for the Brent and Rhonda traditional pic, Elissa! -
A visit in Rocio and Jesus' yard
Rocio, Laura, Elissa -
Evening bustle
The square near our place in Queretaro. Mexico makes me wish I was a night-owl