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| Type | Name | Description | Service Provider | Cost | Kms | To Date | Total | Notes | Actions |
| Sight See | Museo Regional de Querétaro | $10.00 | |||||||
| Sight See | MUCAL Museo del Calendario | $4.00 | |||||||
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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
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| We had earmarked today to visit some museums. I chose three museums, but we only made it to two of them before I ran out of steam. I didn't get enough sleep last night. So, we had to save the Art Museum for another day. Hopefully we'll have time to visit it before we leave. Otherwise we'll have to leave it on the table for a future visit. | |
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I had searched museums in Queretaro hoping to find the best ones to visit. One of the blogs that I looked at most highly recommended the Calendar Museum. Huh. Who would have guessed. But we put it on the list and I'm glad we did - like the blog said, it's way better than you would think.
It starts off with an overview of the solar system and the universe. Then, it talks about the various types of calendar systems in use: Lunar, Solar, and Lunisolar, and describes a bunch of different calendar systems and what types they are:
After the history lessons and tutorials, it goes on to display a huge collection of original art that went into making mass-produced calendars, and then a huge collection of samples of mass-produced calendars. It really was so interesting. The museum also includes windows into what's beneath the floor - interesting discoveries made while they were renovating the building to make the museum. |
Photos
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Contagious Rust
Oops. The rust color leaked from the house to the car... or was it from the car to the house? -
Around Queretaro
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Hard-working men take a well-deserved break
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Urban decay
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After the first museum we stopped at a schmancy cafe for sweets and beverages
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Tug-Of-Beer
This is what happens when you don't speak the language well enough. We ended up with a one-litre mug of beer to share. -
Butterfly art at Museo Regional de Querétaro
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Model of Querétaro at Museo Regional de Querétaro
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Hall of giant paintings at Museo Regional de Querétaro
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Beautiful table at Museo Regional de Querétaro
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Podium and photo at Museo Regional de Querétaro
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One of many walls of original calendar art at MUCAL Museo del Calendario
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Good Year propaganda calendar at MUCAL Museo del Calendario
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Symbolic UK beats symbolic Nazi Germany in a calendar at MUCAL Museo del Calendario
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Canada Dry, a cock-fight and some caricature men - what more do you need in a calendar?
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Solar system tutorial at MUCAL Museo del Calendario
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Aztec calendar at MUCAL Museo del Calendario
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Elements of the Sun from the Aztec calendar at MUCAL Museo del Calendario
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More original calendar art at MUCAL Museo del Calendario
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A window into what's under the floor of MUCAL Museo del Calendario