The charm of Puebla's Centro is in its architecture with wide cobblestones streets and stone pavements flanked by colonial buildings with facades incorporating ceramic tile-work - truly magnificent when you see it everywhere!
We arrived early Saturday morning after a very comfortable and uneventful 11 hour bus journey; we slept till noon and then set out exploring the Zocola (city square) and Cathederal.
Next morning saw us atop an open-top double-decker bus headed for the outlying town of Cholula nestled at the base of Mexico's only acive volcano.
The focus of the tour is to view the Pyramid who's base is larger than the great pyramid of Giza however it is only 60 meteres high. Unlike the Pyramid of the Sun we visited earlier there is not much stone structure to see it is more like a hill with a church on top. The church was erected by the Spaniards as a statement of conquest and of the evangalisation of the people.
With 3 hours free time following the tour we trudged our way up to the church (we are back at 2500 meters altitude) with its wonderful panaramic view of the district.
We cooled down with drinks in a bar down below then shopped in the craft markets. Cholula is a beautiful place where the Peubla families come to relax on the weekends.
Yesterday we visited the cathederal during mass then took another open deck bus tour, this time around Peubla city and then visited the very beautiful and interesting artists and craftspersons district.
The rest of the day we veged out in the hotel - we are both suffering from a stupid cold we just can't shake off. And today its - back to Mexico City and nearly home!
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