Our journey today began at 11am when we caught an Uber to the same bus station we used the other day. We were all ready to go with our bags packed, food in our tummies & enough snacks & entertainment to sustain us through the 5 hour bus ride.
Once we arrived at the bus station, found the ADO counter & purchased our ticket for today, as well as our next bus ticket, we had 10 minutes to find the right bus departure point. Definitely not ideal, but luckily everything is signed & numbered.
The town is considerably smaller than Puebla City & appears to be nestled in a valley. From the rooftop we can see all the sides of the valley & the houses spreading up the slopes.
Once we dump our bags in our relatively bland but private room, it's time to explore & find food.
But first Tom goes to the toilet....
One continual bothersome conundrum is not knowing if we need to flush or bin the toilet paper. This changes from country to country & sometimes city to city depending on the plumbing.
Mexico is still an unknown & we've been guessing. This afternoon Tom guessed wrong & blocked the toilet.
He was busted by one of the staff raiding a cleaning cupboard to try & find a plunger. Hahaha embarrassing!
After this, we head off down the main street to find a vegetarian restaurant. Oaxaca is known for its food & we have lots of restaurants we want to eat at.
The first one is called Naturistas trigo verde. A vegan restaurant that had raving reviews, the reviews were not wrong!
We had 3 meals & a berry smoothie for 150 peso's, which is $10.98 AUD.
We were so hungry we forgot to photograph the first 2 meals which were a soy based chorizo taco's & a salad with fresh lime, guacamole, green salsa, jalapeno & cilantro.
The 3rd meal was a quesadilla with more soy meat & beans.
We left feeling very regenerated, very happy & healthy.
Our next stop was a local corner shop where Tom brought beer & I brought this lemon fizzy drink that I really like, called squirt.
We then retreated back to our hostel to spend the evening sitting on the rooftop & watching a storm swoop down over the side of a mountain & down into the town.
The people in Oaxaca are very friendly & we've even had some "hello's" as well as the "olah's" & we've had people waiting in their cars for us to cross the roads.
Once we arrived at the bus station, found the ADO counter & purchased our ticket for today, as well as our next bus ticket, we had 10 minutes to find the right bus departure point. Definitely not ideal, but luckily everything is signed & numbered.
We found our bus, stowed the big bags underneath & took our seats. We are very happy with the bus's in Mexico so far. They are cheap, really nice & very organised. They even attach a tag & give you a number for your stowed luggage. Our bus today, is the same as the one we caught the other day.
Our bus leaves on time & the 5 hour ride goes quickly & uneventfully. Looking out the window, it's very rocky & hilly terrain with the very frequent cactus sighting. On a few occasions we saw birds of prey hovering above us, riding an invisible wind current.
The driver was listening to Shakira & a Spanish version of Beyonce, while the passengers entertainment was a Spanish dubbed Spider-Man. Tom watched Netflix & I finished a book then took a nap.
We actually arrive in Oaxaca 30 minutes early. There are 2 types of taxis here. One is a bold yellow & the other is flaunting a deep maroon & white colour. We also see tuk tuk's, something we thought we had left behind till Asia.
The driver was listening to Shakira & a Spanish version of Beyonce, while the passengers entertainment was a Spanish dubbed Spider-Man. Tom watched Netflix & I finished a book then took a nap.
We actually arrive in Oaxaca 30 minutes early. There are 2 types of taxis here. One is a bold yellow & the other is flaunting a deep maroon & white colour. We also see tuk tuk's, something we thought we had left behind till Asia.
We get a yellow taxi from the bus station to the hostel for only 70 peso's. We weren't able to find a place to prepay the taxi ride & weren't sure if he was going to rip us off. 70 peso's was a nice surprise & he seemed really nice. Our hostel is only 10 minutes from the bus station & is in a big 5 storey building with multiple balcony areas & a roof top that allows great views of the town.
The town is considerably smaller than Puebla City & appears to be nestled in a valley. From the rooftop we can see all the sides of the valley & the houses spreading up the slopes.
Once we dump our bags in our relatively bland but private room, it's time to explore & find food.
But first Tom goes to the toilet....
One continual bothersome conundrum is not knowing if we need to flush or bin the toilet paper. This changes from country to country & sometimes city to city depending on the plumbing.
Mexico is still an unknown & we've been guessing. This afternoon Tom guessed wrong & blocked the toilet.
He was busted by one of the staff raiding a cleaning cupboard to try & find a plunger. Hahaha embarrassing!
After this, we head off down the main street to find a vegetarian restaurant. Oaxaca is known for its food & we have lots of restaurants we want to eat at.
The first one is called Naturistas trigo verde. A vegan restaurant that had raving reviews, the reviews were not wrong!
We had 3 meals & a berry smoothie for 150 peso's, which is $10.98 AUD.
We were so hungry we forgot to photograph the first 2 meals which were a soy based chorizo taco's & a salad with fresh lime, guacamole, green salsa, jalapeno & cilantro.
The 3rd meal was a quesadilla with more soy meat & beans.
We left feeling very regenerated, very happy & healthy.
Our next stop was a local corner shop where Tom brought beer & I brought this lemon fizzy drink that I really like, called squirt.
We then retreated back to our hostel to spend the evening sitting on the rooftop & watching a storm swoop down over the side of a mountain & down into the town.
The people in Oaxaca are very friendly & we've even had some "hello's" as well as the "olah's" & we've had people waiting in their cars for us to cross the roads.
I have a feeling we will like this town a lot. The more distance we put between us & Mexico city, the more we are enjoying ourselves & feel like we are experiencing the real Mexico.
Im not sure if thats because their own unique culture is more on display in rural area's or if it's simply more what western media has made us think is genuine Mexico.
- Alli
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