Veracruz to Villahermosa, Mexico

My plan was to leave Veracruz and head out to Oaxaca, but I made some changes.  I ended up staying an extra day in Veracruz and use that time to do some bike maintenance…oil change, check tires, add air, lube stuff.  The following morning I headed out to Villahermosa, and the ride had a little rain and a lot of potholes, but I made in safely.  I arrived to a very modern city with very little colonial influence around 3:00 PM.  I did my usual, stopped at a very expensive hotel, and asked if they knew of a good less expensive hotel.  Usually the expensive hotels have a person that speaks English and give quality advice, so I ended up staying at a hotel a few miles down in the center of the city.  This city is the most progressive city for modern art and culture I have visited thus far.  As you can see in the photos…they have a great admiration for the female form.  Villahermosa has a great number of museums and artwork/statues in their parks.  I spent the following day walking around for half the day taking pictures.  My plan is to leave in the morning headed toward the ruins of Palenque, and then bed down in San Cristobal.

Cafe Chicas

Pedestrian Crosswalk/Museum...Great idea!

Rooftop dog

Querétaro to Veracruz

I got an early start out of Querétaro, because I planned to see the Pyramids at Teotihuacan, right outside of Mexico City.  Those plans fell through when I spent 2 hours lost in Mexico City.  I knew I could not waste anymore time trying to find the Pyramids, because Veracruz was 4 hours away and I knew if I wanted to get there before night fall, I had no extra time to waste.  I took my first toll road in Mexico and quickly realized that it was expensive and time consuming stopping every 100 miles or so.  I think I must have paid $70 US.  My plan is to never use toll roads again, if I can help it.  I made it to Veracruz at 8:00 PM, and got a hotel room in the historic center of the city for about $40 US each night.  I plan to stay 2 nights and head out to Oaxaca on 1OCT12.  I have really enjoyed Mexico and its people thus far…I plan to give a more detailed opinion of Mexico when I exit.  This morning, I headed out to see the city of Veracruz, and what it has to offer.  It has a downtown Charleston, SC feel mixed with a little of Myrtle Beach, SC.