Post-party

We were a bit lazy this morning after a late night last night. We checked out of our hotel, then wormed our way through the crowds lining the streets of San Cristóbal, all watching a seemingly neverending parade of schoolkids from every school in town and within a 20 mile radius. Seriously, it was the longest parade. Longer even than the Sonoma 4th of July parade. But we managed to get our way though to the coffee shop, where we relaxed over gourmet coffee drinks and Mexican fashion magazines. We then walked around the plaza, just enjoying the holiday atmosphere. It was nice to see so many families out, and people still enjoying the festivities. We sat down for a while to people-watch, and had a fun time watching 2 village girls play with a blow-up ball. They entertained each other for at least an hour, and were still going by the time we moved on.

To waste some time, Nigel went off to use the internet while I had my hair done. We then had some lunch at one of the many food stall still set up before wandering around some more, just killing time until our evening bus ride. We used the internet, got some dinner, gathered our stuff at the hostel and walked down to the bus station while the sun gave us a beautiful show as it set. Our overnight bus left around 8:00 for the 12 hour trip west to Oaxaca.