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Spent half of last week in Oaxaca, Mexico for a good buddy's wedding. Unfortunately, I had an important assignment due that Friday, so I had to take it along and spend the first 2 days working on it. Enjoyed the change of scenery and had a great time once the dang thing was submitted. This is my first trip to Mexico where I wasn't at a border town or Cozumel. Thought I'd share some pics.
First time flying South from Bush, so I got to see some of the coast. Bad pic, but does this look familiar?
First hotel had a bad @$$ open rooftop lounge. Too bad by the time I finished the assignment, we were leaving this hotel. Would have liked to drink many beers and chill there.
The view
Went to go see some ruins that are the oldest planned city in the American continent. Sweet view of the city of Oaxaca from the hilltop where they were
Ruins themselves were pretty cool too.
The natives there hunted a variety of animals apparently. How many hummingbirds do you think I need to shoot to get dinner?
The Saturday market on Oaxaca is huge. Wish I had more time to spend there, but we had to leave and get ready for the wedding.
Dyed chicks anyone?
Mmmm... the best part.
The fish they had was absolutley gross. Nothing was iced, and it was sitting out on tables. The owner has a tassle on a long stick they constantly wave around to keep most of the flies off.
No fish were even moderately sized, and the bluecrabs were about 1/2 the legal size here (I think legal bluecrabs here aren't even worth the trouble)
Split and dried horse mullet was a popular one.
The bird vendors were pretty disturbing. They break the backs of their birds so they stay alive, but don't flap or walk. They just sit their, looking around with their heads. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a tree-hugger by any stretch. I fish and hunt whenever I can, and my job involves a lot of animal testing for science. I can see their point with keeping it fresh, and not having to cage the things, but I still think it's F'ed up.
Small cooked grasshoppers are one of the specialty dishes of Oaxaca. They are OK. Crunchy and they don't have a taste of thier own, so they just taste like spices. Not too bad in a taco with guac, but I probably wouldn't buy it again.
See the detail?
The church for the ceremony was pretty nice. Too bad I couldn't understand a lick of what they were saying.
The reception was 'crunk'. As soon as the mass ended and you left the church, there were guys waiting to pour you shots of mescal (kinda like tequila for that region). They had the a decent sized band with a bunch of traditional dancers, as well as a 15' high paper-mache bride and groom with guys inside that would make them dance around. This whole group went parading through the streets yelling and dancing for 30 minutes or so before we left for the real reception. Those mesicans know how to party!
The real reception was cool too. Open bar, and some of the better wedding food I've had. Got drunk, busted a few moves, and went to sleep for the flight back in the early morning.
Good times.
First time flying South from Bush, so I got to see some of the coast. Bad pic, but does this look familiar?
First hotel had a bad @$$ open rooftop lounge. Too bad by the time I finished the assignment, we were leaving this hotel. Would have liked to drink many beers and chill there.
The view
Went to go see some ruins that are the oldest planned city in the American continent. Sweet view of the city of Oaxaca from the hilltop where they were
Ruins themselves were pretty cool too.
The natives there hunted a variety of animals apparently. How many hummingbirds do you think I need to shoot to get dinner?
The Saturday market on Oaxaca is huge. Wish I had more time to spend there, but we had to leave and get ready for the wedding.
Dyed chicks anyone?
Mmmm... the best part.
The fish they had was absolutley gross. Nothing was iced, and it was sitting out on tables. The owner has a tassle on a long stick they constantly wave around to keep most of the flies off.
No fish were even moderately sized, and the bluecrabs were about 1/2 the legal size here (I think legal bluecrabs here aren't even worth the trouble)
Split and dried horse mullet was a popular one.
The bird vendors were pretty disturbing. They break the backs of their birds so they stay alive, but don't flap or walk. They just sit their, looking around with their heads. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a tree-hugger by any stretch. I fish and hunt whenever I can, and my job involves a lot of animal testing for science. I can see their point with keeping it fresh, and not having to cage the things, but I still think it's F'ed up.
Small cooked grasshoppers are one of the specialty dishes of Oaxaca. They are OK. Crunchy and they don't have a taste of thier own, so they just taste like spices. Not too bad in a taco with guac, but I probably wouldn't buy it again.
See the detail?
The church for the ceremony was pretty nice. Too bad I couldn't understand a lick of what they were saying.
The reception was 'crunk'. As soon as the mass ended and you left the church, there were guys waiting to pour you shots of mescal (kinda like tequila for that region). They had the a decent sized band with a bunch of traditional dancers, as well as a 15' high paper-mache bride and groom with guys inside that would make them dance around. This whole group went parading through the streets yelling and dancing for 30 minutes or so before we left for the real reception. Those mesicans know how to party!
The real reception was cool too. Open bar, and some of the better wedding food I've had. Got drunk, busted a few moves, and went to sleep for the flight back in the early morning.
Good times.
thanks for sharing the pictures, looks like you had a good time.
LIVIN THE SALT LIFE 
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