OK, life without internet.
Yesterday the free introductory period on Michelle's mobile data plan ran out. Since we spent the whole day on a trip to the ruins at Yagul and have no internet at home, it meant an entire day with no net access. I've got withdrawal jitters.
The trip to Yagul was great: arranged by the Oaxaca Lending Library, the tour was led by an archaeologist who has been working in the Oaxaca valleys for 15 years. He gave us lots of interesting info about what's known about early post-classic Zapotec culture and got the guards to unlock the door to a tomb that we otherwise wouldn't have been able to see.
We also stopped at a marked in Tlacolula on the way back: whole deep-fried pigskin, anyone?
Here are a few photos of the house and Yagul.
Wow! Looks and sounds great!
ReplyDelete>>and got the guards to unlock the door
>> to a tomb that we otherwise wouldn't
>> have been able to see.
"Door Macro" and "init roll" comments withheld.
I love the house - so full of light and air.
ReplyDelete@David: someone else had cleaned out the skeletons and the treasure before we got there.
ReplyDelete@Laura: Full of air is right: the left side of the living room has no wall, just a bamboo screen hung from the rafters. Full of light depends on the time of day: the few light fixtures are quite dim, so it's quite dark in the house at night. At least the adobe walls in the bedroom retain heat pretty well, so it's comfortable there.