Wednesday was our first Mexican port. We absolutely LOVED this excursion!! And we recommend that, if you ever take a cruise, that you consider the shore excursions offered, because we loved having a schedule, transportation arranged, etc. We felt a lot safer. :)
The ruins at Uxmal were so cool! We had a wonderful tour guide, Patricio, who was just so knowledgeable about the Mayan culture - and part Mayan himself! I learned so much about the culture and the people - James knew a lot of it from past classes at BYU. And I was shocked at how similar their religious beliefs were to our culture. Well, not too shocked, but I was surprised. I guess I shouldn't be though, since Central America is around where the Nephites and Lamanites lived.
This was such a fun excursion!! We just loved it and had so much fun! Admittedly, it was hot and humid and a lot of exercise, but I still loved it. It was such a great learning experience!! (Only a teacher would consider a learning experience FUN on vacation!)
Oh and sorry for the picture overload. I couldn't help it!
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| Progreso Pier, 7:00 AM Wednesday morning. SO EARLY! haha |
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| Our bus that took us to Uxmal. It was a little sketchy but not too bad. |
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| This was the bathroom on the bus....no one used it, needless to say. haha |
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| At Uxmal! Inside one of the chambers. |
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| This was the main city center, where people would meet and market. |
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| Handsome boy. |
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| Climbing up the stairs. |
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| The ball court. And some random people. |
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| James at the door of the governor's palace. |
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| Fat iguana. Super fat. |
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| Climbing up the steps of the pyramid!! James climbed all the way..I started 1/4 of the way up. :) |
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| Us at the top of the pyramid!! |
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| James thought it was funny to freak me out by pretending to fall of the pyramid. I was less than amused. |
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| We ate at the Yucatecan restaurant on the grounds of the ruins. It wasn't too bad! James missed his DP, though. ;) |
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