Monday, March 1, 2010

Weather is still a bit cool, but in the sun it is still wonderful. Everyday, Erwin takes a long walk in the late morning goind about 1/2 mile down the road toward the large hotel area and then back through the central part near the convention center. The road follows the lagoon and the following sign is posted at the water's edge. Notice the spelling.

Along the road also is the Coral Negro, a large indoor flea market with lots of nice stuff (if you are interested in souvenirs, jewelry, etc) There are more than 25 shops here and as you walk down the inside corridor, every one has a hawkster urging you to come and check out the bargains.

There are a couple of other so-called flea markets near our place but the Coral Negro is by far the nicest. If you are interested, you can find lots of nice Mexican silver pieces: rings, ear rings, necklaces, pins, etc.

Dinner was in a very nice restaurant very near the Clipper Club. It is called Calenda Oaxaca. The food featured is from the area of Mexico called Oaxaca. We had a lovely meal with excellent service. And residents of the Clipper Club get a 15% discount. The place didn't have too many patrons, as seems to be the case with lots of restaurants in the area. We still enjoyed our meal and will got back. We had been there several years ago and they had dansers in native costumes performing danses from that area of Mexico, but economics have dictated that it was too expensive. Shame. If you would like to see a YouTube video of the restaurant and the region of Oaxaca, click here.