Want To Take A Walk?

It sure is a pleasant day today. Hey, I have an idea. Do you want to take a walk downtown? Watch your step with these uneven sidewalks or you may end up on your face ,’,’,’(walk, walk, walk) ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’ Notice the black t-shirt that teenager is wearing? In Spanish it says, “Mayan Gods” and has a collage of their pictures – that kind of thing is really common ,’,’,’,’,’,’ Do you want to stop in for a cup of coffee at Macundos? It’s a local hangout with historic archways and a grand inner court. The owners have a baby named Adonia ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’, I would encourage you to look straight ahead as we pass the magazine stands, they are always degenerate ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’ I’ll try to ask this homeless looking man about the cathedral across from us but his mumbling may cut the conversation short ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’ See that golden stand in the shop window that looks like a sunburst? That’s where they put the actual, literal body of Jesus after everyone has “received him” during mass ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’, These students seem interested in us as they take the opportunity to try out their English and their teacher is pleased and intrigued as well ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’ Isn’t the talavera tile beautiful in this historic district? Puebla is known for it as well as for their molé ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’, The man and little boy coming toward us are in obvious need of help. Do you want to give them a coin or a small bag of noodles when they hold out their hand or should we look away and keep walking? ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’, There’s the House of Culture. It has a beautiful garden inside for the public and is a great place to sit for a few moments of mediation and quietness ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’ Smell those hand made tortillas cooking at the street vender up ahead? It makes my mouth water ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’ Over there is a sign advertising an art class for making skeletons to celebrate the Day of the Dead ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’ Let’s stop by “the toads”. It’s an area filled with bars and known for all night drinking and dancing. Did you catch the confused look on the waitress’s face when we ask her if she had abundant and eternal life? We should stop by again sometime and follow up on that question ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’ Here’s a good place to buy a 10¢ bag of Japanese peanuts. A couple more stops and we can get to know the owner’s name and even learn a bit about him. Who knows where such a relationship will lead ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’ I’m really glad you came along, there’s so much more to see ,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’,’