Mexico Revisted - A Photo Journal

This is Puebla, a city of over two and half million and our home for almost three years.  The bell towers in the center are at the Cathedral and play a part of it being called the city of angels

We only ate Chiles en Nogada once but absolutely loved it.  Green peppers stuffed with pork, almonds, raisins, apples (to name a few ingredients), covered with white sauce and sprinkled with red pomegranites makes it a patriotic dish.
 

Even the locals stopped to take photos of the volcano Popo on this particularly snow capped day.  I shot this one about ¼ mile from our home in Momoxpan.
 

This may not serve as your typical image of Mexico, but it is standard….crowded, worn and busy.
 

Balcony windows and bright colors go hand in hand. 

This stately Renaissance architectural style is common throughout Puebla and impressive to the eye.  This is the inner courtyard of a local café I frequented. 
 

You probably haven’t eaten this typical Mexican meal of tacos de pollo (chicken tacos) in any US restaurants lately.  Los Colorines (the Colors) was one of our favorite restaurants where I would often order tortilla soup. 
 

There’s nothing like eating your meals at open air restaurants like these in Cholula.  Even in the winter months, it was pleasant enough to enjoy outside dining most days.
 

Our best family vaation ever was on the coast at Veracruz.  We stayed at a beach house with our German co-workers and made lots of memories. 
 

I took this shot at the home of a friend while attending an Independence Day celebration.  The guy at the far left attended El Puente Church with us.