Family Visits!

In general things have been fairly routine with Pancho and myself and pretty quiet.  But last week my parents and my two little sisters came to visit!  They were here for a week and we enjoyed it a lot.  I'm pretty tired from playing the tour guide and translator, but it was a lot of fun and worth it.  The first day they were here I took them to horseback riding with me.  My trainers let me do some jumps for them and afterwards Therese and Patty got to have a little ride on F5.  They seemed to enjoy riding and seeing the view of Puebla from where I ride horses.  Later that day Pancho and I took them to the downtown to see some of the sites and go on a tour bus.

Wednesday we went to Mexico City!  First we went to see Our Lady of Guadalupe.  It was a really nice day and not too hot for walking.  We took the metro to the downtown area where our hotel was.  We had a nice rest and then went out to eat.  We had a pretty nice view.  And after that we went to the Palace of Fine Arts (which is beautiful) to meet up with an acquaintance of my Dad's and saw a really nice show of Mexican Folk Dance.

View from the restaurant

Palace of Fine Arts

Inside the theater

On the tour bus we went by the jai alai fronton in Mexico City.  It's been closed for a bit, but it was cool to see it.

 Thursday we took a long tour bus around Mexico City and then went home.

Friday I took my parents and sisters to the forts.  After that we went to Casa de Uriarte to see the oldest talavera company in Puebla.  We ended up getting a really nice tour by the owner (who is from Canada) and learned a lot about talavera (a type a cermanic particular to Puebla).

Saturday was a long day.  I took my family to the pyramid in Cholula.  And after the pyramid we took another tour bus which made stops at some of the more historic churches.  After that we ate dinner in the downtown of Cholula.  It was also my Dad's birthday, so in the evening we went out for dessert and coffee.

Sunday was a more restful day.  We went to Mass and breakfast in the downtown of Puebla and did some souvenir shopping afterwards.  We had the big Sunday dinner at Pancho's grandma's house, to give my family an idea what our family life is like here in Puebla.  And we had a pinata for my Dad's birthday!  I wanted him to celebrate with a Mexican birthday.

My Dad hitting the pinata.

Monday we went to the pyramids of Teotihuacan.  I really enjoyed that a lot.  I hadn't been there yet, so I was pretty excited to go.  I climbed the two big pyramids with my family.  After that it was time to go home and rest.  We took my family to the airport the next day.  Now I'm ready to be a tour guide for when one of my friends comes at the end of the month and for when my older sister comes in September.  I'm really looking forward to it!

View from the pyramid of the moon.

Me and my sisters on the pyramid of the sun with the pyramid of the moon in the background.

You should visit Mexico!  Pancho and I are happy to have you!