More Photos Oxaca

Sweet treats
Cerveza con limon (lime)
mmm tasty grasshoppers

Oxaca City

Cerveza keeping cool

Cactus on the Bus ride from Mexico City
The streets which show the recent turmoil, This is the mark left from a burnt car.
The view at Desayuno (Breakfast)

Buenos Dias,

The trip has advanced and we are down in Oxaca city in the state of Oxaca, about 6.5 hours South east of Mexico city, It is a beautiful little city, apparently the highest indigenous population and the poorest too.

When we came into the center of the city last night, it was the most mental scence ever, there must be 500-1000 armed federal police here, with barricades all around the centre of the city,

they are all camped here and have all the riot kit, assault rifles, tear gas, al the trucks and crowd pushing trucks......just crazy,

I then thought I would look up the dfat ( Australias department of foreign affairs)reccomendation, which is:

"We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to the city of Oaxaca at this time because of civil unrest associated with on-going and increasingly violent protests and demonstrations. The protests and demonstrations are related to local labour issues and are primarily centred on the city's main square (Zocalo) but have also occurred throughout the city and surrounding areas. Serious violence resulting in numerous deaths and injuries has occurred. Road blocks and the closure or occupation of government offices, including the State tourism office and police stations have also occurred. The safety and security situation in Oaxaca remains tense and unpredictable with the possibility of further violence. "

So a little concerning, but yeah we walked around a bit, today and even though the first guy said no photos I figured a few discreet ones couldnt hurt, so yeah I havent got em on my digital camera though, so it will be when I get home they go up.

But the prices here are crazy, cerveza (beer) for $1.5

Food (like a 3 course meal) $4

Accomodataion in a 5 star hotel with pool $35

so yeah its all pretty cool, but yeah I better get back to the outside and relax,

Hasta luego

Hola Desde Mexico City

Well Mark and I have begun our trip, and finally got into Mexico city after 35 very very long hours,
we are camped out in a very flash hostel with high walls and all the trimmings for at least another day, before we head south to Oxaca,

So far we have had a crazy latre and last minute (literally) changed flight, a ripped passport of mine, no luggage, then a high speed drive through the streets of Mexico city at 1 in the morning past girls sniffing petrol, prostitutes huddled around a fire, cops with the lights going every 500m or so.....so you know pretty stock standard northbridge type stuff.....

The day has been brilliant though, there seems to be some form of grounds for a revolution starting in the main square, so lots of people, singing and police, in riot gear and then more cops, and more, tis crazy.
Then it has been walking through markets, which stretch as far as the eye can see packed with muy muchas personas,