La Cuidad de Veracruz

We traveled to the port city of Veracruz to pick Mark up after his return from Singapore. It was good to get him back and to see the city. We felt that in the interest of all you who promised to visit, we should check out the city and find the best places to show you...plus there was the matter of the best coffee house in Mexico and you all know about our family and coffee!

Willa describes the trip below. Also, you can go to our flickr photoalbum by clicking on a photo in this entry.


Veracruz is great! We did all sorts of stuff, we went to a castille. Since they didn't have stone, they used coral to build the fort. The fort is on the ocean, so it was easier to get the coral. Then we went to the wax museum. It was hard to tell if the person was fake or real. My favorite part was the Disney display with Harry Potter and the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. They had a tunnel. When you went through it, the walls spin and you feel like you are spinning even though the bridge is stable. My dad felt sick, but me and my brothers did it over and over. Then you walk through the scary room. It is scary, becuase they look real, but if you remember that they are real you can make it through.

Then we went to the aquarium. They have a lot of fish there because the aquarium is close to the ocean too. When you go outside, you are right on the beach.

I had my first cup of coffee in the best coffee house in Mexico. I had the lechero, it comes in a cup and then they pour the milk in. The milk makes a long stream and fills the cup. I loved it.




The funny thing that happened this week was that it got cold. Last night it rained so my soccer game got canceled this morning. Now everyone in town is preparing for todos santos (Day of the Dead). The streets are full of flowers and palm crowns. In school on Monday, we will make an altar. Austin and I are going to do a presentation on Halloween in the United States, so we are making posters this weekend. Then we get to learn how to make the chocolate candies. They take the cacao seeds (that's how chocolate is from the plant), they roast them and then grind up the seeds with sugar and cinnamon. I can't wait to learn about it. They are also making tamales, mole and dead bread. We are going to go to the cemetary, but I might not go. My mom said I don't have to, but I haven't decided yet.

That's all for now. We'll put lots of pictures on next week.