So, about christmass break...

So many things!. O.o

I was quite excited about going to Mexico for many reasons, one is that my brother was finishing his degree and graduating!!!... ^__^ And the other, that Albane was paying a visit and staying with me FOR A MONTH!. ** sigh **

So, you can imagine... Great times all the time. Albane arrived the day of my brother's graduation, so time was super tight and stressing since... Well... She did arrive, but her luggage decided to stay in Madrid. O.o THAT SUCKS!... I mean, usually it's not a huge huge deal to wait one day I guess, but that same night was my brother's party and we all were supposed to wear super fancy stuff!...

The party started at 9:00pm and her luggage arrived kind of at 9:30 pm... Heh... Stress!!!... We made it though, and the party was good times. (Right Albane?... wink, wink). It was on a beautiful spot, and we went out for a while to see the sky. As cheesy as it sounds, we did saw a super cool shooting star!... Heh... Awesome "awwww" moment... La lala...

As well, being a party day, it meant that Albane got to meet EVERYONE all of a sudden... like... PUM!... Here is aaaaall my family, some friends, etc, etc, etc... She was a tad overwhelmed, heh... But at the same time it was good for her shy-factor. It was my brother's graduation, so the attention was mostly on him. :-) Good!. She did look GREAT on that dress during the party, so... She did got quite some looks there... GRRRR... Anyway... I felt proud holding her hand.

The one thing that suck during this break, is that I didn't hang out a lot with friends that I usually visit when I got to Mexico... But the first half was quite family-oriented I guess, and the 2nd we were traveling around and doing "our" thing. Either way, she shall be in mexico again, and this time since we have already visited all this spots, it will be the turn to socialize and meet my friends!!!. ^__^

So, yes... Albane got to experience the Mexican posadas, a typical christmass, new years and all!... Every day was a little new discovery, some different kind of food or chile, etc. I was nervous since she hates eating with her hands, but at the end she was awesome with tacos!... he he he... And liked them a lot too. ^__^

It was quite a different feeling from when I went to France, since in Mexico we were in my house with my parents and all... Yet it was cute to see her interact with them, and that they liked her quite a lot. My mom was impressed and happy looking at her making those typical french crepes!... He he he.

Traveling wise, we went around the main areas of Guadalajara, all my favorite spots at least... Colomos, Zapopan, Chapultepec, Downtown, San Juan de Dios, a couple of malls, etc. She loved the Colomos park, and feeding the squirrels... he he he... She look so happy, as if it was a dream come true!. ^__^

Of course we went around Guadalajara, like to Tequila to the Jose Cuervo tour, Tonala and Tlaquepaque... Tlaquepaque was super cool, beautiful day, and she loved it. It's just "that kind of place" I guess. Besides we went with my parents, Victor and his girl, and it was just good times. The problem is that I felt quite sick... O.o ** sigh **... Some "quick - flu" thing... But other than that, lovely day!. Heh.

We did try to go to Manzanillo, but Albane got sick so we had to come back right away... :-( But then we got to have good times in Puerto Vallarta!... So we did go to the beach. And Vallarta was fun, we saw when they released baby turtles to the sea, we went on a boat and saw HUGE whales, and monkeys and crocodiles!... he he he... And yes!... A dolphin was swimming by us for quite a while... Snorkeling and all those fun things. ^__^ (She was so cute feeding the fishes!).

And... What else?... Mmmh... Travel wise, Mexico City!... Awesome times, and we had a great weather. We went to the Museum of Antropology, Teotihuacan, the Castle and Lake of Chapultepec, and nice walks and talks by Paseo de la Reforma and the "Zona Rosa"...

It was not only showing her my country, but it was rediscovering as well!... I learnt a lot I didn't even know about Mexican history, and it's always see the same "usual" places through the awed eyes of a foreign.

I did get to share time with some friends, and a lot with my family and my brother... As usual, it was impossible to do everything we wanted to do, visit every city, etc... but we did a lot!... (( sigh )). It's always fun and write about this things, eventhough they happened a while ago, it just makes me remember and smile!... ^__^ I guess that is one of the main posts of this blog after all...

Cheers and good vibes!!!!

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By the way... Albane made a slideshow with many cool pictures of us from Mexico... In "La Paloma", Teotihuacan, etc!... Here it is. :-)