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This is 'the end', my only friend 'the end'..

Mexico City back again!

Superb! Perfect plan! We took plane from Cancun to Mexico City yesterday (to save time: 2h by plane, 24h by bus, the same price - sic!) - we received three wodkas with orange juice 4 free, even though this was low cost airlines - sweet...
Back to DF, we went to buy some more souvenirs, and in the night we climb to 41 floor of the central skyscraper Torre Latino, to the Bar, I dont have to tell you what was the view...
Today last day ;( and the Antropology Museum to discover. We are flying at 21.00 so one more full day in Mexico - pinche guey - no mames ;)))

Playa del Carmen :/

A bit stuck here in Playa del Carmen - this place is nothing alse then easy way of spending money for easy tourists, especially from USA. Shops, bars, shops, restaurants, bars, souvenirs, boring shit! La playa is small and crowded with all beach infrastructure to pay for... ehhh
Although last couple days we spend in Tulum in perfect pure white send beach, a typical paradise view... Agnieszka did here first in life diving in coral reef ;) I'm jealous! I could not because of my tattoo, it can´t get in touch with sea water for one week or so. So no swimming for me too, but the sun, the scenery, the vibe to do nothing then relax, drink beer, watch waves and beautiful big blue sky was a thing...

Now Im feeling that the reality is coming to me. Last day in Yucatan peninsula tomorrow flight to Mexico and next day Europe...

Larry Croft

To start from the beginning... after leaving San Cristobal de las Casas we took direction to Palenque we had to use two mini vans to take us there, when getting closer to our destiny I decided that we will step out from the van to see this huge waterfall - wow nice! 35m high, potent because the water from the mountains was gathering in the rivers so it was bigger then normal. Another highlight was that you can get behind the waterfall and see through it (well not really, there was to much water coming and the mist was everywhere) I felt like in Tomb Rider with all the scenery. Agnieszka said that maybe we could swim in there... hehe so we did I tried to swim in the river under the waterfall but it was too strong so I have climbed on some surrounding stones where the water was falling and yeahh perfect shower ;)) very energetic experience! From the waterfall went to the camping El Panchan very close to the Maya Palenque ruins, it was so late that we had to walk in the dark to find it a bit scary after what we experienced before with the knifes. After all we got to the nice place we rented cabañas - rooms in the jungle. Somehow we got to some party with 5 Czech girls which we meet earlier in San Cristobal, with local people jugglers and fire acrobat we went to dance and drink. Next day was simply great! We sneak in to the National Park (21peso saved) then we also sneak in to the Maya Palenque ruins (51peso saved yes I know that this is bad and stuff but it was adventure itself, jumping over or under fence, crossing jungle etc. ;) The ruins are just fantastic, imagine very old pyramids as you can see on the movie under, in the jungle with lots of figures all around the walls, paths, stairs, all of this in the jungle climat! Fantastic. I felt like Larry Croft ,) We even explore one part in the deep jungle where we have to cross one river and climb hills, to see forgotten piramide - to get there we stick to some small group of frenchs and to his eccentric guide - it was fun and we did not expect that... We left the are by the front door ;)
Couple days earlier in San Cristobal we stepped in to one restaurant where on the sides there where selling some artesanias - souvenirs and one of the people there was on French girl with her breast tattooed - nice one, good work - two traditional dragons on both sides, some maya style so I got the info where she got it...
So finally after descending to our camping we went to the place where this French girl had her tattoo done. It was very close to our cabañas, so we went there to talk to the girl - Olman tattoo studio. This was this, she just appear from her cottage like she would wait for me to come. Sanya invite us to sit, showed us her work, explaind that Olman it is not tattoo studio but some proyect of bringing the mayan culture to the world by conserving the signs, meaning, style to the people.... So we agree on details. The tattoo place super eco, natural in the jungle - perfect combination. As we settled the design I wanted to have and the time when we will have this done, we went for a walk to a Jungle we explore some waterfalls, and the jungle... wow! So that was almost it, by evening we went to drink couple beers and for last money we eat goood food - after whole what happened that day it was delicious... Next day was a bit crazy, we had to get to the city 5km away, walking but we had no money so we hitch-hiked, some federal police officer took us to the centre. I took money and we got back to Sanya and her husband, so after some changes in the project of my tattoo we started at 2pm, she finished at 8.30pm - almost 6h and the important thing for someone who is interested - 80% of the my tattoo was made manually without using machine - a bit painful I have to admit but 100% worth it :) The stress about whole situation was that we had a bus to Merida at 9pm. Imagine that Sanya was doing last correction to tattoo at 8.30pm so we had little money (i spend all on tattoo) so I had to go to ATM, a bit crazy but finally we got the bus and we were off from Palenque Chiapas... :)
Nice couple days...
Today we swam in some caves in cristal clear water and there was a big hole in the celling like 25 high so the sun was shining on the water and the birds was flying everywhere... ehhh holidays... now we are hitting to Tulum another ruins but this time on the Caribbean cost..

Mexico!

Tired but happy 8) long night in the bus, did not sleep well... Last days were crazy... I will tell you a bit more later OK? ;)

9.45 AM here and what is your time?

Starting to move our asses further north where the real jungle is and the temperature will not drop below 28C ;))
See ya there...

Hostel life

Woke up, went to shop for some continental products to make breakfast, it was great! Serials, banana, coffee, some chease and bread with tomatose - simple and big! Then switch to watch a movie - Alphabet Killer so so, now surfing net... some people around, one guy with tattoo all over his body is watching some catoons, couple from argentina just left - they probably living here fabricating souvnirs, colars, earings - you know this hippy style people, then some 3 italians a bit strange smokeing all day joints and drinking beer - I havent seen them living hostel for whole day, typical mish mash of people from all over the world - relaxed athmosphere. I like this place although our room looks like a bit like cave - but at least its cheap and we have internet and kitchen to use no charge!

San Cristobal de las Casas is the city where we are now, similar with ambient to Krakow, much smaller though but - the same crazy clubs, bars, coffee shops, a lot of shops with souvenirs - style. Good energy - high in mountains, fresh air, a bit cold, and a lot of people around, very turistic! Beautiful place to hang around...