Double Deluxe

Here are the two newest members of our little family...Joey and Sammy. Sammy is the bigger darker one, and Joey is the little one happily eating the couch below. We got them in Alameda on Feb. 11th as a Valentine to each other (ahhhh....). They aren't as outgoing as our first rattie Dino, but it's nice to have them around to liven up the scene. Joey has already escaped twice and we had to do surgery on our sofa to get him out of it.

They love none of the food that Dino loved. They spit out yogies and turn their noses up at pizza unless it is very fresh. These guys must have been born next to Chez Panisse or something. They deigned to eat a bit of lampchop with cranberry and pecans the other night.

More Oaxaca--from November

My seasonal affective disorder is in full rage this week, so I thought I'd post a bulk of pix from Oaxaca to cheer me up. Amazingly, I have still more, but I think I've been at this enough today. My wrists are tired. Have a nice weekend.

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Monte Alban Part One

The first tour we took was to Monte Alban, which is a huge archeological site on a hill outside the city proper. Here is a good overview. It's hard to photograph all of the aspects of this site. I climbed two of the platforms to get some pictures. My thighs for three days afterward were totally destroyed. I had to hang on to the railing of our hotel stairs to get down them. Flat walking was better, but just climbing onto a sidewalk was a challenge there for awhile.

The majesty of the site is marred somewhat by hawking vendors of some of the worst tripe I've ever seen. But they leave you alone after awhile.

Wikipedia has some good info on the site.

I really liked the museum too. The artifacts reminded me somewhat of those found in the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.

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This is a bas relief map of the site as seen from above. I climbed the big shape on the right, and halfway up the even bigger platform on the left.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monte Alban Part Two

Here are some artifacts from the Monte Alban site. Most are burial relics.

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