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Trumpets In My Head II

Having arrived at Oaxaca I've spent a couple of days enjoying the city and then continued the ride to the coast over the mountains. And there have been many surprises ahead of me. Places mapped by Wanderlog, a trip planner on iOS and Android Oaxaca People have mentioned that Oaxaca is a lovely place so I knew what to expect and I wasn't disappointed Full of cafés, art galleries and very colorful, Oaxaca is very likeable and has the vibe of cultural capital In bloom and with beautiful murals, just walking through its narrow streets is a pleasure (luckily, because most places are closed anyway!) It's also full of colonial architecture, baroque churches (as much as I dislike baroque, some of places were definitely worth a visit) Church of Santo Domingo, flickering with gold, must've been making huge impression on indigenous people in XVI century. It's also a popular place for weddings today But nature needs balance 😈 Alebrije, hand painted wooden carvings, are...

Trumpets In My Head I

We all love music, right? Maybe, but nobody loves music as much as people of Mexico. It's everywhere, from the streets of big cities to the smallest mountain villages. Music pours from stereo sets, can be heard on a bus, on all plazas, in restaurants. Guitar, fiddle and trumpets, many trumpets. They will accompany me on my trip though Mexico. Places mapped by Wanderlog, a trip planner on iOS and Android CDMX & Cacti In this weird times when airport feels like a nuclear reactor I'm lucky enough to be able to pack my bike again and go to somewhere nice and warm. Mexico City welcomes with colonial architecture, streets as clean as in Switzerland (really!) and a vibe that's bit exotic and bit American. Cacti in front of the cathedral - I'll see many more of them on this trip. Palacio de Bellas Artes is as picturesque as it gets from the outside, but inside is even more interesting Inside Palacio looks like a set of Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Love it! Face of L...