David Godshall's Mexico Trip Photo Album: puebla

Some Sightseeing in Puebla

The day after the wedding, we took advantage of a free day to do some shopping and sightseeing in Puebla and Cholula. Some of the core group who had to leave earlier took the bus back to the Mexico City airport.

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1Shopping in a Puebla market, with Tara and Elizabeth.
2Mike and Angie picking from hundreds of beautiful pieces.
3Local students pick Mike and Angie for an in-English interview for a school project.
4The central aisle of the market.
5Peter and Tara sitting for a picture.
6View of the marketplace from a second-story restaurant outside.
7Munching on Lunch on the way to Cholula, it's Ceci and Angie and someone I can't identify.
8In the tunnels within the Cholula pyramids. The tunnels are so small, it's hard to get good pictures.
9This one without the flash.
10Jake and Anna Frederick, with J. Mark in the back.
11Out of the tunnels, we can now see the parts of the pyramids that have been uncovered.
12Another view, plus you can see the cathedral on top of the pyramids.
13A burial chamber, with bones visible.
14Our guide, explaining which of the seven pyramids the different parts belong to, and which are modern reconstructions.
15The group looking at another part of the pyramids.
16More pyramid parts.
17Walking along to the main pyramid steps.
18Only three of us braved the pyramid's steps. Look at the lazy bums taking our pictures!
19Climbing the steps to the cathedral.
20180 degrees view of the town of Cholula from the hill over the pyramids.
21Almost to the cathedral!
22Inside the cathedral.

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