Merida is a tourist destination. So there are many beautiful shops and restaurants. But, it's also a real city. With lots of real life things. I enjoyed a bit of both!My favourite shopping space was the local mercado. It was about one big city block in size. With stalls, organized in theme areas, that sold everything from fruits and veggies, shoes (so many!), clothes, knick knacks, and even small animals, like ducks, chickens, and rabbits. There, I learned about guinea fowl, a chicken type bird that comes from Africa. Google says....their meat is drier, leaner, and gamier than chicken, and their eggs are much richer. Who knew?!
My dinner in Merida was awesome! Kinda accidental. I was mostly just looking at one of the food stalls to see what they had. The vendor offered samples of three different types of porc - pastor (on a vertical grill, like shawarma), cochinito pibil (marinated in spices and cooked wrapped in banana leaves), and what seemed like super juicy roast porc. They were all yummy, so I asked if I could get a sampler plate with a bit of each. Oooops! Something got lost in translation. Instead, I got three plates, each piled with a bunch of each meat! Luckily, I had company for dinner. We managed to eat pretty much all of it!Pictures
1- The very real world mercado!
2- Toby (my guy's preferred internet name) enjoying his first Mexico meal, and a rum. Happy!
3 - Pastor porc on a vertical grill. It's huge!!!
4 - Some of the livestock for sale in the mercado XXX
5 - Some super cool pipe cleaner art!
6 - Cute art in a hotel lobby!
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