Viva Mexico 2019 - Mérida

And then we made it - Mérida was home to us for an entire week. The only thing we had planned and booked in advance was a market and cooking tour through traveling spoon, the rest would just unfold, we thought. During the week we stayed in an airbnb, there are many nice places in Mérida and I would just recommend that you book a place with a pool- that is such a relief in the heat and fun to jump into after a hot day.
So, of course, we did lots of walking in town. Mérida is very colorful, lots of restoration still needs to be done but many houses are just beautiful to look at and often times the front hides a little oasis in the backyard.

Colorful buildings 1.

Colorful buildings 2.

Market.

Tortilla station.

Spices and co.

Getting ready to cook.

Daniel explains the traditional way of working with some Yucatecan spices.

Mr. K making empanadas.

Our meal and drinks :) so delicious! 

Let's talk backyard oasis

In the Mayan museum.

Mayan museum.

Piñata paradise :) - street close the market place :)

Mérida is a great place to stay. The local tourist office organizes free events and tours every night of the week for everyone to enjoy. We saw a Mayan ball game in which they play the ball with their hip and try to get through a ring almost as high as a basketball hoop. In a second version, they are tossing a burning ball through the hoop and everybody was cheering the players on in the end. We also saw some dance and music performance. The events are loved by locals as well as tourist and strolling through the town at night is amazing. It is brimming with life and music and the temperature is just right :). Also, Mérida is an excellent basis for day trips. Read, the next post to see where we went.