Taco stands are certainly not glamorous, but what they lack in glamour they make up in awesomeness and taste.
One thing I didn't really notice before was that when you go to a taco stand, you don't only buy tacos, you also buy (in an indirect manner, at least) the taquero's company – something like the piano man in Billy Joel's song. Perhaps the metaphor only works to a short extent, but it's the closest thing I could think of at the moment. They have to be open to talk to people – it would be too awkward to just stand there preparing food, hearing the crackle of the lard and the street noise while people watch what they'll soon be eating. And the good ones hold interesting conversations, though most of them are light hearted and tend to end up in laughter, after all would you really go buy food from someone you hate and can't stand? Hmm... maybe if the food's tasty enough, but I digress.
Another thing I like about taco stands, besides the taste, is that they're convenient because you can get them quickly (faster than most fast food restaurants), cheaply (depending on where you go), and you can find them in many places. Granted you have to know where to go, figure out what the locals know, but you can't complain about variety
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Tacos
Monday, July 17, 2006
I saw this and couldn't help but remember shao-lin soccer and started cracking up.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Trains and Dams
Sunday was a nice day to go out and walk, so we went to the train station.
For lack of better words, this is an Old School train station.
We also went to the dam. The view from the railroad tracks was awesome.
They told us that it was "empty", and we could see how much the water level dropped, but there still seemed to be plenty of water.
Some Cultural Differences
Going to Church in Mexico is a bit different. Aside from the language, the order of certain things doesn't quite match.
What caught my eye was the skill of the people in this picture; they fell asleep even before the mass began! Good times indeed.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Power Drink
We went to watch a soccer game. The game was actually interesting, although it was resolved through penalties. The one thing that tickled me about the game was some of the players' choices while taking a break during half time.
Normally, I'd expect the players to relax, keep warm, drink water or gator/power-ade, catch their breath and so on. Most of the guys in this game did that, but I heard a guy ask his wife for a smoke, and the guy in this picture had his own idea of a sports drink...
Thursday, July 13, 2006
La Plaza & the sk8ers
La plaza (the town square) is still at the heart of most Mexican cities or towns; it's a nice, neutral place to hang out, chat with people, catch up on the town's gossip and whatnot.
Many things have stayed the same since I remember them as a kid, change is slow here, so I was surprised to see "ska-ters" (skaters pronounced in Spanish, hehehe) hanging out at la plaza. It's an interesting contrast seeing three generations sharing the same place.
Things change slowly, but they change, after all.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
About
The connection here is surprisingly good, so I might be able to post more or more often than I thought I would. At this time, my goal is to post at least one picture everyday, I should have enough themes and subjects for that, but we'll see. Also, since my access to the web will be intermitent, I'll probably back-date some posts to match up with the pictures.
Cheers
It's a Penguin!
Although we had some car trouble on the way to Mexico, we made it safely. It seems that there's always something new that makes my brother and I laugh. So far we've found a penguin-bike:
