Pátzcuaro and beyond

Shayna and I got back from Pátzcuaro last night, after deciding to spend only one night there. On our way back we went to the island of Janitzio and the town of Tzintzuntzan, which is super fun to say. Earlier in the day we said goodbye to Carrie, who joined us and was the driving force behind our adventures for the first week. It doesn't feel the same here without her. :( I'm not feeling very verbose at the moment, so I will let the photos do most of the talking.

This is in Pátzcuaro. There are lots of old Beetles all over Mexico, though, and I've heard that they're actually still made here. I was almost run over by a man on a horse while I took this picture. :)

Close to our hotel was this amazing bakery. You turn the corner and all you smell is bread and sweets. We went a little crazy and got just about one of everything to try. The funny thing about bakeries here is that they generally don't open until the afternoon, rather than bright and early in the morning.

I love cobblestone streets, and there are lots of them here.

Janitzio is famous for charales, these little fish that are fried up and eaten whole. You can also get them with chile... you can get just about everything with chile. Vendors offer you samples as you pass by; Shayna tried one and said it was like a French fry.

There are lots of musicians here as well. On our way back from the island we were serenaded by this little makeshift band.

Here are the fishermen of Janitzio fishing for charales. They have very interesting nets. They also seem to coordinate fishing in a circle and lifting up the nets simultaneously.