We have been sleeping in every morning since we got here. Early in the morning I heard birds singing in trees, dogs woofing, and early-risers chatting, yet I let my body sink into the dreamy realm again. It truly feels great not having to jump out of bed at the whims of an alarm clock; after all, we are in vacation mode: We wake up late, just in time, for comida (late lunch). After eating, we have a quick dip in the pool, then read by the pool side, then hop in a hammock for a short or long siseta dictated by the natural body mechanism. When the dusk falls and the air is breezy, we stroll down to Plaza Principal and the city center where there is music and dance - salsa, or local mayan dances - on every block in the Centro every Saturday.
Yesterday evening, we stopped by the new hotel, Hotel San Angel, which was designed and built beautifully: the murals of tropical lush plants blend in very well with the ambience in the courtyard; lighting fixtures in the U-shaped porch circling the courtyard are exquisite; the interior is even more stunning - the all-brick arched high ceiling is a loud statement of the craftsmanship on the remodellig work and it offers stunning uniqueness to the iterior of the hotel. Besides the physical beauty of the building, a sample plate of the cookies made by the owner was just out of the world! We sat down and chatted with the three Iranian sisters, two of whom (from Canada and US) are here for one of the sisters' hotel opening. Their fascinating stories broadened my views about Iranian women, which I gained through a paucity of literature (sometime with biased views) that I've read so far about Iran. They really showed a side of Iranian women - humorous, industrious, intelligent, pragmatic, opinionated - which I'm not familiar with.
Tomorrow we are leaving for Belize. More sunshine and more dipping in the water (the Carribean Sea this time) are on the way, only outside the comfort of Casa Contenta.
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