Friday, October 5, 2007
day 15: Zurich - Genf
the trip delivered against objectives and we had a great time. Unfortunately we are now back at home and the work starts again:
day 14: Cancun - Zurich
we almost did not leave Mexico that day. Someone in Cancun had forgotten to request a flight authorization from Mexico City before leaving on vacation. It was 5:30 pm when this was discovered. Find someone in the central aviation administration in Mexico City at this time!!!
day 13 Special: Tulum
Tulum is a great mixture between archeological site and a super white beach and nicely coloured water. don't miss it.
Don't take the "train" between the parking place and the entrance.
Don't take the "train" between the parking place and the entrance.
day 13: Valladolid - Coba - Tulum - Cancun
Coba was good, Tulum great (but very well sign posted when coming from Coba - turn left when hitting the coastal highway), and the hotel strip of Cancun a disappointment. There we just had a coffee at Statbucks - that was it. The Radisson hotel in Cancun main city was ok. After picking up our golf clubs we arranged a final round of Golf in the morning of our departure day.
Day 12: Campeche - Valladolid
the day of limited success
- we had to turn around as a road was simply to difficult and to slow to drive
- we missed one of the major Maya sites (Mayapan) because of a directions
- the hotel in valladolid was a bit low in standard. e.g. the tennis court was almost to dangerous to be used as it was covered in moss and slime.
- we had to turn around as a road was simply to difficult and to slow to drive
- we missed one of the major Maya sites (Mayapan) because of a directions
- the hotel in valladolid was a bit low in standard. e.g. the tennis court was almost to dangerous to be used as it was covered in moss and slime.
day 11 Special: Edzna
 | Edzna - a big and beautiful site with Sacbeos (holy roads), an imposing 5story building and a vast waster channel system reaching as far as the 40km distant Rio Champoton |
 | The famour 5story building with the enormous cresteria |
 | Erich in the center of the main square |
 | Polly descending from the main building |
 | the sacbe |
 | lots is still covered by the jungle |
 | at the end of one of the sacbe's is the sub site la Vieja |
Further readings on Edzna
http://www.delange.org/Edzna/Edzna.htm
http://www.yucatantoday.com/destinations/eng-edzna.htm
http://www.mayanbeachgarden.com/edzna.html
day 11: Uxmal - Kabah - Campeche - Edzna - Campeche
ending up in a great hotel after a long day - we did miss the shorter road between Campeche and Edzna.
day 10 Special: Uxmal
Uxmal is on of the highlights of Maya Architecture in the "Puuc style"
 | Pyramid of the magician |
 | Entry into the sanctum decorated with masks of Chac |
 | view from the Nunnery Quadrangle towards the pyramid of the magician |
 | parts of the Nunnery Quadrangle - a imposing structure without any symmetries |
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