olé!

San Cristobal is a lovely if touristy town but what the heck, theres lots of nice food and plenty of places to enjoy a cerveza or two. Mexico has lots of the more richer tourists in it and is a heck of a lot more expensive, pretty much on par with Costa Rica.

San Cristobal seems to be the home of the Beetle (as in the VW car, not little bugs). They are everywhere, somehow adding to the vibe of the place.

We enjoyed a few lazy days here, wandering around the market, sitting at sidestreet cafes watching the world go by and generally going over budget. It is big amber country here so there are amber jewellry shops everywhere. Simon haggled away with a little local dude and bought himself a piece of amber with a rather unfortunate scorpion that has been eternally preserved in the amber, poor thing should have taken a different route home.

Oh and for some reason I can`t stop saying `Olé` either....