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Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico This is the 'Theater Angela Banks', a beautiful, restored
showcase. It was incredible to see
the photos of what it looked like before the renovations, it was in
ruins. They have done a phenomenal job of bringing it back to its
former glory. You feel like you are stepping back in time when you
go inside. |
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Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico Pretty spectacular, eh? |
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Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico Strolling along the streets, you see these types of windows a lot.
There are French doors that open wide from the inside, then bars for
security on the outside. A lot of the downtown hotels have this kind
of set up. When you discreetly look inside you see beds or tables
and chairs, etc. It is very quaint and makes you want to go in and
stay for a few days. We have seen this type of thing in many of the
larger colonial centers. |
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Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico This is along the outer edge of the Zocalo, or 'Plazuela Republic'. There are vendors set
up all along around, selling their wares. |
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Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico Isn't his priceless!! We were sitting on a bench at the square
having our lunch and this gentleman was just down from us. All of
the sudden he starts strumming away on his bass. He was so relaxed and
nonchalant about it. We were so pleased and surprised that we could
just sit back and enjoy. It was a wonderful experience that we will
never forget. We sure do appreciate the Mexican People. They
are so special... |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico This is the same day, everyone is just hanging around the square socializing and taking it easy. The young man at the end of the bench is making bead necklaces to sell to the locals and tourists passing by. You can see our scooters parked across the street in the background. We loved this square so much we would often pack a lunch and zoom off
on our scooters just to sit in the shade and people watch. Just
writing about it brings back such fond memories. |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico Here is our very special amigo, Maleno. He became our friend and looked after us so well at Mar Rosa RV Park. We had planned to spend a week there, and the day before he "thought" we were leaving he brought us a gift. It was a beautiful box cover in shells and sand, and had Mazatlan written on the lid. Maleno was so kind and thoughtful. As
it turned out, we ended up extending and extending out stay until we had
stayed for almost a whole month. |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico The neat thing about being in the hotel zone was the easy access to the
restaurants and bars. We really enjoyed the 2 for 1 Margaritas at
Hora Feliz in the near by Holiday Inn. Look at that view! And
look at that Margarita, they were delicious! |
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Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico The Malecon (boardwalk) started at that 'castle' you see in the distance
and went all of the way down into Old Mazatlan, you could walk for miles.
The 'castle' you see is actually a disco. Discos are very popular in
Mexico. |
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 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico The open air taxis, or Pulmonias as they are called, were a favourite with the tourists in Mazatlan.
There were so many of them and they zoomed along all over the place.
They were so neat. We've noticed in the larger centers that have a
lot of tourists, the taxies are normally all the same, or very close to it.
It's really something to see so many of them zooming all around. For example,
Mazatlan had these and another center had all blue and white Volkswagen bugs
etc. |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico Just for fun we went into a brand new condo development to see what it
had to offer. It is too rich for our blood and we don't even want to stay
in one place, as we love travelling all over. However, we
must admit it was beautiful! This was the pool area. To get to
the beach you walked right under the road, it was really cool. The
facilities in this complex were something else. |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico As we mentioned prevoiusly, we decided to pretend we were on holidays and
act like tourists. So, we went to the aquarium and the zoo. It
was great. Here is a picture of a shark, slinking around and around
his aquarium. |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico This was a huge trigger fish. It had to be at least a foot and
half long! Look at those wonderful eyes and teeth, isn't he cute?
He kept coming right up to the glass and pressing his month against it.
It looks like he is smiling :) |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico In this tank, there were ells and a couple of varieties of needlefish. Aren't there designs neat? |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico While at the Aquarium and Zoo, we were able to watch this show with
three seals. It was really cute. Look how that seal is
standing right up and is almost as tall as the young lady. |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico The two seals wait patiently for their turn to perform while the other
seal jumps through the hoop. |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico Here, they were all giving kisses to the crowd. |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico What do you think of this fella? |
 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico This photo reminds me of Fruit Loops! |
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