This morning, Dilcia the dentista took us to a small village called Valle de Angeles which is about 1/2 hour east of Tegucigalpa. It's an art community which tends to draw touristas and locals alike. The ride from Tegus to Valle de Angeles is beautiful. The town itself is in the hills and offers some beautiful views of the surrounding valleys and mountains. We ate a wonderful breakfast at Comedor Maria. For about $2, we got coffee with milk, scrambled eggs, chorizo (sausage), refried beans, and fried plantains. Derek ended up getting a HUGE tamale for a little under $1.Dilcia then took us to some of the artisan shops. Most had gorgeous wood carvings, leather work, and original paintings. I almost bought a dozen Cuban cigars, but wasn't sure if I could get them back into the States or not.
We ended up getting lunch in Valle as well. I ended up getting Plato Tipico, which is a typical honduran lunch. It had carne asada (beef), chorizo (suasage), pork, avacado, rice, beans, and fried plantains. The meal was excellent and cost about $5. We even had Coke in glass bottles!We left Valle behind after lunch and Dilcia took us into Tegucigalpa for a little sight-seeing. One of the interesting things we saw was the old Spanish cathedral that's pictured above. It was gorgeous and also covered with pigeons. To the right of the cathedral is Tegus's Christ statue. While not as big as the one in Rio, it's big enough to be seen from a good distance away. Dilcia is awesome. She really made us feel welcome and gave us a wonderful local's tour of Tegus and Valle.
The rest of our Sunday was spent relaxing. FYI, our dinner was pancakes and they were good. Even the warm milk was very good and not nearly as thick as it has been recently. Tomorrow, we work on folks from nearby areas. I'm excited to be doing work again, but a little sad as it marks out last day at the Ranch. I will definitely miss Dilcia and the kids, but I am looking forward to the adventures ahead.
Uno update: Norma made a big push tonight to get back into 2nd place.
- Derek - 23
- Norma - 16
- Steve - 15
- Alex - 11
1 comment:
Sounds like you are having quite an adventure...I am enjoying each and every entry. It's a good thing you didn't buy the Cuban cigars...and try to get them through US Customs! Dentista be in heap trouble! Looking forward to the rest of your story. Take care.
Chris B.
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