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Puerto Vallarta

I took today, our third full day in Puerto Vallarta, to go exploring, camera in hand. Sure, I felt like kind of a cheesy tourist, but it actually allowed me to fit in quite nicely with the cruise ship crowd. Anyway, here is my pictorial spread of Puerto Vallarta*.

Most of my time spent meandering about has been down on the malecon, or , that runs most of the length of the . The city has done a great job of keeping it somewhat classy so it isn�t completely overrun with tacky t-shirt shops and tattoo parlors. There is lots of public art (some just purty to look at (see above) and some that you can ). Some of the art is even (with a nod to the of course). In the evening, street performers and food stands pop up, making it a great scene. I�m hoping to head down that way soon to watch a glorious sunset with my 3rd fresh coconut ice cream of the day in hand.

I�ve also spent a fair amount of time cruising the back streets, whether looking for hole-in-the-wall food stands or because I am completely lost I can�t say for sure. This is the part of the city I�m starting to like a little better. The food stands you eat at don�t have menus in English and all the other patrons are locals. Plus it gives a better impression of what life is really like here. Anyway, has become one of my favorite routes from the bus to the Cultural Arts Center (home base for costume making, etc. before the show).

Saturday December 29 2007

File under: travel, Mexico

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on Mon 31st Dec, 2007 05:12 pm PST Ryan said:
You and your ice cream!!Seeking out the world's finest!
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on Mon 14th Jan, 2008 10:30 am PST blank said:
Dude! There is this great hole in the wall right on the malecon, I believe the locals call it "La Hooters". Super authentic.
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