Since I have been here a while and have learned much about the city myself, I thought I would share some information with you guys. Care for a history lesson?
Puebla:
- is the 4th largest city in Mexico. Wowza!
- is the place to buy Talavera pottery. Google it... simply beautiful.
- contains church after church after church.
- is the origin of mole. Unlike the animal, it is not pronounced mole but rather mo-lay. It is a ground-up sauce used in typical dishes of Puebla.
- lastly and most interestingly, is home of the infamous battle between the French and the Mexicans. It happened on May 5, 1862 (or rather Cinco de Mayo). The reason this day is so highly celebrated is because it is one of the very few battles Mexico has won. Ever. Contrary to what most people think, Cinco de Mayo is not the day Mexico receive it's independence. That happened on September 16, 1810.
Ok, I just took off my teacher hat. Now I am back to wearing my poblano hat (poblanos are residents of Puebla). This weekend was very eventful! As a class, we took a tour of the city on Friday. Seeing all the nooks and crannies was really fascinating. It was then that I also saw the site of the battle of Cinco de Mayo. Later that night, we went out as a group to a typical Mexican bar called La Cantinera. Then we went to an andra (it's in between a bar and a club). And later to another andra. We danced that night and morning away. Had we gone one more hour, we probably would have seen the sun rise!
Where is this a picture of? It so pretty. It almost doesn't look real!
ReplyDeletethanks chel :) this was actually just down some random street. i love stumbling upon places like this.
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