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<\/a><\/p>\nBreakfast was a croque madame, hold the egg. I was surprised by the mustard, rather than nutmeg, in the b\u00e9chamel. The bread was excellent. So delicious and a nice change from the Mexican breakfasts I’d been having all week.<\/p>\n
I decided to do like Wednesday and go out to a fort, this time Fuerte San Jose and the subaquatic history museum, then walk back into centro for lunch.<\/p>\n This fort was up a couple of really steep streets the likes of which I have not seen since Oaxaca! Like at San Miguel, this was a two-for of the subaquatic archaeology exhibits and those about the fort.<\/p>\n The flooded cave near Tulum. Human added for scale. I am noping. Not visiting this in Tulum even if it is a possibility to do so (not sure if it is)!<\/p><\/div>\n I learned about how chocolate was only used in religious rituals, not consumed by regular people, and was not only bitter but very spicy. This is a chocolate serving pot.<\/p>\n This exhibit was in the kitchen of the fort, which had two stoves.<\/p><\/div>\n The bathroom was in the chapel.<\/p><\/div>\n There were tons of artefacts rescued from the bottom of the sea.<\/p>\n Here we see a ring that is slowly being extracted from coral. It caught my eye because I have one just like it. :-O<\/p><\/div>\n Mine doesn’t have engraving but is otherwise very similar.<\/p><\/div>\n This was a great little museum. I was just a little frustrated that there was a lot of specialized vocabulary I did not know and I could not easily do translation research. I had to go up to a guard tower on the roof for cell service and shade to do my research.<\/p>\n Next stop was the Mirador, scenic viewpoint, and the Benito Juarez statue that watches over Campeche.<\/p>\n View from the Mirador.<\/p><\/div>\n Kind of like being behind the Hollywood sign. \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n This is the steep road we had to climb and I had to walk down. It doesn’t not look impressive in this photo, but let me tell you, it was no picnic!<\/p><\/div>\n Parroquia San Francisco de As\u00eds<\/p><\/div>\n Always look down walking in Campeche as these holes abound and some of them are wide open and big enough to fall in!<\/p><\/div>\n Guadalupe church that I saw on my tram tour Monday.<\/p><\/div>\n It took exactly one hour to stroll from the fort to Plaza Principal.<\/p><\/div>\n I had to return to Santo Taquito for my last meal!<\/p>\n Coconut shrimp again (left), queso relleno in the middle (a taco with raisins!), and castacan (pork belly) on the right. YUUUUUM.<\/p><\/div>\n M\u00e9rida has broken my tastebuds as this was barely warm. The coconut shrimp taco really benefitted from some heat.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>