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Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)
Xcaret Maya Cemetery Cancun Mexico
Today, I wanted to write about my visit to Xcaret. More specifically, I wanted to focus on my impression of the Maya Cemetery. It is odd to treat a cemetery as a tourist destination. Regardless, there you have it. I didn’t linger much in the place. It had a creepy vibe about it. Then again, most cemeteries are rather creepy, and possibly haunted. I first visited this cemetery a few years ago. It was before the pandemic. There were a lot fewer graves. This time it seemed a little more crowded. At night, the place looked extra spooky....
La Fuente Restaurant in Barcelo Riviera Maya Travel Foodie
Today, I wanted to write a short blog about La Fuente. La Fuente means the fountain. It is a Spanish restaurant in Barcelo. When I say Spanish, I mean from the country of Spain. The first thing I wanted to talk about was the trip to the restaurant. Since it wasn’t in the main hotel, we had to take the bus to go there. Barcelo has a bus that helps you move throughout all the resorts. So, you can make reservations in a restaurant that is not part of the section that you are staying. Those that stay in...
Rodizio Steak and Pasta Restaurant Barcelo Foodie
Today, I wanted to make a foodie bog about the Rodizio. The Rodizio is a restaurant inside the Barcelo Maya Palace. It does both steak and pasta, just like it says in the sign. Of course, it isn’t fair to summarize the experience in that single sentence. So, I am going to narrate the entire dining experience. This should give you a general idea as to what to expect of your visit. The first thing we had to do was get a reservation. All the fancy restaurants in the Barcelo Resort are by reservations. We chose to dine on...
Barcelo Maya Palace Wall Art Décor Travel
Today, I wanted to write a blog about some of the nice décor I saw in the Barcelo Maya Palace. When one talks about a resort, it is important to talk about the ambience. It depends on what you consider important. As for me, I like to look at random decorations and blog about them. The first thing I wanted to talk about are these cute figurines. They are ceramics that are drawn over. Most of them feature faces of maidens in different outfits. It has quite the peculiar cartoonish style that is quite charming. In the gift...
Artsy Sister Visits Chichen Itza in Cancun, Mexico Travel
Today, I wanted to write about my visit to Chichen Itza. We had just finished roaming about the Cenote Hubiku. Visiting these pyramids was part of the Chichen Itza excursion. We left the bus in order to make it the entrance. It didn’t take much time for us to become aware of the heat. It was two in the afternoon; the sun was cooking all the tourists alive. We rendezvous with our group in order to tour the Pyramids. There was a short walk through a small, wooded area. It is important to remember that they pyramids had been swallowed...