http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6243 6243 First leg of Xalapa destiny is San Miguel de Allende to Mexico City. I take the 24 seat luxury liner for the 4 hour ride. Three seats across and free wireless on board! http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6247 6247 These next ones are out the window. Sorry! See Queretaro out there. http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6250 6250 City of Queretaro. http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6253 6253 Terrain goes from hilly to more mountainous about halfway to MX city. http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6256 6256 One of MX city's volcanoes in background. http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6259 6259 Out the window in MX city. http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6262 6262 Mexico City windows shots continued ... http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6265 6265 http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6268 6268 http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6271 6271 http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6274 6274 http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6277 6277 http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6280 6280 http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6283 6283 South of MX city, headed for Puebla http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6286 6286 http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6289 6289 http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6292 6292 About 3 hours south of MX city is Puebla. http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6295 6295 Puebla http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6298 6298 Puebla http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6301 6301 Toll booth south of Puebla. If you don't like my driving call ... http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6304 6304 http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6307 6307 Shortly south of Puebla, we turn east toward coast. Terrain changing to greener and mountainous. http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6310 6310 I am on the more mainstream but still direct route bus-line ADO. Not as many frills. No hostes this leg. I forget a bottle of water and have to ration 1 cup of water over 5 hours. Big mistake! http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6313 6313 Bus creeps up final mountain climb into foggy Xalapa at 8:30PM. Cab to Hostel Niebla in historic district. http://gallery.donanthony.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6316 6316 Down small Callejon del Diamante is the restaurant La Sopa. Carne Mexicana style.