The first night we were in town we drove down one of the major streets in the city. I was startled by the massive number of familiar American retail stores and restaurants that we passed. mcDs is never a surprise, but Chili's? In Mexico?! Also Godfather pizza, Sam's club, Burger King, American eagle, auto club, and at least twenty others that I can't recall now. Truly a shopping Mecca for anyone.
On our way out of town to the beach yesterday, we took a different route through town that was less affluent. We passed a number of housing developments that were new or under construction. there we like small condo units. attractive, but very close together. There were also a lot of large empty plots of land that were filled with weeds, dust and trash. We were clearly on the outskirts of the city in places. We did drive past a recycling yard (I had asked early on when throwing out trash if there was much recycling in the country). This lot however was not a sorting facility for municipal waste, it was a lot with row after row of huge shelving units with bike rims, old window frames, and unidentifiable items everywhere. I'm very curious about who uses these discarded items.
I love looking at signs as I drive, trying to figure out what they say. We passed the Happy Burger" (in English) and then the Pollo Feliz (happy chicken in Spanish), we passed a store with a sign Mofles y Radiatores...any guesses? (Mufflers and radiators - aren't cognates great)
Road quality was bumpy to unremarkable. Many new and old cars. One well outfitted cyclist who was keeping pace with our van at 30 mph. Traffic was not too congested, although hazy air quality was icky (perhaps one of the reasons Delaney's cough has lingered)
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