Day 1

The flights from Orange county to Merida was OK. Our hotel Santiago-Merida is on a quiet deserted street (Calle 74A) with a non descript front door. But inside it is beautiful. The Dutch owner did wonders refurbishing the old colonial house. After checking in, we walked to the historical center around 9 pm and the closer we got to the central plaza, the livelier it became. All the streets were full of people and colorful festivities. We walked around until about 10 pm and then finally had dinner in a recommended restaurant, but it was only fair. Got back to the hotel after 11 and collapsed.