On the morning of Monday, November 13, after breakfast with our host, we were on our way to our next stop, Orizaba. The ride was a short one at just over two hours and because the day was nice, we got to see the Citlaltépetl or Pico de Orizaba on the way. It is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest In North America. It also happens to be home to the largest glacier in Mexico and is one of the only three volcanoes that continue to support glaciers in Mexico. The volcano is currently dormant and has not erupted since the 19th century so no barbecued Phil and Sapna today 😉
Citlaltépetl
We arrived in the city around the early afternoon, giving us some time to explore after unloading the bike at our Airbnb rental that cost us around 466 pesos (~31.52 CAD). Orizaba is a beautiful and fairly small colonial city that is just big enough to have a Starbucks with a population of just over 100,000. We had a late lunch at McDonald’s (don’t judge – you would also favour McDonald’s after too many tacos) and then explored the city center on foot for a few hours.
City Center Plaza
Catedral de San Miguel Arcangel
Catedral de San Miguel Arcangel
City Street
Traffic in the City
Commercial Street
Pedestrian Street
I just wanted to take an artsy picture
We picked up some beer and a frozen pizza at a local grocery store and headed back to our apartment while it was still light outside. What we hadn’t realized beforehand was that our apartment didn’t have an oven so stove top cooking it was. How did our dinner turn out that evening? Well, let’s just say we will ALWAYS check for an oven before buying a frozen pizza in future. At least the place has a nice terrace with a large hammock that Phil did not waste any time in turning into his office 🙂
Hard at Work
