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five shots are those of a typical sunset – every night at about
5:35 this happens and ends about 5 minutes later. The next two are
of a moon set. That was as low as I could get in before it
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| We were now
back in old Mazatlan – we love wandering around and just looking
at things….Tom spotted this stone fence – look at the pieces of
glass on the top of it … trees in bloom, topiary, a beautiful
little plaza called Plaza Machado where you gather for a cup of
coffee – the coffee here in Mazatlan is great, and when you pair
that with a bun right out of the oven, it doesn't get much better
than that! This little plaza sits right in the middle of a wonderful
area to explore. The museums, art galleries and the Angela Peralta
Theatre are also in this area. This theatre suffered much decay and
was totally restored to the style of the great Italian opera houses
of the past century. We were on the stage and the sound was
incredible. The picture of the pink façade is part of the theatre.
They also have a complete picture gallery of the restoration and you
would not have believed what it looked like before the restoration.
The next picture is of a local gallery showing a incomplete work on
the wall … with a little tiny water feature on the floor in front
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four are of old mansions…in what is known as the historic center.
There was a ficus tree on one of the streets that was huge…so big
in fact that it totally covered the street and a big hole was cut
through one side so the power lines could go through it…ficus love
it here and a used quite often in topiary. |
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group of pictures are of our timeshare – this will give you an
idea of where we lived and hung our laptops – so to speak. Again,
very comfortable and very quiet. This is not a place for parties, it
is a place for rest and in the evenings it is wonderful to just hear
the ocean. |
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three pictures are very interesting. This happens every night. The
birds are called Purplish-backed Jays, Chara de Beechy, endemic to
Mexico and every single night they come by the hundreds (or
thousands) and sit on the power lines just outside the Marina del
Ray, our timeshare, just before sunset and just after sunset they
are gone! |
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morning a small fishermans boat out in the water, completely
surrounded by birds – those pictures from our unit. Another is a
shot of one of the local garden centers. |
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