More of Xela

Yesterday I took a trip to two local towns and took a bunch of pictures in the pouring rain.  I wanted to show them today, but then I realized that I really haven´t given a great feel for Xela itself yet.  So rather than try to show the towns first, let me overload the blog with photos of Xela.  Thankfully, the commentary will be kept pretty short (more a feast for the eyes than the intellect!).

Oh, and I should mention that I really have no stories about most of these photos.  They´re just places I thought would make nice pictures. 

Here we go..

First off, go here to see a good map of the city.  Google maps seemed pretty poor.

Here are some vistas of parts of the city..

The next few pictures are from El Mercado La Democracia, where you can buy anything and everything.

OK, and here are a few shots of El Parque Central, which is the, central park of Xela.

And maybe a few more general shots from around Xela..

One last one for today that I really like, but you wouldn´t see anywhere in the U.S. anymore.

I´m not typically a dog person, but it was fun to watch these guys just moving along together in a pack.  The guy looking back was definitely the leader.. the other dogs would just follow him wherever he went.  And notice, not one leash.