![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/OI000672-1038x576.jpg "Santiago Atitlán")
Around Lake Atitlán, there are enough little villages to go town hopping for a week or so. However, I had only one day to explore the area. So, I decided to visit a town that is supposed to be still rather untouched by tourism: Santiago Atitlán. Continue reading Mayan God and Market Goods
Tag Archives: City Sights
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/OI000571-1038x576.jpg "Cathedral in Xela")
Colonial churches
Quetzaltenango (or Xela for short) is another colonial town. I visited the city mainly because it is the starting point of my next multi-day hike. Continue reading Colonial churches
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/OI000519.jpg "Mural in Ataco")
El Salvador at its best
The last four days I spent in Santa Ana. From there, I went on several day trips on which I got to know the El Salvador more or less as I was expecting it. Continue reading El Salvador at its best
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/OI000499-1038x576.jpg "Suchitoto")
Suchitoto, or: A small disappointment
I have just arrived in Honduras, and now I have left already again for El Salvador. Unfortunately, Suchitoto could not quite live up to my (rather high) expectations. Continue reading Suchitoto, or: A small disappointment
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/OI000139-1038x576.jpg "Santa Ana")
Colonial town with holes in the ground
Slowly, I have the feeling that I have seen enough of colonial towns. Fortunately, Valladolid also has something else to offer (apart from Chichén Itzá close by): holes in the ground – or, in other words: cenotes. Continue reading Colonial town with holes in the ground
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/OI000099-1038x576.jpg "Carnival Parade")
Carnival in Mérida
After the heat and humidity in Palenque, combined with my cold, I needed a break. So I spent four days in Mérida, including Carnival weekend – not the worst place to spend this time of year. Continue reading Carnival in Mérida
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/OI000034-1038x576.jpg "Cathedral")
The three histories of San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal de las Casas, the first stop on my visit to Mexico, is known for three aspects of its past:
- It is a colonial town.
- In its surroundings, there still live a lot of indigenous people.
- It was a centre for the Zapatistas in the 1990s.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_1529-1038x576.jpg "Donaustadt")
Transdanubia from Donauturm
After our first unsuccessful try to visit Donauturm, we were much smarter today: We rode our bikes to the tower, thus avoiding any parking problems. So, after some 20 years, I finally managed to visit Donauturm again. Continue reading Transdanubia from Donauturm
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_1523-1038x576.jpg "Zentralfriedhof")
A stroll through Zentralfriedhof
After visiting the Halloween Parade in the Prater yesterday, a stroll through Zentralfriedhof (the Central Cemetery) felt just about right today. Continue reading A stroll through Zentralfriedhof
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150923_110854-1038x576.jpg "Sighnaghi")
Renovation successful, town dead
The centre of Sighnaghi with its brick buildings from the 18th and 19th century is very charming indeed – and very beautifully renovated. At the same time, however, it appears rather dead to me. Continue reading Renovation successful, town dead