This was a day free of any tours and a chance to stroll and discover the Oaxaca town center. Most of the weekend tourists were gone and the businesses were closed, so the town was very quiet. This made the perfect opportunity for us to take notice of all the small things we usually miss with all the people and traffic around. We walked down streets that were not part of the touristy area to discover some of the local flavor.
We found all sorts of interesting buildings, art plastered around, textures and colors. The people of Oaxaca are very traditional, yet there is a sense of a younger generation that is making their presence known with street art. Some of it is like tagging, but still different and more interesting. We really liked what we found.
We happened upon a very small Mezcaleria that was super cool. They specialized in fine mezcal from small distilleries around central Mexico. Mezcal is similar to tequila but made with different types of agave, where tequila is traditionally made with 100% blue agave. This place was really small, and old looking, like much of the city. The different mezcals were stored on shelves in old corked glass jugs. We had a tasting of three mezcals from different distilleries and each was very different. Mezcal seams to have a bad wrap from what we understand, but these were really really good. If you are ever in Oaxaca, we certainly recommend finding this place. The name is Mezcalería Amantes.
One of Nicole's favorite pastimes is to take pictures of the textured buildings and the doors of different cities. Beautiful examples from Oaxaca below:
