Eric and I, sharing a drink of a local brew during our day of the dead trip in our funky ceramic skull mugs.

Beautiful scenery passes by us as we journeyed throughout the country by bus.

Another scenic landscape picture.

Mexicans enjoy listening (and playing) the Marimba -- a wooden xylophone which makes a wonderful melody.

Women from the countryside often carry babies on their back. Who needs a fancy baby carrier, this seems to work pretty well!?

Dogs of all shapes and ages are often found in the streets of Mexico's towns and cities. This one particularly caught my heart.

Market stalls -- The one on the left is a game where kids shoot down things to win toys. On the right is a pirated CD vendor which usually blasts songs all day to promote his wares.

I like this little market pharmacy where you can buy Tylenol, etc., to take care of whatever ails you.

We didn't see any active and loud protesting throughout our trip, but upon several occasions common interest groups organized themselves and promoted their message through posters & kiosks in popular tourist sites or in the town centre's square.

Shoe shiners can be found everywhere in Mexico. Unfortunately my open toed sandals didn't allow me to take advantage of their services.

Christmas is celebrated here in Mexico just as loudly as in Canada (but perhaps with a little more colour and a few pinatas to boot!).

In one backpacker hostel, they put up a map asking people where they were from. It was surprising to see how few people were from Canada and the U.S. Most travellers were from Mexico, Europe, Argentina and Chile.

Shoe shops are everywhere in Mexico -- This seems to be a massive fetish or passtime for Mexicans.

These garage doors shut on the face of the building and the tiny door in the middle gets brought in and locked when you leave.

This is what happens when you park where you shouldn't in Mexico City. Yikes, there's no getting out of that one!

Black water bins are placed on the rooftop of houses to provide hot water for showers, etc. It's a pretty smart and economical system, just don't be the last one to take a shower.

These first and second class buses were luxury compared to the Greyhound buses in Canada. Plus, they were always showing movies -- we had four movies shown on a 12 hour journey!!!

Pick-up trucks colourfully packed with flowers, cases and foods is a common sight.