Continued from Oaxaca Day 1.

The theme of this getaway is to slow down. Not gonna lie, it’s been a little bit hard for me to slow down. Every time I look at my phone and at the news, which is constantly, I see the stock market and the economy tanking due to all the Trump tariffs. I’m trying though, just gotta check that phone much less.

RL spying on me while I was trying to get ready. I closed that blind on her.

It wasn’t until past 10am when we got out of our room. I guess we achieved that part of slowing down, a slow start to the day.

Beautiful sunny day.

Not ADA compliant.

Found the coffee shop we were looking for. Before we could see the shop, we could smell it. I was wondering what that burnt smell was.

They are literally roasting coffee beans and just venting all the smoke out into the sidewalk. Still smells incredibly strongly of roasting coffee inside. I guess we’ll get the coffee to go so we don’t end up smelling like coffee all day.

Cold brew, nice.

Then a visit to a bakery. They’ve got pizza slices baked!

Then to nearby park to eat our breakfast and drink coffee…slowly.

The world’s crumblest pastry. The birds are going to have a field day after I get up from this park bench.

After our breakfast in the park, came back to drop off the extra pastries that we got. Then back out to stroll around.

RL found a pottery store she had to look in.

Mobile testing clinic for hepatitis?

Santo Domingo from the side.

There’s always a bench in the store for the other spouse.

We are going to visit the inside of Santo Domingo today, then afterwards we’ll head right next door to visit the Museum of Oaxacan Culture

Immediately met with a very ornate ceiling.

So incredibly ornate inside.

There are 3 different locks, but apparently the bike lock is the only one that works.

What a ceiling though.

This super elaborate ceiling reminds me of the ceilings in the Vatican Museum.

Very impressive interior. A major juxtaposition to the relatively muted exterior.

Now we head into the museum of culture next door in what used to be a 17th century convent.

Here’s our map, a photo taken with my phone. There’s no crowds here at all right now. Loving the quietness.

Thems some thick walls!

Many of the artifacts here were brought in from Monte Alban, which we will visit tomorrow.

From the second floor of the cultural museum, you can get a great view of the Oaxaca Botanical Garden. We will make plans to visit the garden during our time here.

A different view of the garden.

I don’t know why this lamp from Shanghai is displayed here.

Found at a tomb in Monte Alban.

Such a cool cactus garden.

Say cheese.

To be continued in Oaxaca Day 2 Part 2.