We spent our first day in Oaxaca wandering, following a long day of travel yesterday. This little city is a great place to do so – so much to see on the streets, so much to admire in a museum, so much to smell in the market, and finally so much great food! All photos taken with my iPhone 14 Pro.

We started the day in the little restaurant below our B&B – the OA Cafe. The boys played cards while we waited for our breakfast. Mine was chilaquilies – yum!

Oaxaxa is buzzing. Perhaps it always buzzes or perhaps it’s the week of the American Thanksgiving. Probably both. The slide slow below is a collection of street scenes from this adorable little city. Click on the side arrows to see all the photos.

Sometimes I am taken completely by surprise. We visited the Church and Convent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán. There was a service at the Church but the museum in the former attached convent was open.

I’ve visited former convents and monasteries before and had some idea of what to expect, but found myself overwhelmed by the fabulous architecture hidden inside drab exterior walls. And all for nuns!

Selected interior shots. Click on the side arrows to scroll through.

A few of my favourites.

Time for lunch! We found the Mercado 20 de Noviembre market, also buzzing, and lunched at Fonda Elvis, sitting at a counter by Oaxacan tlayudas that servie as the base for many dishess.

Other market scenes, including “smoke alley” where the meats of the market are cooked right IN the market!

We dined at the excellent Las Danzantes. We enjoyed yellowfin tuna tartare tostado, moles Las Danzantes – a selection of five moles with plantain dumplings, chocolate butter 🤪, shrimp served on one of the large Oaxacan tlayudas we first saw at lunch, and kampachi (white fish) with sweet and sour maguey glaze – the specialty of the house. All beautifully presented and fantastically tasty.

Nos vemos mañana.