| I had been to Mexico twice before, once many years | | | | 90 km south of Mexico City, on the main highway to |
| ago in Manzanillo, and more recently in 2003 in Puerto | | | | Acapulco. Cuernavaca is also one of the world's |
| Vallarta. Essentially both of these vacations were | | | | largest centres for Spanish language learning - an |
| typical tourist experiences and ever since I got the | | | | attractive proposition. Something struck a chord and I |
| taste for real discovery, starting with my Cuba trip | | | | decided to make Cuernavaca the main destination of |
| last year, I have wanted to discover new places by | | | | my 18-day stay.La Catedral Metropolitana, Mexico |
| immersing myself, getting to know the locals, even | | | | CityMy friend and co-worker Vanessa is originally |
| studying the language to really get a good feel for | | | | from Mexico City and she was planning to spend a |
| the country and its people. Early this year I read an | | | | week with her family anyway, so the two of us |
| article in the Toronto Star's Travel Section about | | | | arranged that I would join her and her family for |
| Cuernavaca - "The City of Eternal Spring", a city just | | | | three days to explore the Mexican capital. |