Dear Family and Friends,
We left Puebla for a long (4 hour) drive to Oaxaca.
Our trip consisted of going through areas that looked just like we were back in Tucson, AZ.
Outside of Oaxaca, we stopped for lunch in a village where our tour guide, Ian, grew up. He wanted to share a beloved restaurant with us. The restaurant Santa Martha is family owned and has been around for many years.
The restaurant seats thousands of people. Food is served buffet style and it is an all you can eat type restaurant. People come from all around to enjoy eating here. They have something for everyone, even a play area for the kids that includes a real airplane.
Below are some photos inside the restaurant and of the play area.
There were about 10 or more rows of buffet style food. I think every kind of Mexican food was represented there. Salads, soups, main dishes, many kinds of rice and vegetables. Also, there was a mountain of desserts, cookies, cakes, flans, etc.
We all made multiple trips through the buffet lines. Here is my plate from just one trip.
Our travel buddies enjoying their food and company.
We all felt so fortunate to be eating there. It was such an off the beaten tourist path type place that I bet we were some of the very few gringos that ever get to experience it.
After enjoying our lunch, we loaded back on our motor coach and drove about 30 minutes to the outside of the historic center of Oaxaca. Ian took us on a walk through the historic area to our hotel.
You were on the beautiful Alcala! I hope you got to inside some o the churches since they are spectacular! When I was there in FEB/Mar they were still limiting visiting times due to Covid. Hopefully when I goin 2023 they will be opened.
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