Leaving Puebla plus a little bit of this and that

We have had a generally lovely time in Puebla. The old city center is very easy to navigate. We did take a tourist bus but we chose wisely this time. It was a Sunday, less traffic on the road and the trip only lasted a couple of hours, piece of cake after Mexico City.
We took a day trip as well to the town of Cholula where one can see the archeological remains of what was once reputed to be the greatest pyramid in the known world. Twice the size of the biggest pyramid in Egypt built by the Aztec civilization and almost entirely destroyed by the conquering Spaniards at the behest of the very powerful Catholic Church intent on eradicating any and all traces of the pagan civilization and their gods.
We visited a church not funded or recognized by the Catholic diocese because of some pagan sculptures still left intact including the head of a puma.  An itinerant priest comes once in a while invited and paid for by the community. There was a mass being celebrated there while we were in attendance with a fun Mariachi band to accompany the religious proceedings.
I haven’t mentioned much about the food. We are invariably disappointed but of course we are on a limited spending budget and can’t afford to spend on 5 star restaurants.  The options were better in Mexico City. More taco stands, more restaurants that served excellent breakfasts for very reasonable prices.
Puebla doesn’t have a lot of so-called street food, the emphasis appears to be on dulcerias or sweets. So many of these stores carrying he exact same items which is usually a trend all over Mexico. The stores which sell the same items all gather in one street competing against aach other. It doesn’t appear to make much sense but that’s how they like it.
There is a lot of culture for the aficionado of art and architecture. The buildings have been beautifully preserved and restored.  We went to a great museum today but we missed the Amparo museum, it’s closed exceptionally on a Tuesday. We leave for Oaxaca tomorrow. Hasta Luego todo.