Shopping

I have been wondering what souvenirs to bring back from our trip. As Xalapa is a normal Mexico town and not on the tourist trail (thank god), there aren’t any souvenir shops. This is a good thing as Playa del Carmen has nothing BUT souvenir shops. Some things are quite nice – I bought some little hand painted ceramic bowls and some Frida & Diego kitsch items. I also got a lovely embroidered handbag. I have no idea who comes to Mexico and buys the Mexican hats, but they are everywhere. The prices are horribly inflated too. I needed some flipflops, but refused to pay 300 pesos for them when I know they only cost about 30 pesos in Veracruz. I can also get the chili sauce in our local supermarket for a normal price (and without the Mexican hat perched on it…)