around the downtown

I almost forgot about what I ate at a Mexican restaurant in Cancún's downtown at the time. Slightly I can recollect some kinds of beef dishes with plenty of bean sauce. I think they were good, but still wonder how good they were actually.
Anyway, walking around the downtown area, sometimes, I found several bars or restaurants that were for so-called "nightlife" (according to my guidebook) of tourists who would come here for seeking a little bit more excitements than in the hotel zone. When I walked around here early in the afternoon, I hardly met with the bars' bakers, but saw the staffs cleaning up around their buildings.
While kept walking, I found a school that some pupils were on the playground and seemed to have a kind of exercise-class.
Finally, I came to an ordinary supermarket, just like Wal-Mart or K-mart. Looking around inside the building, I found that there seemed to be no food or good, which I could hardly get in the United States. Looking at a showy cover of a "People" magazine at the magazine section, I vaguely felt about the power of globalization.
Here was Cancún city, Mexico.

again, i took a local bus

Even staying in such a first-rate resort area, I unintentionally took a local bus in order to walk around the downtown area of Cancún city without any purposes. So, again, I took a local bus from the bus stop on the avenue in front of my hotel. I was not exactly quite sure where the bus I took would go, but certainly knew from my guidebook that the bus would have several stops near the heart of the downtown area.

When the bus passing through the beach area, I saw a huge Mexican flag flapping in the wind. The heat from the sunshine seemed to be a little bit strong, as I was leaving from the seaside area, or I can say, hotel zone. While looking at the landscapes out of the window, I just remembered my Mexican friend's advices or recommendations including "must-go-places" around Cancún city. In the must-go-places-list, she said that there was an only-locals-knowing beautiful beach. Unfortunately, in order to get to each must-go-place including that beach, I would at least need a car, which I didn't have. Basically I rarely drive.

Finally, the bus stopped at one of downtown's stops. I got off and looked around for a minute with thinking about where I would go. It was just around noon. So, I decided to go to a restaurant. Of course, I looked for a good Mexican cuisine.

Here was Cancún city, Mexico.

coming to see a part of caribbean sea

Though I usually prefer walking around unknown cities or towns on my vacations over enjoying staying in resort areas, such as on a beach in Hawaii, I sometimes can't help choosing the latter one without any reasons. Especially, in such a case, I would like to stay at a seaside hotel, 'cause I can feel so relax to smell salt breezes, listen to sounds of waves, and see the quiet sea for a long time while doing nothing.

This time, I chose to enjoy a part of Caribbean Sea. While staying at a hotel, which was so expensive that I eventually could afford to stay only for a short-term (in spite of the off-season), I always had been on a beach near the hotel.

Whenever coming and touching a beach I had never seen before, I felt an excitement or impression. Because I was born in a seaside town in a small island and had lived near the sea in my youth, I always thought that this unknown sea would be connected with my (hometown) sea, and in case of going for a sail, I eventually could reach my town.

Anyway, this sea was beautifully green-blue. Of course, sky was so high. A few people were on the beach, 'cause I was there at the beginning of June, which was not a best season for staying around here. But we could still enjoy the sea and the beginning of the hottest season in this country.

Here was Cancún city, Mexico