Highway between Mex City & Pachuca
Colorful homes on the hill--compliments of
a paint company as an advertising ploy
The road between Mex City & Pachuca
Neal & Nola rode the zipline from here
across the reservoir. This is the launch. $4
Kind of shocking..blocks and blocks and blocks
of apartments connected together
We were surprised how modern and highly
populated Pachuca is. This is an expensive
shop, Liverpool
Real del Monte tiny streets--Mining town
British came in a fleeced all the silver & took
it back to the Queen.
Real del Monte is a tourist town.
Sylvia & Carlos Zapeda, our hosts,
are on the left.
We met these other 3 shopping.
Sylvia & Carlos Zapeda, our hosts,
are on the left.
We met these other 3 shopping.
The man in orange is Carlos' former student
at the CCM when it was a boarding school for
LDS students. The other two are his wife & niece,
all members.
Another picture of Real del Monte--quaint
colored homes.
The women we met. The younger girl
is from Washington State, and just returned
from a year abroad in Russia.
The lovely plaza in Real del Monte.
You know I love pictures of bathrooms!
This was unique. You turn the spigot in
the middle, and water flows from the pitcher.
Cook for the nice restaurant where we ate.
The forest between Pachuca & Mexico City
It reminds us so much of home. It was a resort
with paddle boats and the zipline.
The grove across the way contains
the English Cemetery, for those
unfortunates who died digging for silver here
in Real del Monte
These pictures show the red roofs
created with elements from the silver mines
in the area.
This is the beginning of the Zapeda's beautiful
home. They designed it, and it is unique.
The wood everywhere in it is just lovely.
This is their home from the outside (on the right).
It is in a really tight cul-de-sac. Someone
tried to break in again. They have multiple
locks and bars on the windows and doorway, so
now it is very secure.
This is Sylvia's quilt shop. Carlos teaches
physics, chemistry and math on the bottom floor
in his spare time and when he isn't one of the
directors at the MTC.
in his spare time and when he isn't one of the
directors at the MTC.
Jackie & Sylvia. Sylvia learned to quilt while
they lived in Utah when Carlos was working
on his Master's degree at BYU.
Carlos, Sylvia & Jackie
(their beautiful daughters
in the background picture)
Neal included. The picture over the fireplace
is the same mother used to have in our home.
This house is unique. Neal is peeking from
the loft floor through a window down to a hallway.
Everywhere we looked, Sylvia had made
some unique, beautiful thing. This was
a funny tribute to Carlos: "An old bear lives here!"
Sorry this is fuzzy, but you can see Neal
pursuing his favorite hobby--climbing
This is a truly beautiful picture in their hall.
Sylvia has a real gift for decorating. She
did all of this herself. It is very beautiful
This is looking down into the dining area.
The house has several different levels, very
few bannisters to break the feeling of
openness and flow to the house.
Neal having achieved his goal!
Dennis Harston & Dory Torres
walking from the entry to the living room.
This hutch was my favorite piece of furniture
in the house. I've never seen anything like it.
The wood was just beautiful. She had hard corn,
beans, and other kernels in the drawers. This piece
was built in by the architect who designed the house.
Sylvia had several of these beautiful
ornaments throughout the house. They
were of different colors and sizes.
She is so artistic. The pillow mirrors the
colors and design of the Indian artifact.
This is a cute planter on her kitchen cupboard.
Mosaic walls in the open shower.
Neal peeking down from the window
in the floor of the loft to the hall below.
There are 2 such windows in the loft.
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