How do you say yellow in Spanish? Searching for color in Izamal, Mexico

How do you say yellow in Spanish?, a photo by Sam Antonio Photography on Flickr.

Mexico has designated 83 towns and villages as Pueblos Magicos (Magical Towns) throughout the country. To achieve such a designation a town must demonstrate natural beauty, historical significance and cultural diversity.

70 km east of the beautiful colonial town of Merida in the Mexican state of Yucatan, is the enchanting “Magical Town” of Izamal, nicknamed La Ciudad Amarilla (the Yellow City) for the glowing yellow paint that covers the colonial buildings. Izamal is a beautiful place to experience the diversity of three cultures: Maya, Mexican and Spanish.

In the middle of the town plaza is the brightly colored Franciscan convent of San Antonio de Padua which contrast well against the Yucatan’s blue skies. The convent was built in the 16th century on the remains of a Mayan pyramid and if you look closely you can see the Mayan stones integrated into the stonework of the monastery’s arcade walkways. I framed the monastery’s main church, the Santuario de la Virgen de Izamal, with the arcades of the enormous courtyard.

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Being a tourist in my own hometown - Oceanside Pier, CA

Being a tourist in my own hometown, a photo by Sam Antonio Photography on Flickr.

Robert Frost wrote that, “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.”

So here I am playing tourist again in my hometown of San Diego, California.

The Oceanside Pier, located in Oceanside, in northern San Diego County, California, is one of the longest wooden piers on the western United States coastline at 1,954 feet.

Have you been to San Diego? If you have, what was your favorite travel moment?

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You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day

You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, a photo by Sam Antonio Photography on Flickr.

“You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the math and doesn't waste either.” - Galen Rowell (1940-2002)

Another photograph from Windansea Beach in La Jolla and the second from my San Diego series. This is the same young woman from my previous post that was admiring the San Diego sunset. I liked how the color of her shoes matched the colors of the sunset sky.

Yes, I planned that all along!

I hope this photograph warms up the weekend for my friends who live in the frigid parts of the world.

Remember you only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, do the math and keep your finger on your shutter button.

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“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself” -Chinese proverb

“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself” -Chinese proverb, a photo by Sam Antonio Photography on Flickr.

The beautiful city of Ayutthaya, Thailand which was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong and was the capital of what was then known as Siam.

Stay tuned for more of my adventures in Southeast Asia.

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