Xalapa - almost a one million inabitants city - is famous for its good university, a non-tiring climate, lack of fussing around tourists and intensive cultural life. The city doesn't have much to offer to tourists like us, so we are going to show you what the Columbus's descendants used to live like, and what contemporary wealthy Xalapans live like.
We could see it all thanks to Mauricio Arredondo who is an architect, and completed his post-graduate studies in some fields in Warsaw and Szczecin.That's how we became friends.
Mauricio used to be married to a Polish girl - Anna, who works at Veracruz Univesrity and runs a store with antiquities.
Have a look a typical Mexican hacienda from 19th century, Mauricio's brother's - Victor - private residence with a private botanic garden, a villa of Mauricio's friend - Rafael, and some beautiful townhouses.
Śmieję się w duchu, gdy wspominam moją ówczesną dzieciecą nieudolną próbę uszycia Ani (czy też może Jej koleżance) sukienki. Szczegółów tego zwieńczonego wstydem i porażką krawieckiego incydentu już nie pamiętam, bo przecież kiedy to było ... - tak dawno, że wydaje się, że prawie w czasach prekolumbijskich;-).