An Old Plaza with a Patisserie

Looking for something interesting to photograph? Take a walk. The last two mornings Joe and I have headed out at 6:30am for a look around our new environment, and I found the best old plaza with great bones. There are some offices inside, a couple of 'guards' at a desk that were fine with me taking pictures and a Patisserie, with the smell of baked goods permeating the premises. Perfect!

Yes, we're still in Mexico, but this bakery had a definite French feel. I bought a bag of muffins and chocolate croissants, meant to take a photograph but ate them on the way home. Maybe tomorrow...

 Not sure Cancun has been here since 1952, just a bit older than I am.

 I'll be back, it's only 1 1/2 kilometers from Casa Maya, where we're staying.

 This is the other part of this fairly abandoned plaza, great lines and textures.

 Looking down a hallway...

 I found this.

An interior courtyard.

The other images were with my Canon, this one and the next are with my iPhone. 

 This bird flew right into the frame at just the moment I clicked the shutter!

This plaza is next to the main road, and here's the bus we take to get into town. R2.

An Early Morning Walk to the Bakery

Shortly after sunrise is a wonderful time to be walking the beach, and going to get freshly baked bread makes it even better. We had been buying it later in the day, but after today I am changing my ways, fresh is best!

Not the only ones out early.

 The beach cleaner truck is getting things ready for the Sunday crowds.

 A family awaits the snorkeling boat to take them to the reef. The shadows were so long I couldn't get out of the picture.

 The main plaza area, love the purple!

 The one and only Panaderia in town. Opens at 8am, and I was reprimanded for entering before 8, apparently the doors are open for ventilation, not for early birds. 

 Great hours for a bakery.

Business is very good, by early afternoon there's a sign on the door saying they are out of bread and closed for day. Don't wait if you want some. Located on the main street with a median off the plaza where most of the restaurants are.

 Excellent whole wheat baguette, with peanut butter and jam, yummy...

2 small loaves, still warm, cost 20 pesos, or $1.57 according to my currency app.