First steps into Acapulco

I'm quite careful and Acapulco is a big, foreign place and I'd no clue what to expect. Oceana was berthed near the old town of Acapulco it was quite easy to just walk left along the dual carriageway, and then turn inland as the road curved left to follow the bay. There we found a church and a leafy, shaded square, see it here alongside Calle Independencia, actually down and left from where that indicates.

The weather was hot, so we took a moment in the square. A guy approached us saying he was an official guide and wondered if we needed any help. We said no, but we just asked him where the market was. He confirmed where we were planning to walk.

If you do zoom in on Google maps (the link above), this photograph is the bandstand as you turn in off the road:

The church is a big deal, but I can't remember what it's called I'm afraid:

Acne Facials anyone?:

A local lady feeding the pigeons:

The square was filled with fabulous music. It was only after we'd sat there for a while absorbing the 'atmosphere' (perhaps Mexicans just party all day) that we realised it was coming from an aerobics class on the second floor of one of the buildings, and of course they needed all the windows open, here's a link to the You Tube video, for some reason I'm trying to embed it here and it's publishing some other video.