It's time for us to be leaving San Critobol de las las Casas and head by bus to Tuxtla the capital of Chiapas.  The trip is short and there should be no chance of a blockade on that toll road. We've enjoyed the parades, the marimba bands and the food.  The climate is great with highs in the 70' s by day and the 50's by night.  I have to admit the elevation does me in here and I'm hoping the near sea level elevation of Tuxtla will do my brain some good.  We've done a lot of hanging out here, walking, and people watching.  We've noticed lots of Europeans here but few from the USA.  We hear Italian and French and German being spoken here.  As tourists we are constantly being asked by folks to buy something.  I have learned to not show interest when I am not going to buy and a quick shake of the head usually does the trick.  We've noticed the same couple of little grandmas all over town asking for money everyday.  We've been told the shoe shine boys tend to be homeless and get their shoeshine kits from an organization that also provides them with two meals a day but no bed. We've noticed a group of tall skinny hippy looking guys that make jewelry on the street.  Sometimes one of them carries his small daughter with him and tries to sell empty egg cartons to restaurants.  I wonder what their story is. We've noticed that the tourists from Mexico City like to wear their five inch high heels (the women anyways) and watching them go down the cobblestone streets is hilarious.  We've stayed both in the city center and out in the country at private guest houses.  Trading the traffic noise of town for the quiet of the country did not pan out as planned.  What we got was more dogs barking, chickens making a ruckus, fireworks and some noisy neighbors that liked to party until 3am.  San Cris has some excellent bakeries, coffee houses, and chocolate candy makers.  The chocolate banana croissant I had from a little shop right off the zocalo was probably the best I've ever had.