After two weeks on the road we took some down time at Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo. We took a week to relax at the Mayan Palace Resort on the Mayan Riviera. The Mayan Palace is a great place, just to kick back and relax over Thanksgiving.
Each year holiday resorts and restaurants around the world hosts Thanksgiving celebrations for their guests. Since the Mayan Palace resort had an event planned for Thanksgiving event we bought tickets shortly after arrival, such that we could attend.
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| Wharf in front of Mayan Palace Resort © Spaswinefood |
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| Wharf in front of Mayan Palace Resort © Spaswinefood |
The resort has a number of restaurants. This year’s Thanksgiving was held at Restaurante Del Lago.
It was a dinner buffet. While the Thanksgiving Holiday is a time for turkey and pumpkin pie it is also a time for fruits and vegetables. The wide variety of foods available at Thanksgiving time gave rise to celebration at this time of the year.
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| Restaurante del Lago © Spaswinefood |
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| Restaurante del Lago © Spaswinefood |
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| Thanksgiving display © Spaswinefood |
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| Thanksgiving display at the entrance to Restaurante Del Lago © Spaswinefood |
The following photos illustrate the happenings around turkey, fruits and vegetables at the Thanksgiving celebration:
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| Friendly Faces Greet us at Turkey Time © Spaswinefood |
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| Just Look at the Fruit and Vegetable Decorations near the Turkey © Spaswinefood |
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| Check out these awesome vegetable carvings © Spaswinefood |
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| Vegetable carvings © Spaswinefood |
The skilled art of carving fruits and vegetables was quite evident throughout the buffet area at this celebration. The following fruit carvings are a few more examples:
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| Watermelon carving #1 © Spaswinefood |
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| Watermelon carving #2 © Spaswinefood |
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| Watermelon carving #3 © Spaswinefood |
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| Watermelon carving #4 © Spaswinefood |
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| Watermelon carving #5 © Spaswinefood |
There was a special fondue section of the buffet, with more carvings as well.
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| Fondue area © Spaswinefood |
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| Fondue area © Spaswinefood |
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| Fruit for Chocolate © Spaswinefood |
It is obvious that beyond just cooking up an awesome Thanksgiving feast, the staff worked hard to prepare a special Thanksgiving celebration. The fruit and vegetable carvings and the displays all added to creating a special Thanksgiving atmosphere. The staff also dressed-up for the celebration.
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| Some of the staff wore special attire for Thanksgiving © Spaswinefood |
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| A great Thanksgiving outfit © Spaswinefood |
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| Staff at the grill © Spaswinefood |
We enjoyed the break from our road trip and especially the Thanksgiving dinner with wine at Restaurante Del Largo. We appreciate all the efforts by the staff.
The day after Thanksgiving we left Playa del Carmen to continue our drive south to Belize and onto Guatemala. Did I say they have great margaritas and a nice beach?
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| Una Margarita © Spaswinefood |
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| Beach area at the Mayan Palace Resort © Spaswinefood |
November 2011
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
© Spaswinefood
© Spaswinefood
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| South of Playa del Carmen enroute to Chetumal © Spaswinefood |
See other Spaswinefood posts on our Margarita Drive through Mexico:
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